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Now you can choose products with full compensation of CO₂ emissions measured throughout the entire life cycle. Choose sustainable solutions from Mapei for your projects.

We at Mapei are aware of our responsibility and our obligations towards the planet, people and biological diversity. We therefore have a strong focus on reducing the CO₂ footprint of our products. This is measured throughout the entire life cycle using life cycle methodology (LCA) and is documented in our verified environmental product declarations (EPD). For the products in the ZERO line, the CO₂ emission is additionally compensated through the purchase of certified climate quotas to support projects in renewable energy and forest protection in developing countries. The projects we choose must have a significant and sustainable impact on their development that goes far beyond the reduction of CO₂ emissions, and must be in accordance with many of the UN's sustainability goals for development from a social, economic and environmental perspective. For more information on how emissions are calculated and on climate reduction projects financed through certified carbon credits, click here.

Sustainable, CO₂ offset products

The residual CO₂ emissions from the products of the new Mapei ZERO line are fully offset; a commitment to quality that enables the construction and sustainable renovation of existing buildings, with an eye toward future generations, the well-being of the planet, and those who inhabit it.

How do we measure CO₂?

CO₂ emissions from our products are expressed in kg CO₂eq/kg of product and are calculated using standardised LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) methodology. The analysis of the life cycle of a product is an evaluation of the environmental impacts the product has throughout all the various phases of its life, from cradle to grave: from extraction of the raw materials that make up the formula to their transport to the production plant, the production cycle, product packaging, waste materials, transporting the finished product to the distributor and its final disposal.

How do we certify the values?

The results obtained through LCA are verified and certified by an external body with an EPD, or Environmental Product Declaration. An EPD shows the environmental impact of a product during its life cycle.

How do we calculate the amount of CO₂ to be offset?

Once the amount of CO₂ has been calculated and expressed in kg CO₂eq/kg of product, this figure is multiplied by the amount in tonnes of product sold.

Why the initiative can be relied on:

Because we calculate CO₂ emissions using LCA methodology with results reported and registered on a verified and certified document (EPD – Environmental Product Declaration)
Because credits for offsetting are certified and projects are monitored by international bodies
Because our R&D laboratories are constantly developing high quality, durable products but which have less impact on the environment aimed, therefore, at reducing the amount of CO₂ associated to the product itself throughout its life-cycle

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Ceramics and stone materials

When installing ceramic tiles, choose adhesives and grouts with residual CO2 emissions entirely offset through renewable energy and reforestation projects.

Products for repair work

When repairing, skimming and protecting concrete, choose mortars and cementitious systems with residual CO2 emissions entirely offset through renewable energy and reforestation projects.

Waterproofing

When repairing, skimming and protecting concrete, choose mortars and cementitious systems with residual CO2 emissions entirely offset through renewable energy and reforestation projects.

Wall protective and decorative coatings

To protect and decorate buildings and infrastructures choose paints with CO₂ emissions fully offset through renewable energy and reforestation projects.
Choose Elastocolor Pittura Zero to complete concrete protection cycles.
Choose Silancolor Pittura Zero to complete masonry restoration cycles.

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Now you can choose products with full compensation of CO₂ emissions measured throughout the entire life cycle. Choose sustainable solutions from Mapei for your projects.