Why conduct a product GHG inventory?

A robust product GHG inventory provides transparency, reduces reputational risk, and helps companies confidently offer low-carbon products.

Transparency & Trust

A product GHG inventory provides credible, data-backed emissions information that strengthens trust with customers, investors, and regulators.

Supplier Readiness

An inventory of products’ emissions helps suppliers respond to requests from customers to provide product-level emissions information and differentiate themselves as providers of low-carbon products.

Innovation & Efficiency

Identifying high-emissions hotspots reveals opportunities for redesign, material substitution, and process efficiency—leading to cost savings and sustainable product innovation.

How our process works

Establish “cradle-to-gate” or “cradle-to-grave” scope based on business needs

Gather supplier, manufacturing, transport, and usage data

Use ISO 14067 and GHG Protocol Product Standard for credibility and comparability

Quantify emissions across all lifecycle stages using LCA methodologies

Provide results, hotspot analysis, and recommendations for reduction and disclosure

Client

As companies seek to decarbonize their value chains, requests for product-level emissions information are on the rise. Conducting a product-level GHG inventory can help suppliers differentiate themselves in a crowded marketplace and establish themselves as a preferred supplier for low-carbon products.

Annie Roberts

Senior Vice President - Climate Consulting

Key Questions & Considerations

A corporate inventory measures total company-wide emissions, while a product inventory focuses on the emissions of an individual product across its life cycle.

We align with ISO 14067, the GHG Protocol Product Standard, and ISO 14040/44 for life cycle assessment.

Yes. A compliant product GHG inventory enables credible claims and supports certifications, such as carbon-neutral labeling.

A product GHG inventory can help you respond to customer requests for GHG information, as well as provide evidence to substantiate climate-related claims (California’s AB 1305) or respond to mandated reporting, such as product-level reporting obligations under the EU CSRD. 

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