STANDARDS · COMPLIANCE COVERAGE

    Nine 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 every obligation below. CBAM embedded-emissions report. ESRS E1 disclosure. ESPR Digital Product Passport. WBCSD PACT 3.0 exchange. GS1 Digital Link identifier. One dataset, nine compliance surfaces.

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    Compliance frameworks

    03 · COMPLIANCE FRAMEWORKS

    Compliance frameworks

    These three frameworks define how a product-level environmental study is conducted. ClimatePoint's engine conforms to all three simultaneously. PEFCR is the primary operational rule set, ISO 14040/44 is the parent LCA framework PEFCR inherits from, and ISO 14067 is the carbon-footprint subset.

    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.

    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 that satisfies all three simultaneously.

    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
    A machine-readable DPP payload export, keyed to a GS1 Digital Link identifier, carrying the category-rule alignment, reference year, per-impact-category values, boundary conditions, data quality panel, and verification status. The payload is ingestable by any DPP issuer or registry that follows the emerging EU DPP data model.

    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

    Three data-exchange formats that carry the signed environmental dataset out of ClimatePoint and into the systems that need it: a trading partner's PACT node, a retailer's DPP registry, a consultant's custom reporting scheme. 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
    Native emission of a PACT 3.0-conformant JSON payload for every PEFCR study. The payload carries product carbon footprint, boundary conditions, DQ metadata, and the audit attestation, version-pinned to the signed dataset so the recipient can verify against the same hash that appears on the PEFCR PDF.

    Custom reporting frameworks

    Available on scoping call
    What it is
    The fallback for any reporting scheme not covered by the eight sections above: buyer-specific scorecards, investor questionnaires (CDP, EcoVadis inputs), retailer sustainability rubrics, industry-specific frameworks (Higg MSI for apparel, EN 15804 for construction products), 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.