ISO 14067 Carbon Footprinting

ISO 14067 Carbon Footprinting is the globally recognized international standard that defines the precise requirements and guidelines for quantifying and reporting the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) While broader frameworks look at an entire company’s corporate emissions (such as ISO 14064 or the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard), ISO 14067 zooms in exclusively on individual products or services, tracking greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from raw material extraction through to manufacturing, distribution, use, and final disposal. Built directly on top of the foundational Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) standards (ISO 14040 and ISO 14044), it focuses strictly on a single environmental impact category: climate change Elements of ISO 14067 To achieve a transparent and scientifically sound footprint calculation, the standard mandates several precise methodologies: The Functional Unit: All calculations must be tied to a specific unit of utility rather than just a physical package. For ex...