STANDARDS · COMPLIANCE COVERAGE

    Ten standards.
    One audited dataset.

    One rigorous PEFCR study, pedigree-scored on sixteen EF 3.1 impact categories and signed by a third-party auditor, is the data source that powers the obligations below. CBAM embedded-emissions report. ESRS E1 disclosure. The environmental data for an ESPR Digital Product Passport. The product carbon footprint you share over WBCSD PACT. The same product model feeds the EN 15804+A2 LCA behind an EPD. One dataset, ten compliance surfaces.

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    03 · COMPLIANCE FRAMEWORKS

    Compliance frameworks

    These four frameworks define how a product-level environmental study is conducted. ClimatePoint's engine runs all four from one product model. PEFCR is the primary operational rule set, ISO 14040/44 is the parent LCA framework PEFCR inherits from, ISO 14067 is the carbon-footprint subset, and ISO 14025 with EN 15804+A2 sets the rules for an Environmental Product Declaration built on its Product Category Rules (PCR).

    PEFCR · Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules

    Generally available
    What it is
    The EU Commission's harmonised method for calculating the environmental footprint of consumer products across sixteen impact categories, built on ISO 14040/44 and scoped by category-specific rule sets (PEFCRs).
    Who it applies to
    Voluntary today, encouraged by the European Commission. Apparel & Footwear v3.1 was officially adopted by the Commission on 14 May 2025 and is operational. Other categories (construction, food, cosmetics) are at various stages of draft, pilot, or adoption.
    What ClimatePoint delivers
    Every ClimatePoint study runs as a PEFCR-compliant LCA by default. Sixteen impact categories, EF 3.1 characterisation method and database, PEF Annex II report structure, pedigree-matrix data quality on every input. PEFCR A&F v3.1's micro-plastic fibre-fragment module is included for apparel studies. Output lands as a signed PDF, a shareable interactive report, a PACT 3.0 JSON, or an ESPR DPP payload.
    Methodology detail

    EF 3.1 method, PEF Annex II structure, pedigree matrix DQ.

    Characterisation via the Environmental Footprint 3.1 method set (ILCD / EF 3.1 background database). Functional unit and reference flow defined per PEFCR category. System boundary cradle-to-grave where the category rule requires it, cradle-to-gate where it does not. Pedigree matrix scoring on Technology, Geography, Time, and Precision dimensions for every LCI datum (see the data quality page). Allocation follows the hierarchy in the PEF Guide v6.3 (physical first, economic where unavoidable). Supplier primary data collected through the supplier-data-collection workflow; background data falls back to EF 3.1 with a documented DQ penalty.

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    ISO 14040 / 14044 · LCA principles, framework, and requirements

    Generally available
    What it is
    The parent international standards for life cycle assessment. 14040 defines the principles and framework; 14044 defines the requirements and guidelines. Every serious LCA method (PEFCR, ISO 14067, EPDs) builds on them.
    Who it applies to
    Voluntary globally, widely adopted, and referenced by most downstream regulations and standards as the methodological baseline. Auditors testing your study against 14040/44 expect the four LCA phases (goal & scope, inventory, impact, interpretation) and an iterative consistency check.
    What ClimatePoint delivers
    Every ClimatePoint study is structured against the ISO 14040/44 four-phase sequence. Goal & scope, life-cycle inventory, life-cycle impact assessment, interpretation: each has a dedicated report section in the PDF export and a dedicated panel in the interactive report. Study boundaries, functional unit, allocation decisions, cutoff rules, and assumptions are all captured in the goal-and-scope block and carry the auditor's signature when the study is verified.
    Methodology detail

    Four-phase LCA sequence, documented assumptions, interpretation section.

    Goal and scope: functional unit, reference flow, system boundary, cutoff criteria (default 1 percent mass or energy, documented if deviated), impact categories, data quality requirements. Inventory: bill-of-materials-driven input/output tables, supplier-primary where available, EF 3.1 background where not. Impact: characterisation using the EF 3.1 method set. Interpretation: hotspot analysis, sensitivity analysis on high-DQ-penalty inputs, consistency and completeness checks. The interpretation section calls out limitations explicitly rather than hiding them.

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    ISO 14067 · Carbon footprint of products

    Generally available
    What it is
    The international standard for quantifying and communicating the carbon footprint of a product. Narrower scope than PEFCR (greenhouse gases only, expressed as CO₂-equivalent), built on ISO 14040/44.
    Who it applies to
    Voluntary globally. Commonly invoked in procurement contracts and public-sector tenders that specify 'ISO 14067 CFP required.' The standard excludes offsetting from the product carbon footprint value itself; offsets may be reported alongside but not netted against.
    What ClimatePoint delivers
    Every ClimatePoint PEFCR study contains a compliant ISO 14067 carbon footprint as a subset: the Climate Change impact category, expressed in kg CO₂-eq, with the biogenic carbon and land-use-change rules applied per 14067's guidance. Exportable as a standalone ISO 14067 CFP report for contracts that require exactly that deliverable.
    Methodology detail

    Climate Change impact category, biogenic and LUC rules, no offsetting.

