To meet their target, over a five-year period Sofidel has invested over 25 million Euros in renewable
sources (photovoltaic and hydro-electric), cogeneration (combined production of electricity and steam)
and improvement works to increase energy efficiency (e.g., LED lighting).

Thanks to this commitment, today the emissions produced by its companies that were active in 2007
have been reduced by 11.1% (approximately 186,000 t, roughly equal to the amount of
emissions made by 150,000 Italian families of four in one year for their electricity consumption).
Regarding specific emissions (emissions set against the amount of paper produced), Sofidel has
recorded a reduction of 14.4%. Not only has Sofidel met its environmental targets, these results are
also significant because at the same time, Sofidel has been able to consolidate its position on the
market, becoming the second largest player in Europe in the tissue sector.

“Meeting WWF’s Climate Savers objective whilst at the same time significantly strengthening the
company’s position is proof that economic and environmental sustainability can go hand in hand.
Reducing its CO2 emissions is just one of Sofidel’s efforts to curb its environmental impact and to
underpin a more general commitment: do more with less. Results obtained so far make us more
determined to consider sustainability as a central lever for innovation and competitive consolidation”,
said CEO Luigi Lazzareschi.