With an ambitious multi-year project, Brugola has joined the Forever Zero CO2 project, to eliminate the environmental impact of its 11 plants in Italy – by reducing its CO2 emissions and becoming carbon neutral.
Forever Zero CO2 is a project by Forever Bambù that allows companies and professionals to reduce or eliminate their impact environmentally and become carbon neutral – thanks to the absorption of CO2 from Forever Bambù’s seven bamboo forests in Italy (covering a total of 200 hectares).
Over the next three years, Brugola OEB Industriale SpA will acquire the compensation rights of six hectares of Forever Bambù forests, for a total CO2 sequestration of 1,566 tonnes per year.
“The desire to join the Forever Zero CO2 project is a step consistent with our green commitment, both in small gestures and in the great efficiency actions of a mechanical company,” explains Jody Brugola, president and CEO of Brugola. “Joining the project will allow us, by 2023, to offset the CO2 emissions from our plants in Italy and underline our commitment that we also undertake as a role model for other companies in our sector.”
How Forever Zero CO2 works
As certified by independent studies, giant bamboo – which lives on average for 100 years – is able to sequester up to 229kg of CO2 per year, 36 times more than any other plant over one hectare. This means that one hectre of giant bamboo is the equivalent to 36 hectares of mixed forest in terms of carbon uptake. With the Forever Zero CO2 project the aim is to transfer the CO2 absorption capacity of the Forever Bambù bamboo groves to the production companies that instead emit it.
“We are happy that a world renowned company such as Brugola has chosen the Forever Zero CO2 project to offset its emissions,” comments Emanuele Rissone, president and founder of Forever Bambù. “Like Brugola, we at Forever Bambù also place importance on safeguarding and protecting the environment. We are sure that the collaboration with Brugola will be extremely positive and profitable on both sides, as well as for the environment.”
Aware of environmental impact
Brugola has been aware of the environmental impact of its production for several years and has been improving the efficiency of its plants and looking to reduce the environmental impact of production processes. For instance, the company has replaced 25 tonnes of paper reels with eco-sustainable and reusable technical cloths – reducing the use of paper by 80%.
Other examples including the business recovering litres of emulsion composed of oil and water, necessary and derived from the screw production process, which helped reduce the use of oils by 15%. It also introduced at its OEB1 plant new inverter compressors, which ensures the efficient use of compressed air – leading to a 40% reduction in the consumption of compressed air.
Alongside the interventions related to the production activity, Brugola has also undertaken important actions for environmental sustainability. This includes the reduction of the use of plastic, from a consumption of 207 tonnes a day to about 50 tonnes – two thirds of which are made of recycled plastic. The company also renewed its lighting with LED bulbs to lower electricity consumption and reduce CO2 emissions.
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