Our Climate Actions

Climate change is a growing problem that affects all of us. Global temperature rise, warming oceans, sea level rise, extreme temperature periods and many more evidence show that the climate change is our reality. 

Livonia Print works on reducing its impact on environment taking these following steps:

Measure 

Livonia Print is completing inventory of its greenhouse gas emissions and has measured and reported emissions according to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol since 2020.

This calculation includes Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions and it covers the product’s whole life cycle, from extracting raw materials to disposing the product at the end of its life (cradle-to-grave).

In 2024 our carbon footprint was 1,96 kg CO2e per kg of products or 0,828 kg CO2e per book.

Reduce

Regarding climate issues, our goal was to go further, therefore we have taken steps to move towards as minimal an impact on environment as possible. We have set ambitious climate targets in line with Science-Based Targets (SBT) and developed an emission reduction plan.

Our 2 SBT are as follows:

  • To reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 21 % by 2025 from a 2020 base year (ambitious 1,5°C scenario).
  • To reduce Scope 3 GHG emissions by 30,4% per ton of produced books by 2025 from a 2020 base year (well below 2-degree pathway).

We have met our Scope 1 and 2 targets and are making progress toward our Scope 3 emissions target.

Set goals and take action

We are committed to reducing our environmental impact by lowering water and electricity consumption, improving our waste sorting system and taking many other initiatives to promote sustainability.

While not all emissions can be avoided, we offer our customers the option to fund climate action by matching the unabated emissions from their book production through verified contributions.

We are investing in certified and third-party verified emission reduction projects in cooperation with  South Pole – the world's leading developer of projects for voluntary carbon offsetting. 

In 2025, our offsetting portfolio focuses on financing renewable energy projects where carbon reductions wouldn’t occur without external climate funding. Currently (in second half-year of 2025) we support projects that provide renewable energy through wind power (Mersin Wind power plant in Turkey) and clean electricity though small hydro plant (Nam Pha Gnai Hydropower in Lao People’s Democratic Republic), both registered under the Gold Standard.

 

Livonia Print 2024 Sustainability Report