    GHG inventory covers CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, and fluorinated gases reported separately where material. Characterisation via GWP100 consistent with the EF 3.1 method set (currently aligned with IPCC AR6 100-year factors). Biogenic carbon uptake and release reported separately from fossil CO₂ per ISO 14067 §6.4. Direct land-use change emissions attributed per the 20-year amortisation rule. Offsetting, avoided emissions, and carbon credits are excluded from the reported CFP value per §6.3; when the user wants a 'net' figure it is reported alongside but clearly labelled.

    EPD · Environmental Product Declaration (ISO 14025 / EN 15804+A2)

    Available on scoping call
    What it is
    A Type III environmental declaration under ISO 14025: the LCA results for one product, calculated to the Product Category Rules (PCR) for its product type, checked by an independent verifier, and published by an EPD programme operator. For construction products, EN 15804+A2 is the core PCR. Other product types follow a product-specific PCR from the programme that publishes them.
    Who it applies to
    Voluntary, but often a condition of sale. Construction products are asked for EPDs in public tenders, green-building rating schemes, and specifier product libraries; manufacturers of other product types are asked for them by B2B buyers. Each EPD is built on one PCR, plus a complementary PCR (c-PCR) where the programme has one for the product sub-category. Programmes such as the International EPD System issue an EPD with a five-year validity, after which it is renewed.
    What ClimatePoint delivers
    ClimatePoint matches your product to its PCR, then builds the EN 15804+A2 / ISO 14025 LCA: modules A1 to A3, plus C1 to C4 and D where the PCR requires them. Our team prepares the LCA project report your verifier reviews and a draft EPD, marked as a draft until verification. An independent third-party verifier verifies the EPD, and the programme operator (for example the International EPD System, EPD Norge, or IBU) registers and publishes it. ClimatePoint does not verify, register, or publish EPDs.
    Methodology detail

    PCR match, EN 15804+A2 modules A1 to D, PCR 2019:14 boundary options.

    PCR matching: a classifier proposes the PCR family and sub-category, the standards framework, and the likely EPD programme, and the chosen PCR is recorded on the product before modelling starts. The PCR library is an index for finding the right PCR, not a copy of every PCR; the PCR document itself comes from the programme operator. Construction products: every process is tagged to an EN 15804+A2 module (A1 to D), and the system boundary follows one of the options a to f in the International EPD System PCR 2019:14. Other products: their PCR's module rules decide which modules are mandatory and which are optional. Declared unit and reference service life are set per the PCR. Indicators: the EN 15804+A2 set, including PERE to EET and GWP-GHG. EN 15804+A2 indicators come from licensed ecoinvent datasets and are included on paid (standard-tier) accounts.

    See the EPD serviceFind your PCR in the PCR library

    Standard text: ISO 14025:2006 at iso.org

    04 · REGULATORY DISCLOSURE

    Regulatory disclosure

    Three EU regulations that force product- or company-level environmental disclosure. None of them is voluntary in scope. A PEFCR-compliant study populated with primary supplier data is the single dataset behind all three.

    Digital Product Passport (ESPR)

    Roadmap
    What it is
    A machine-readable passport of environmental, material, and circularity information required for each unit of in-scope products sold in the EU, mandated by the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR, in force 2024-07). The passport is accessed via a data carrier on the product and an identifier.
    Who it applies to
    Sector by sector, via ESPR delegated acts. The Commission adopted the 2025-2030 ESPR working plan on 2025-04-16. Textiles are the front-runner: the delegated act is expected in 2027, with the compliance window placing mandatory DPPs for new textile products in mid-2028. Furniture, mattresses, and toys are scheduled later in the working plan. Dates in any delegated act dominate guidance dates on this page. Consult the Commission's implementing act for the definitive timeline for your sector.
    What ClimatePoint delivers
    Today, the audited results a passport draws on: all sixteen PEF impact categories, the system boundary, reference year, data quality and the audit trail, delivered as the signed PDF report and shareable link. Your DPP provider (Circularise, Fluxy, or your own build) issues the passport itself. A machine-readable DPP export, an API that DPP issuers and registries can pull from, is on the roadmap.

