The principal raw material used in the CEWE group is paper – in 2023 more than 22,000 t of paper were printed to produce products (photos and prints). To boost a sustainable forest management, 24 European sites of the CEWE group have already been certified according to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). All CEWE sites (the German sites since 2010, further sites in the years between 2011 and 2021) as well as Pixum (2013), SAXOPRINT (2013) and Laserline (2020) count among this. The subsidiary WhiteWall is currently in the certification process. 

Many products of the CEWE group are FSC®-certified and the number is constantly rising. The CEWE PHOTOBOOK on digital printing paper has already been FSC®-certified since 2011 and since June 2020 the CEWE PHOTOBOOK on photo paper has been as well. That means that as of June 2020 all variants of the CEWE PHOTOBOOK have been FSC®-certified. The same applies to the Pixum photo book. 

Further FSC®-certified products at CEWE & Pixum are, among others, the wall calendars on digital printing paper, the advent calendars, the canvas photo prints or the photo puzzle.

SAXOPRINT and Laserline also offer their customers FSC®-certified paper in different substances. 

FSC is a global organisation that sets the standards for sustainable forestation. FSC standards require the complete value chain from the forest owner to the printing shop to be completely certified. Within the framework of the certification, incoming and outgoing goods as well as production flows undergo a review by independent third parties once a year. 

The production of our products generates carbon dioxide emissions that we want to reduce as much as possible. Therefore, we have joined the Science Based Targets Initiative and set corresponding reduction targets. Between 2015 and 2022 we were able to save over 6,700 t of CO2 equivalents (CO2e) through measures such as the receipt of green electricity or improvements in efficiency. 

You can find further details in our recent sustainability report on page 42.