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PCF Guideline and White Paper

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The Product Carbon Footprint Guideline

for the Chemical Industry

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, TfS developed 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.

First-of-its kind, chemical industry-specific and tailored to meet the unique challenges when calculating PCFs
“Audit-ready”, ISO-compliant, and accepted by the GHG Protocol
“Open source”, useful for global industries using chemical materials

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Discover the TfS PCF Guideline video (02:25)

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Introduction to the TfS PCF Guideline (16:50)

The Product Carbon Footprint White Paper

Improving and harmonising Scope 3 Reporting

The TfS White Paper explores the challenges and opportunities for harmonising carbon accounting methodologies in the chemical industry. It discusses the complexities involved and suggests strategies for a more sustainable future. The paper identifies three key modifications that are vital for the chemical industry to implement to improve carbon accounting:

Biogenic carbon accounting
Mass Balance as a transition mechanism
Recycled materials and content

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TfS PCF Data Model

For suppliers to correctly report PCF in the TfS PCF Exchange solution, TfS developed the PCF Data Model. While the TfS PCF Guideline remains the methodological reference on how to calculate PCF, the Data Model is a more detailed and technical document describing how the PCF should be reported in term of data fields, nomenclature and formatting. The PCF Data Model replaces section §5.3.2 and respective Table 5.20 in version 2.0 of the PCF Guideline.