What PrintReleaf does

PrintReleaf, founded in 2011 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, operates a sustainability automation platform that enables enterprises consuming paper and fiber-based materials to measure and offset their environmental footprint. The company's core offering consists of two products: certified reforestation services, which automatically plant trees in verified global reforestation projects, and Verra Certified Carbon offsets, which address Scope 3 emissions from paper and packaging production. The platform collects paper consumption data through automated integrations or manual monthly transfers, calculates equivalent trees harvested and greenhouse gas emissions, and dispatches offsets to certified projects without requiring customer-side project management.

The technical foundation includes an environmental impact calculation engine, automated offset dispatch logic, and a documented public API. A proprietary governance framework, the PrintReleaf Standard, provides certification and claims guidance for offset verification. Distribution occurs through direct enterprise sales and a channel partner network, with partners such as DATA Communications Management Corp. (DCM) embedding PrintReleaf's offsets in their own service offerings since 2021. The company targets four primary verticals: Managed Print Services (MPS), Commercial & Retail Printing, Direct Mail Marketing, and Packaging. Customer reach spans 30+ named enterprise accounts across healthcare, education, telecommunications, automotive, logistics, energy, retail, and professional services.

PrintReleaf operates a usage-based revenue model for reforestation services and a transaction-fee model for carbon offsets, with all pricing structured as custom quotes tied to consumption volumes. Reported operational scale is 12.1M standard trees planted, 504K tons of paper reforested, and 101B letter sheets offset to date, with 9,216 trees planted per day. The company operates as an independent private corporation with a small internal team of 1-10 employees and no disclosed external funding rounds. Memberships in 1% for the Planet, 1t.org, and the International Print Innovation Association support credibility and channel visibility.

Name

PrintReleaf

Legal name

PrintReleaf, Inc.

Website

https://printreleaf.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PrintReleaf provides a sustainability automation platform that measures paper and fiber-based material consumption for enterprises and automatically dispatches certified reforestation and Verra-certified carbon offsets to global projects. Founded in 2011, the company serves enterprise customers across print, packaging, and direct mail verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Reforestation Offsets: Automated certified reforestation services for businesses consuming paper and fiber-based materials. Companies pay based on their consumption metrics to have trees planted in certified global reforestation projects.
2. Carbon Offsets: Verified carbon offset credits addressing Scope 3 carbon emissions for paper and packaging footprint. Businesses offset emissions associated with production of fiber-based materials through Verra Certified Carbon offsets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PrintReleaf is a cloud-based sustainability platform that helps businesses offset the environmental impact of their paper consumption. It automatically calculates the number of trees required to balance paper usage and translates printing activity into verified reforestation and carbon offset transactions through a global network of planting partners. The platform integrates with existing print management systems and supplies audit-ready sustainability reporting for businesses and their customers.

Product overview

PrintReleaf is a sustainability software platform offering two core environmental offset products: Reforestation (certified tree planting to offset paper consumption) and Carbon Offsets (Verra Certified carbon offsets for paper and packaging footprint). The platform automates the measurement of paper consumption via integrations or manual data entry, calculates environmental impact (trees harvested, greenhouse gas emissions), and automatically directs offsetting through certified reforestation projects and carbon offset initiatives. Both products are offered as integrated solutions targeting businesses in the print and packaging industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PrintReleaf Reforestation A sustainability service that converts a customer's paper consumption into equivalent tree-planting activity through verified reforestation partners, enabling businesses and their print customers to claim balanced, certified reforestation impact.
• PrintReleaf Carbon Offsets A carbon offset service that quantifies the CO2 emissions associated with a customer's paper consumption and funds verified carbon reduction projects, providing businesses with auditable carbon-offset credentials.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3 million trees planted since 2021 through partnership with DATA Communications
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers31 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 1% for the PlanetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrintReleaf is a Business Member Partner of 1% for the Planet, committing to donate at least 1% of sales revenue to support a network of local environmental non-profits working to better communities and the planet. This membership demonstrates the company's commitment to genuine environmental impact beyond their core offsetting services.
• 1t.orgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrintReleaf is a member of 1t.org, the UN Climate Action Summit initiative, supporting the mission to conserve, restore, and grow 1 trillion trees by 2030.
• International Print Innovation Association (IPIA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrintReleaf is a member of IPIA, the International Print Innovation Association, which connects industry stakeholders to advance sustainability and innovation in printing.
• DATA Communications Management Corp. (DCM)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDCM, a print and document management company, has partnered with PrintReleaf since 2021 to offer reforestation offsets. DCM has planted 3 million trees through this partnership and highlights it in their annual sustainability reports. The partnership demonstrates how print service providers can integrate PrintReleaf offsets as part of their sustainability offerings to end customers.
• VerracoreTechnology or IntegrationPrintReleaf's carbon offset projects are Verra Certified, utilizing the Verra standard for verified carbon offsets to ensure credibility and third-party validation of carbon reduction claims.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Klima: Klima is a carbon offset platform offering certified reforestation and carbon credit purchases to businesses. It overlaps with PrintReleaf's certified offset products and targets similar enterprise sustainability buyers, though with broader consumer-facing elements.
• Pachama: Pachama is a carbon credit marketplace focused on nature-based solutions including reforestation projects with verified credits. It overlaps directly with PrintReleaf's certified reforestation and carbon offset offerings for enterprise sustainability buyers.
• Patch: Patch is an API-first carbon credit marketplace enabling businesses to embed offset purchases directly into their products and workflows. It directly competes with PrintReleaf's API-enabled, usage-based offset model and targets the same enterprise sustainability buyers.
• Watershed: Watershed is an enterprise sustainability platform that helps companies measure, reduce, and offset emissions including Scope 3. It competes with PrintReleaf in providing enterprise-grade carbon accounting and offset solutions for large corporate customers.
• Cloverly: Cloverly provides an API for purchasing carbon offsets and managing emissions, similar to PrintReleaf's API-first offset dispatch. It targets enterprises seeking to embed sustainability actions into digital products and transactions, overlapping in API-driven offset automation.

Broad incumbents

• South Pole Group: South Pole is a large, established climate solutions provider offering carbon credits, advisory, and project development across forestry and renewables. It competes with PrintReleaf in carbon offset supply but operates at much larger scale and broader service scope.
• 3Degrees: 3Degrees is an established climate solutions and carbon offset provider serving enterprises with verified renewable energy and carbon credit products. It overlaps with PrintReleaf's verified carbon offset offering but with broader climate advisory services.
• Terrapass: Terrapass is an established carbon offset retailer serving both businesses and individuals with verified carbon credits. It competes broadly with PrintReleaf's carbon offset product for enterprise Scope 3 claims, though with less vertical specialization in print.

Emerging players

• GreenPrint: GreenPrint provides sustainability and carbon offset services specifically for the printing industry, mirroring PrintReleaf's print-vertical focus. It is a more direct niche competitor in MPS and commercial print than broader carbon platforms.
• EcoEnclose: EcoEnclose focuses on sustainable packaging solutions with carbon offset and recycled content offerings. It competes with PrintReleaf in the fiber-based packaging offset segment and shares enterprise sustainability buyer profiles.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/printreleaf
• Facebookfacebook.com/printreleaf
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/print-releaf-inc-

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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