Product Carbon Footprint Guideline by TfS

Committed to making chemical supply chains more sustainable, TfS members and suppliers also share the responsibility to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the chemical industry.

Scope 3 (upstream) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions constitute a major share of a chemical company’s emissions. Calculating the carbon footprint of products provides the best product-level information for identification, tracking and reducing scope 3 GHG emissions in the industry.

Taking the lead for the chemical industry, in September TfS launched the Product Carbon Footprint Guideline for calculation for chemical materials which will enable suppliers and corporations to produce and later on share high-quality carbon footprint data.

November 2022 update: Launch of a more robust version of the PCF Guideline covering also Corporate Accounting

On November 8, TfS launched an even more robust version of the PCF Guideline covering also Corporate Accounting. The full open-source PCF Guideline allows suppliers and companies to calculate PCFs and Corporate Scope 3 Category 1 (Scope 3.1 – purchased goods and services) GHG emissions. The updated Guideline will be a vital instrument for working on real and meaningful emission reductions to help decarbonise the entire industry together.

PCF Guideline now available in different languages

You can now view and download the PCF Guideline including Corporate Accounting on this website also in Chinese, Japanese and Spanish (see section below).

What will the future hold?

At TfS we are preparing an IT solution, i.e.: a platform that will enable corporations and suppliers to share upstream product carbon footprints. This should make it easier for businesses to conduct cross-industry comparisons and compile and manage their emissions across all three scopes.

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