Gira's task is to act responsibly
and to support the sustainable
development of society. There-
fore, when producing the Gira
catalogue, we have aspired to
continually reduce the con-
sumption of resources and
emission of harmful gases
while preventing environmental
pollution as much as possible.
We strive to reach these goals
by using sustainable,
eco-friendly materials.
For this reason we chose FSC®
certified paper for the cover
while the inside pages are
made of 100 percent recycled
paper stock that has been
awarded the “Blue Angel” eco
label. Less water and energy
are consumed in manufactur-
ing this environmentally friend-
ly paper than for the production
of paper made of virgin fibres.
The CO₂ emissions are also
lower compared to the produc-
tion of conventional paper.
In addition, we commissioned
a calculation providing us with
a figure for the amount of CO₂
emissions caused by the pro-
duction of the current Gira cat-
alogue. To help us reduce this
footprint we support a regional
climate protection project, and
have selected the “Bergwald-
projekt Werdohl” which is part
of the “Deutschland plus” initi-
ative. The project has been
granted Gold standard with its
combined climate protection
certificate. This means that the
standard is reached jointly with
an international climate protec-
tion project in Togo, West Afri-
ca.
