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Climate management
The Product Carbon Footprint is a climate balance at product level. The PCF includes all emissions caused by a product in the various phases of its life cycle. Five Glaciers Consulting determines the climate impact of your individual products and services. We use customized analyses and methods to identify potential for more climate-friendly production methods.
Analyze company activities
Compile relevant data for carbon footprint
Balance emissions (Scope 1, 2 and 3)
Create CCF report
Fulfill CSRD reporting obligations
Identify main sources of emissions
Meeting customer requirements
Creating the basis for your climate strategy
Determining the scope of the project
Pragmatic closing of data gaps
Proactive project management
Further cooperation on request
There is still no legal obligation to calculate the product carbon footprint. Nevertheless, disclosure is already often a decisive factor in the awarding of a contract: More and more customers are demanding transparency about the climate impact of products. Calculating the PCF is usually very complex and time-consuming, as the entire product life cycle has to be taken into account.
We create carbon footprints for your company at product level and thus create an important basis of trust for your customer relationships. With proactive transparency regarding your product emissions and potential for improvement, you will become a pioneer in climate protection and sustainability.
Knowing the footprints at product level creates transparency. This helps in the development of targeted improvement measures, in building trust and in marketing.
Calculating and disclosing the carbon footprint of your individual products is a valuable basis not only for your customer acquisition and relationships, but also for the development of your future climate strategy. In addition to the company's overall carbon footprint, it is a concrete foundation on which you can build - also in further cooperation with us.
Record your corporate emissions - with our Corporate Carbon Footprint Service
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Optimize your products throughout their life cycle - we accompany the evaluation of your environmental impact
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Assess and manage climate risks - as a basis for targeted adaptation to climate change
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Companies benefit from transparency about the environmental impact of their products, compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g. CBAM, CSRD), the development of market opportunities through sustainable products and the identification of optimization potential in the supply chain.
The level of detail depends on the aim of the analysis. For reliable results, primary data from production (energy consumption, raw materials, waste) should be combined with secondary data (databases such as ecoinvent or GaBi).
Common standards are ISO 14067, the GHG Protocol Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard and EN 15804 for construction products. These define the methodology for recording and calculating emissions along the product life cycle.
The PCF calculates the greenhouse gas emissions generated during the entire life cycle of a product - from the extraction of raw materials to production, use and disposal. In contrast, the Corporate Carbon Footprint (CCF) considers the entire company and all associated activities.
CBAM, the EU's CO₂ border tax, requires importers to provide evidence of the emissions-based carbon footprint of products. A PCF helps to verifiably document emissions and minimize potential customs costs due to CO₂ emissions.
While a PCF only considers the climate impact (CO₂ equivalents), an LCA analyzes a variety of environmental aspects, including water scarcity, ozone depletion or toxicity. An LCA is therefore more comprehensive and offers a holistic environmental assessment.
Let's talk about your footprint! We look forward to getting to know you.
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