Profotonet makes all its photo books sustainable. We offset our CO2 footprint by planting trees. By conducting a clear analysis of our emissions, we know exactly how much we need to offset. It is important to us to make our photo books truly sustainable products.
Our goal is to make Profotonet's entire production more sustainable and to improve and offset our footprint wherever possible.
Harold Konijnenberg Director
At Profotonet, we continuously work on more sustainable products and production processes. We use FSC-certified photo paper and packaging materials, green energy for the production of our photo paper, and vegan cover materials. To make our impact transparent, we commissioned a Life Cycle Analysis. This revealed that the average emissions per photo book amount to 5.44 kg of CO2. We offset these emissions by planting trees through Regreener, in locations where we can make the greatest impact. In 2024, this resulted in the planting of 1,820 trees and an offset of 218 tonnes of CO2.
All our photo books use FSC-certified photo paper. In addition, all our products are packaged with FSC-certified packaging materials. This contributes to sustainable and socially responsible forest management, as it ensures that, among other things, forests with high natural value and vulnerable forest areas are left undisturbed.
The Fujifilm photo paper produced in Tilburg uses green energy sourced from a supplier with five wind turbines on their own premises in Tilburg. Together, these five wind turbines generate ten megawatts of power. That is approximately 20 percent of the supplier's total annual energy consumption. This is comparable to the annual electricity consumption of around six thousand households.
Thanks to the Life Cycle Analysis, we know that we emit 5.44 kg of CO2 per photo book. We offset this CO2 emission by planting trees. Depending on where we can make the greatest impact, we determine where to plant the trees. This could be the Netherlands, but equally Africa, Asia or South America. We plant trees in collaboration with Regreener.
For our cover materials, we exclusively use vegan products. This means that no animal-derived substances are used in the material. As a result, we avoid the impact that animal-based raw materials often have on the environment. This contributes to lower greenhouse gas emissions, reduced land use and a smaller ecological footprint. In this way, we make a conscious choice for more sustainable materials within our products.
We separate paper, plastic and chemical waste throughout the entire company. Together with a recycling partner, 95% of the photo chemicals are recovered and harmful substances are extracted from the waste and reused.
Thanks to large warehouse stocks, we can purchase more efficiently and limit transport. Photo books are often included with existing delivery runs from Kamera Express, located just 400 metres away.
We continuously improve our production process to work more efficiently and produce less waste. With a modern machine park, we save energy and materials.
