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Product Carbon Footprint

The cradle-to-gate or cradle-to-grave emissions of a single product, per unit.

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What it is

Product Carbon Footprint, without the jargon

A product carbon footprint (PCF) quantifies the greenhouse-gas emissions of a specific product across its life cycle, following ISO 14067 and life-cycle-assessment (LCA) principles. We define the functional unit and boundary (cradle-to-gate or cradle-to-grave), build the life-cycle inventory across materials, manufacturing, transport, use and end-of-life, and report emissions per unit.

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Why it matters

Why exporters act on this

  • Buyers, retailers and regulations increasingly demand product-level carbon data
  • It underpins low-carbon product design and credible product claims
  • Life-cycle detail reveals which materials and stages actually drive the footprint
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How we deliver

A clear, auditable process

  1. 01
    Goal, unit & boundary

    Set the functional unit and cradle-to-gate or cradle-to-grave system boundary.

  2. 02
    Life-cycle inventory

    Model materials, manufacturing, transport, use and end-of-life flows.

  3. 03
    Impact & report

    Calculate per-unit CO₂e and identify life-cycle hotspots per ISO 14067.

One product, whole life cycle

Every stage a product’s footprint touches

An ISO 14067 product carbon footprint traces emissions per unit across the life cycle — revealing which materials and stages actually drive the total.

CradleMaterials extractionRaw inputs & their factors
ManufacturingProduction energy & process
TransportDistribution to market
Use phaseEmissions while in service
GraveEnd-of-lifeDisposal, recycling or reuse
What's included

What you walk away with

01

An ISO-14067-aligned per-unit PCF

02

A life-cycle emissions breakdown

03

Product-design hotspot findings

Proof on the ground

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FAQ

Product Carbon Footprint — questions we get

Straight answers on scope, applicability and how we deliver.

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What is Product Carbon Footprint?
A product carbon footprint (PCF) quantifies the greenhouse-gas emissions of a specific product across its life cycle, following ISO 14067 and life-cycle-assessment (LCA) principles. We define the functional unit and boundary (cradle-to-gate or cradle-to-grave), build the life-cycle inventory across materials, manufacturing, transport, use and end-of-life, and report emissions per unit.
Who needs Product Carbon Footprint?
It's built for Exporters & manufacturers. Buyers, retailers and regulations increasingly demand product-level carbon data It underpins low-carbon product design and credible product claims
How does Social Lab deliver Product Carbon Footprint?
Goal, unit & boundary: Set the functional unit and cradle-to-gate or cradle-to-grave system boundary. Life-cycle inventory: Model materials, manufacturing, transport, use and end-of-life flows. Impact & report: Calculate per-unit CO₂e and identify life-cycle hotspots per ISO 14067. You get: An ISO-14067-aligned per-unit PCF; A life-cycle emissions breakdown; Product-design hotspot findings.
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