Carbon Trail

Mar 2025 Product Update: Footprint Comparison, Supplier Water & Waste Data, and Emission Factor Rules

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We’re excited to share what’s new this month! 🌟 Here’s what’s new:

💧 Primary Supplier Water and Waste Data

Previously, supplier-level data collection was focused mainly on energy use. Now, you can also automatically integrate water consumption and waste generation into your product footprints.

This is a big step forward in measuring your full environmental impact, not just carbon emissions. If your suppliers are using less water or producing less waste, you can now quantify that improvement through LCAs and use it to differentiate your brand in the market.

Even better, if your LCAs feed into Scope 3 carbon accounting, lower waste and water usage directly contribute to lower Scope 3 emissions. This can help you meet climate targets faster while also showcasing genuine supply chain improvements to customers, investors, and regulators.

🔍 Footprint Comparison

Manually comparing product footprints can be time-consuming and error-prone. With our new Footprint Comparison feature, you can quickly and easily compare the footprints of different products or versions side by side.

Use interactive charts and detailed breakdowns to spot key differences in materials, processes, or suppliers — all at once. Whether tracking progress or evaluating design changes, you now have the tools to make more informed decisions faster.

⚙️ Emission Factor Rules

Take full control of how your carbon emissions are calculated. Our new Emission Factor Rules let you define exactly which emission factor sources are used in your GHG accounting.

Prefer specific databases like DEFRA, EPA, etc.? Now, you can set flexible, transparent rules that suit your organization’s reporting standards and audit needs.

This ensures greater transparency, consistency, and peace of mind for your compliance and reporting processes.

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