This BIC® EcolutionsTM lighter incorporates all the best sustainable development options defined by BIC® to date with scientific and research laboratories, without compromising product performance, quality and safety.
A greener version
of the iconic BIC® Classic® lighter
What’s new with BIC® Ecolutions™?
* Bio-attribution means that a quantity of raw material of natural origin is attributed to a finished product according to the mass balance principle. To produce bio-attributed Plastic, BIC® supplier uses a production system where biomass raw material is mixed with fossil raw material. They are then indistinguishable. The mass balance principle allows the volume of bio-attributed Plastic purchased by BIC® to be "attributed" to BIC® Ecolutions™ lighter (through a documented system certified by an independent body, ISCC - International Sustainability & Carbon Certification) and to prove that it is actually produced by BIC®. This attribution system ensures a significant reduction of the carbon footprint. Through this purchasing method, BIC® contributes to the transition from the use of fossil-based raw materials to renewable alternatives.
THE “ECOLUTIONS”
BRAND
BIC® Ecolutions™ Lighter is part of a line of different products developed and marketed under the Ecolutions™ brand name by BIC® over the past 15 years, whose common DNA is to contain recycled materials.
How did we reduce the carbon footprint
of BIC® Ecolutions™ lighter?
1
We have evaluated
the carbon footprint
of the BIC® Classic lighter
First, we commissioned a specialized company (EVEA) to conduct a life cycle analysis of the BIC® Maxi Classic® lighter, which measured its carbon footprint at every stage of its life, from raw material extraction to disposal of the used product.
3
We have completed
efforts to reduce CO2 emissions
We then implemented efforts to reduce CO2 emissions and designed the BIC® Ecolutions™ lighter. Once again, we asked a specialized company (EVEA) to conduct a life cycle analysis of the BIC® Ecolutions™ lighter. This allowed us to measure the reductions in CO2 emissions compared to the BIC® Maxi lighter, thanks to recycled or biobased raw materials.
5
We decided to go further
by offsetting 30% of our carbon
emissions
Then we decided to take it a step further by offsetting 30% of the carbon emissions of each lighter through certified programs: The so-called carbon offset approach consists of, after having attempted to reduce CO2 emissions, funding projects that reduce and capture CO2 in order to offset its own emissions (reforestation programs for example). The carbon offset programs selected by BIC® and its climate and energy advisor are certified by the Verra Registry System or Gold Standard and consist of climate projects (primarily agroforestry).
What’s included in a BIC® Ecolutions™ lighter?
The same quality and safety, the same performance
with up to 3,000 ignitions, but with many improvements
(representing less than 8 g of raw material per 1,000 ignitions)
*Bio-attribution means that a quantity of raw material of natural origin is attributed to a finished product according to the mass balance principle. To produce bio-allocated plastic, the BIC® supplier uses a production system where biomass feedstock is mixed with fossil feedstock. They are then impossible to distinguish. The mass balance principle allows us to “attribute” the volume of bio-attributed plastic purchased by BIC® to the BIC® EcolutionsTM lighter (through a system documented and certified by an independent organization, the ISCC - International Sustainability & Carbon Certification) and to prove that it is actually produced by BIC®. This allocation system ensures a significant reduction in the carbon footprint. Through this purchasing method, BIC® is helping to transition the use of fossil-based raw materials to renewable alternatives.