The process of partitioning GHG emissions from a single facility or other systems (such as a process vehicle or business unit) among its various outputs, in particular products.

Those processes that consists of all service, material and energy flows that become, make and carry a product throughout its life cycle.

The attributable processes and their associated emissions that should be accounted for and reported by a company as part of its PCF.

Unit comparing the radiative forcing (global warming impact) of a GHG, expressed in terms of the amount of CO₂ that would have an equivalent impact.

A project led by WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development), set up to provide a forum for businesses across value chains and industries as well as for key decarbonization stakeholders to collaborate on the creation of GHG emissions transparency.

Part of a product’s full life cycle, covering all emissions allocated to a product upstream of a company plus all emissions resulting from processes within the company until the product leaves the company’s gate.

Also known as "burden free" or "recycled content approach". Waste treatment such as collection, transportation, sorting, dismantling, or shredding shall be added to the inventory results of the product system generating the waste. The Product using the recycled material receive it burden free. If energy is recovered, the user of the energy gets the combustion emissions.

When creating a PCF with Mattermaps, several data quality indicators are created and data quality scores change depending on the level of PCF analysis and data provided to Mattermaps while creating the PCF form.

The quality indicators will be presented in the form of a percentage and can range from 0-100% depending on the information the user has shared regarding the PCF calculation and methodology.

Transparency or Documentation is the quality of the documentation provided by the user when disclosing the PCF information.

Reliability or Assurance describes the level of audit from self-declaration. It's an internal PCF review which provides a score of 25% and third party verification provides a score of 100%.

Validity & Data Accuracy or Data Quality Rating (DQR) is a score from 1 to 3 (e.g. 1.5); Average mean of the individual ratings of the quality indicators (1-good, 2-fair, 3-poor).

Unit of analysis chosen for PCF, which serves as the reference to which the inputs (materials and energy) and outputs (such as products, by-products, waste) are quantified. It has two essential components: the 'quantity', which is the numerical measure within the declared unit, and the 'unit' (e.g., kg; piece; or MJ), which is the unit of measurement. Declared unit = Quantity × Unit

Scenario 1: Reporting PCF for 1 kg of Material

Goal: Report the PCF for exactly 1 kilogram of your product.

How to Fill:

Unit: kg

Quantity: 1

Product mass [kg] per declared unit: 1

Explanation: You are stating that your declared unit is kg. You are reporting for 1 of these kg units, and each kg unit weighs 1 kg. This is the most straightforward way to report a PCF directly per kilogram.

Scenario 2: Reporting PCF for a Batch of 1000 kg of Material

Goal: Report the PCF for a total batch of 1000 kilograms of your product.

How to Fill:

Unit: kg

Quantity: 1000

Product mass [kg] per declared unit: 1

Explanation: Your declared unit is kg. You are providing data for 1000 of these kg units. Each of these kg units weighs 1 kg.

(Note: If the system automatically fills "Quantity" with "1" when "Unit" is "kg", simply change "Quantity" to "1000" in this scenario.)

Scenario 3: Reporting PCF for a Single "Piece" of a Product (e.g., a component weighing 0.5 kg)

Goal: Report the PCF for one individual piece of your product.

How to Fill:

Unit: piece

Quantity: 1

Product mass [kg] per declared unit: 0.5

Explanation: Your declared unit is a piece. You are reporting for 1 piece. Each piece weighs 0.5 kg.

Indirect GHG emissions that occur in the value chain following the processes owned or controlled by the reporting company.

GHG emissions from the processes that are owned or controlled by the reporting company.

Pathfinder: Direct emissions

Amount of GHGs emitted, expressed as CO₂e and relative to a unit of activity (for example, kg of CO₂e per declared unit).

Gaseous constituents of the atmosphere, both natural and anthropogenic, that absorb and emit radiation at specific wavelengths within the spectrum of infrared radiation emitted by the Earth’s surface, its atmosphere and clouds. GHGs include CDCO2, Methane (CH4), Nitrous Oxide(N2O), Hydrofluoric-Carbons (HFCs), Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6).

Product, material or energy flow that enters a unit process.

Consecutive and interlinked stages of a product system, from raw material acquisition or generation of natural resources to end-of-life, inclusive of any recycling or recovery activity.

Compilation and evaluation of the inputs, outputs and potential environmental impacts of a product throughout its entire life cycle.

The sum of GHG emissions resulting from all stages of the life cycle of a product and within the specified boundaries of the product.

Physical products supplied from a supplier upstream, used as input for production processes of products.

ID used by the company to identify this product.

This is the ID or value used by the company to identify it's components. It's the name of a BoM-item or the name of the BoM itself. Component identifier values can be the same as supplier component ID, which is provided by the supplier when selling the product.

A product identifier type is a classification or category that helps to uniquely identify a product. It is a specific attribute or characteristic used to distinguish one product from another. Common examples of product identifier types include

- Material ID

- Universal Product Codes (UPC)

- International Standard Book Numbers (ISBN)

- Global Trade Item Numbers (GTIN)

These identifiers play a crucial role in managing the different products in an organization.