    CSRD / ESRS E1 · Climate change

    Available on scoping call
    What it is
    The EU's corporate sustainability reporting framework. CSRD is the directive; ESRS E1 is the climate-change disclosure standard under it, requiring company-level GHG accounting, climate transition plans, and physical/transition risk disclosure. Product-level data feeds the Scope 3 categories and the transition-plan evidence base.
    Who it applies to
    Wave 1 (large public-interest entities with more than 500 employees) reported on FY2024 in 2025. Wave 2 was originally scheduled for FY2025 reports filed in 2026, but the Omnibus I simplification package adopted in late 2025 postponed Wave 2 to FY2027 reports filed in 2028 and raised the scope threshold to 1,000+ employees and €450M+ turnover. The simplified final ESRS is expected by 2026-09-18. Confirm your company's wave and current scope before designing your reporting program. The rules have moved.
    What ClimatePoint delivers
    The product-level PEF data ClimatePoint produces is the raw material for ESRS E1 Scope 3 Category 1 (purchased goods and services) and Category 11 (use of sold products). On a scoping call we map your product catalogue into ESRS E1 disclosure lines, identify which existing PEFCR studies fully populate which requirements, and flag where a targeted primary-data collection round is needed.

    CBAM · Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

    Available on scoping call
    What it is
    The EU's levy on embedded emissions in imports of iron and steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, electricity, and hydrogen. Importers report embedded emissions per CN code and, in the permanent phase, surrender certificates matching those emissions priced at the EU ETS rate.
    Who it applies to
    CBAM entered its permanent (definitive) phase on 2026-01-01. Quarterly reporting during the transitional phase ends with a final quarterly report due 2026-01-31; from 2026 onward importers file annual CBAM declarations. Authorised CBAM Declarant applications are due by 2026-03-31, and the 50-tonne cumulative-imports threshold triggers the authorisation obligation. The first annual declaration covering 2026 imports is due 2027-09-30. Certificate sales, originally scheduled for 2026-01-01, were postponed to 2027-02-01 under the 2025 simplification package.
    What ClimatePoint delivers
    Per-CN-code embedded emissions calculated using the same LCA engine that produces the PEFCR study, with direct and indirect embedded emissions reported separately per CBAM methodology. On a scoping call we map your import book to CN codes, calculate embedded emissions from supplier-primary data where collected and EU default benchmarks where not, and assemble the annual declaration evidence pack.

    05 · DATA EXCHANGE

    Data exchange

    How results leave ClimatePoint for other systems: the product carbon footprint to a trading partner's PACT node, the product identifier a future DPP export will key to, and custom formats built on a scoping call. Format choice is a delivery decision, not a methodology decision.

    PACT · Partnership for Carbon Transparency

    Generally available
    What it is
    The WBCSD-hosted open standard for product-level carbon-footprint data exchange between trading partners. Previously referred to as 'Pathfinder Framework'; now officially the 'PACT Methodology' plus the 'PACT Technical Specifications' (v3.0, release 3.0.3 current at time of writing). Forty-plus solutions implemented v2 during 2023 and 2024; v3 is the current focus.
    Who it applies to
    Voluntary, but a de facto requirement for buyer–supplier carbon-data exchange in several consumer-goods and industrial value chains. Walmart, Microsoft, and BASF are among the anchor implementers; the PACT Network is the conformant-solutions directory.
    What ClimatePoint delivers
    Publishes a study's product carbon footprint to the PACT network through your company's PACT API client (PACT Technical Specifications v3.0.3), so trading partners can pull it. PACT carries the carbon footprint only: the other fifteen PEF impact categories of a PEFCR study stay in the PDF report and shareable link.

    Custom reporting frameworks

    Available on scoping call
    What it is
    The fallback for any reporting scheme not covered by the nine sections above: buyer-specific scorecards, investor questionnaires (CDP, EcoVadis inputs), retailer sustainability rubrics, industry-specific frameworks (Higg MSI for apparel), and NGO reporting protocols.
    Who it applies to
    Any brand whose buyers, investors, or certifying bodies request environmental data in a format ClimatePoint does not already emit natively. If the target format's data requirements can be expressed as a field-level mapping over a PEFCR study, it is in scope.
    What ClimatePoint delivers
    On a scoping call we inspect the target framework's field list, map it against the LCI and impact-assessment outputs of a PEFCR study, and build an export transformation that produces the requested format. The underlying dataset remains the single signed PEFCR study; the custom format is a derivation, not a parallel study.

    The next step

    Bring one standard you are being asked to comply with: a retailer's PEFCR request, a CBAM importer obligation, a DPP timeline your legal team is watching. We will walk you through exactly what ClimatePoint produces against that standard, what the output looks like, which gaps still need human attestation, and what a one-product pilot costs and takes.