G+D’s Green Banknote Initiative

According to Giesecke+Devrient (G+D), the sustainability revolution has accelerated to embrace an ever-growing range of environmental and social issues. With its ‘Green Banknote Initiative’, the company is taking this to the next level by proving that the interplay of durability and security generates more than just sustainability, namely an efficient, future-proof cash-cycle, far beyond greenwashing.

G+D and its papermaking and feature subsidiary Louisenthal have been working on reducing the environmental impact of their banknote production and cash-cycle-related activities for many years. They have already surpassed their climate goal of a 25% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2022 (base year 2016), having already achieved a reduction of 32% in 2020.

G+D now aims to point the way to a future banknote that is as secure as it is sustainable, demonstrating that there are ways to achieve durability in a sustainable way that is compatible with proven cotton-based security.