Product Carbon Footprint
Standardized calculation and exchange of CO₂ footprint data across the supply chain.
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The Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) use case enables the precise calculation and secure exchange of product-related greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1-3) along the entire automotive supply chain. It creates transparency, data sovereignty, and comparability by basing itself on internationally recognized standards such as ISO, as well as the WBCSD's PACT Guidance and the Catena-X PCF Rulebook. The focus is on a cradle-to-gate life cycle analysis that begins with raw material extraction and ends at the factory gate.
A key objective of the use case is the progressive shift from secondary to primary data: while secondary data is based on generic databases or industry averages, primary data comes directly from the real production and supplier processes of individual companies. This gradual transition significantly increases the accuracy of CO₂ calculations, improves the quality of sustainability reporting, and at the same time promotes targeted decarbonization measures in industry.
The use case distinguishes between applications capable of calculating PCF data and facilitating cross‑company data exchange, and applications that are limited to exchanging PCF data without calculation functionality.
Key Features
- More accurate Scope 1‑3 PCF measurements
- Better comparability across the supply chain
- Reliable CO₂ reporting & compliance readiness
- Reduced manual supplier communication
- Faster, data‑driven decarbonization decisions
• No LCA expertise needed
• Predefined model covers Scope 1, 2 & 3 out of the box
• Compliant with Catena-X Rulebook & IMDS PCF reporting
• Scale PCF calculations across your product portfolio
• Predefined VDA-classified materials for fast BOM setup
• Hotspot analysis to identify emission reduction levers
• Scenario comparison for design-for-sustainability
• Ready to use from day one — minimal onboarding effort
• Streamlines certificate exchange across the entire supply chain.
• Reduces the administrative burden of managing multiple customers.
• Ensures secure, reliable, and trusted data sharing via standards.
• Automates validation to eliminate manual processing errors.
• Lowers operational costs through standardized digital workflows.
• Enhances transparency and compliance for all business partners.
• Accurate PCF based on real production data
• Catena-X ready for calculation standards and secure data exchange
• Support CBAM, EPD, and EU Battery Regulation compliance
• Reduce compliance complexity and audit effort
• Identify carbon hotspots with analytics and modeling
• Management of your company certificates to share them with your business partners easily
• Management: of your PCFs - request, create, calculate and share PCFs along your value chain
• Higher PCF accuracy: Primary data replaces estimates, resulting in more reliable carbon footprint values
• Reduced manual effort: Automated data ingestion and standardized validation replace error-prone manual processes
• Faster reporting cycles: Structured, machine-readable PCF data accelerates internal and external reporting
• Strong supply-chain collaboration: Share and receive PCF data with partners in a standardized, interoperable way
• Regulatory readiness: Stay ahead of upcoming sustainability requirements with a compliant, auditable data foundation
• Scalable infrastructure: Built on Quintari Connect, adding new Use Cases requires minimal additional effort
• No PCF calculator in place yet? sovity cooperates with strong partners with scalable solutions for you and is happy to guide you
Worldwide, the fastest Catena-X BPN Release
- Provides a dedicated link to issueBPN via Cofinity-X ecosystem
- Issue BPN quickly through a simplified process at no additional cost
Global OEM data submission requirements fully addressed
- Global-standard data exchange, Catena-X certified solution provider (data exchange between certified solutions)
- Cofinity-X’ use case marketplace updates via Cofinity-X (provides customers with the latest information)
The only single-platform among Catena-X certified applications
- Core Setup from ECOPASS(DPP & BatteryPass) / PCF Exchange / CCM and more
- Diverse Usecaseapplications provided on a single platform
Enterprise data security
- To protect sensitive manufacturing data, on-premises or DMZ deployment is available
- Effortless OEM Compliance: Instantly meet incoming customer and regulatory requests for standardized product data by utilizing the certified Catena-X DPP Standard (CX-0143).
- Absolute Data Sovereignty: You decide exactly who sees what. Powered by the Eclipse Dataspace Components (EDC) framework, your proprietary manufacturing, material, and asset data remains strictly under your control.
- Plug-and-Play Connectivity: Connect effortlessly with your customers and your own suppliers using built-in Catena-X standards for Digital Twins (CX-0002) and Dataspace Connectivity (CX-0018).
- Trusted Business Networks: Seamlessly verify partner identity data and certificate authenticity using the Industry Core standards (CX-0126 and CX-0127).
- Reduced Complexity: Eliminate manual email chains and fragmented spreadsheets. View and share all required product passport assets in a single, unified interface.
Protect your intellectual property while fully satisfying your automotive customers' compliance requirements. Deploy the BloqSens DPP Viewer today to streamline your data pipeline and future-proof your tier-supplier operations.
