Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) is the systematic assessment of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with a product throughout its defined life cycle or selected stages of the product life cycle. It helps organizations understand the climate impact of individual products and identify opportunities to reduce emissions across production and the value chain.
Eurosia ITC Services Ltd. provides Product Carbon Footprint assessment and advisory services to help organizations measure, understand, and improve the carbon performance of their products.
Key Areas of Product Carbon Footprint Assessment
1. Product Definition
We identify the product, its characteristics, production process, intended use, and relevant life-cycle stages.
2. Functional Unit
An appropriate functional or declared unit is established, such as 1 kg of product, 1 piece, 1 pair, or 1 tonne of finished product, depending on the assessment purpose.
3. System Boundary
We define which life-cycle stages are included in the assessment, such as raw materials, manufacturing, transportation, use, and end-of-life.
4. Raw Material Assessment
Relevant emissions associated with the production and sourcing of raw materials are assessed where included within the selected boundary.
5. Manufacturing Assessment
Energy consumption, fuel use, process emissions, waste, and other relevant manufacturing activities are evaluated.
6. Transportation and Distribution
Relevant transportation activities between suppliers, production facilities, warehouses, distributors, and customers may be included.
7. Packaging Assessment
The carbon impact of relevant packaging materials and packaging processes can be assessed.
8. Use and End-of-Life
Where applicable, emissions associated with product use, recycling, treatment, disposal, or other end-of-life activities are considered.
Our Product Carbon Footprint Process
- Initial Consultation
- Product and Scope Definition
- Functional/Declared Unit Selection
- Life-Cycle Boundary Definition
- Emission Source Identification
- Activity Data Collection
- Data Quality Review
- Emission Factor Selection
- Carbon Emission Calculation
- CO₂e Quantification
- Hotspot Analysis
- Results Review
- Carbon Footprint Reporting
- Reduction Opportunity Identification
- Improvement and Monitoring
Benefits of Product Carbon Foot printing
A Product Carbon Footprint assessment can help organizations:
- Understand the carbon impact of individual products.
- Identify major emission hotspots.
- Improve material and process efficiency.
- Support lower-carbon product development.
- Identify opportunities for reducing energy consumption.
- Improve supply-chain carbon management.
- Support customer sustainability requirements.
- Provide quantitative information for sustainability communication.
- Support product-level climate strategies.
- Monitor carbon performance over time.
Product Carbon Footprint in Different Industries
PCF assessment can be applied to products across industries, including:
- Textiles and Garments
- Plastics and Packaging
- Food and Agriculture
- Manufacturing
- Chemicals
- Consumer Products
- Construction Materials
- Electronics
- Automotive Components
- Other Manufactured Products
Eurosia ITC Services Ltd. can support organizations with Product Carbon Footprint assessment, GHG data management, carbon hotspot identification, reduction planning, and sustainability reporting, according to the applicable methodology and assessment scope.