{"id":6471,"date":"2025-04-11T08:08:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T12:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=6471"},"modified":"2025-04-11T08:08:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T12:08:14","slug":"upm-raflatac-to-embed-environmental-footprint-data-in-labelling-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=6471","title":{"rendered":"UPM Raflatac to embed environmental footprint data in labelling quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The move is in alignment with the EU\u2019s push for DPPs. Credit: UPM.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Finnish label material company\u00a0UPM Raflatac has introduced a new feature that integrates product footprint data into its customer quotes, setting a new standard in the labelling industry.<\/p>\n

These data sets, referred to as product passport prototypes (PPPs), offer transparency on material impacts.<\/p>\n

By incorporating environmental footprint data into its customer quotations, UPM Raflatac allows label converters to make informed choices and address scope 3 emissions early in the supply chain.<\/p>\n

The PPPs are automatically embedded into the company\u2019s quote documentation for customers. They present a full environmental evaluation of the quoted labelling materials.<\/p>\n

With raw materials reportedly accounting for 70-90% of converters\u2019 total environmental impact, this integration delivers life cycle data from the beginning of the purchasing process.<\/p>\n

Having access to real-time environmental data also allows converters to stay competitive and helps them address sustainability-related queries from their own clients more efficiently.<\/p>\n

As regulations tighten, detailed environmental information is becoming essential. The forthcoming Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation for Europe in particular will impose new requirements.<\/p>\n

Some products in the EU will also soon need to include a digital product passport (DPP). UPM Raflatac\u2019s launch of PPPs aligns with the direction of these regulatory changes.<\/p>\n

The footprints are produced through the company\u2019s label life cycle assessment service, which has received independent verification from the certification body DEKRA.<\/p>\n

UPM Raflatac Label Life manager Flora D\u2019Souza said: \u201cThe PPPs already cover over 90% of UPM Raflatac\u2019s label products by sales volume globally.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to offer this exclusive service in our customer quotes as the first player in the labelling industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

In February this year, UPM Raflatac acquired<\/a> Metamark to improve its growth in the graphics sector.<\/p>\n

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