A component Identifier type is a unique code or ID assigned by each company to individual components or parts that are used in manufacturing or assembly of products. It is used to track the components within the company’s internal systems e.g., ERP systems, to enable proper supply chain operations and management. For example, for a company that produces smart mobile phones: Each phone has several components, such as screen, RAM, camera, etc. Each component would have a unique component identifier. There are several types of component identifiers, each serving a specific purpose. This varies between different industries and different use cases. Below are some examples of Component Identifier Types: - Stock Keeping Units code (SKU) - Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) - SAP Number - Component/Part Numbers (CPID) - Universal Product Code (UPC) - Batch or Lot numbers - Manufacturing Codes - Material Codes - Radio Frequency Identification Tags (RFIDs) You can assign up to 10 different component ID types for your component within Mattermaps. However, one identifier type must be designated as the main component identifier type.

A supplier Identifier is a unique code or label assigned by each company to identify and track their suppliers individually. It is used to manage the relationship with the suppliers and ensure efficient communication with external partners. There are several types of supplier identifiers, depending on the company strategy. Below are some examples of Supplier Identifier Types: - Supplier ID or Code - Business Partner Number - Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) - Vendor IDs - Tax ID or VAT Numbers - Global Location Numbers (GLN) - Certification Codes - Location ID You can assign up to 10 different supplier ID types for your suppliers on Mattermaps.

Operation or process with multiple inputs, such as materials and energy, and multiple outputs, such as co-products and waste. (Problems arising from multiple output processes are approached with system expansion or allocation problems.)

Product, material or energy that leaves a unit process.

Network for the exchange of carbon footprint data that is being developed by the Carbon Transparency Partnership, with the aim of establishing the missing (technological) link between different supply chain actors, such as through the creation of interoperability for underlying technology solutions. Although it was officially rebranded as the PACT Methodology, within Mattermaps we use both the terms 'Pathfinder' and 'PACT'.

Data pertaining to a specific product or activity within a company’s value chain. Such data may take the form of activity data, emissions or emission factors. Primary data is site-specific, company-specific (if there are multiple sites for the same product) or supply chain–specific. Primary data may be obtained through meter readings, purchase records, utility bills, engineering models, direct monitoring, material or product balances, stoichiometry or other methods for obtaining data from specific processes in the value chain of the company.

A single calculation might include both primary and secondary data. For example, calculating emissions from the consumption of electricity could involve primary activity data, such as data on consumption in kWh, multiplied by a secondary emission factor provided by national GHG inventories representing GHG emission intensity (CO₂e per kWh).

Any good (tangible product, such as material) or service (intangible product).

Total GHG emissions generated during the life cycle of a product, measured in CO₂e. Within the boundary of Version 1 of the Pathfinder Framework, only material acquisition, pre-processing, production, distribution and storage are included in the PCF.

Group of products that can fulfill equivalent functions.

A set of specific rules, requirements and guidelines for calculating PCFs (among other things) and developing environmental declarations for one or more product categories according to BS EN ISO 14040:2006.

This is the ID used by the company to identify it's products.

Primary or secondary material used to produce a product.

Data that is not from specific activities within a company’s value chain but from databases, based on averages, scientific reports or other sources.

A serial number is unique identifier assigned incrementally or sequentially to an item, to uniquely identify it.

Smallest part of a product’s life cycle for which input and output data is quantified.

Indirect GHG emissions that occur in the value chain prior to the processes owned or controlled by the reporting company. All upstream transportation emissions are also included as part of upstream emissions.

That part of the life cycle of a product that occurs between the transfer of the product to the consumer and the end-of-life of the product.

All the upstream and downstream activities associated with the operations of a company.

Materials, co-products, products or emissions without economic value that the holder discards, intends to discard or is required to discard.

Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) is an automatically generated ID, consisting of a 36-character alphanumeric string that can be used to identify information. A standard UUID code contains 32 hex digits along with 4 “-” symbols, which makes its length equal to 36 characters. From V1.11.0, all APIs (Components, Product, Supplier, and Link-supplier) will use system generated IDs (UUID) for all entities with some exceptions (Offsetting, Factory Emissions, BOM, and Create PCF beta API's).

As a procurement/product manager, it is now possible to view the UUIDs of your Products, Components, and Suppliers and you can copy/paste them from the Details page.

The UUID is based on several key considerations:

1. Unique Identification

Companies often utilize diverse schemes to define and manage their internal identifiers for components, suppliers, products, and other entities. To accommodate these varied company-specific rules and ensure consistent unique identification within our platform, we have introduced system-defined UUIDs. These UUIDs provide a reliable and standardized method to uniquely identify individual objects within Mattermaps.

2. Automated UUID Assignment

Whenever a new component, product, supplier, or any other entity is created within Mattermaps platform, the system automatically generates and assigns a UUID to that object. This ensures that every object can be uniquely identified throughout the application without any manual intervention.

3. Alignment with Industry Standards

We have observed that many Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) standards are increasingly adopting the use of UUIDs to define products and components. By implementing UUIDs as the default identification method on Mattermaps platform, we align our practices with these emerging industry standards, enhancing the compatibility and future-proofing of our application.

4. Seamless User Experience

While navigating and using the web interface of Mattermaps platform, users do not need to actively find or remember these UUIDs. The application manages all identification processes automatically, providing a seamless user experience. However, for users who wish to leverage our advanced features such as bulk uploads or APIs, the use of UUIDs becomes essential. These advanced features require UUIDs to accurately identify and update your data on Mattermaps platform.