Decrease Your Product’s Carbon Footprint

At Sustainable Solutions Corporation (SSC), we understand the growing importance of measuring and managing the environmental impact of your products. Our Product Carbon Footprint Assessments are designed to help businesses quantify and reduce the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions associated with their products throughout their lifecycle.

By leveraging over 23 years of experience, we provide comprehensive assessments that enable you to make informed decisions, improve sustainability, and enhance your brand reputation.

The Carbon Cycle For Products

The carbon cycle, one of Earth's major cycles, is a system that is designed to recycle and reuse carbon atoms. When we manufacture products or consumer goods, we are using resources from the Earth that contain carbon such as fossil fuels and other raw materials. These resources are used in both the products and the creation of energy to manufacture the products. The total inflow and output of carbon-related emissions is known as the carbon footprint of a product.

It is important to note that the carbon footprint of a product accounts for all greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted during the product's life cycle, not just carbon dioxide (CO2). A carbon footprint can also consist of methane (CH4), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), etc.

embodied carbon and operation carbon
 

  • A PCF is calculated by adding up all the GHG emissions generated throughout a product's life cycle from raw material extraction and manufacturing to transportation, usage, and disposal.

  • Companies can reduce embodied carbon by:

    • Developing a Sustainable Product Innovation program

    • Sourcing raw materials from a closer location

    • Integrating recycled content into their products

    • Reducing the energy used to manufacture their products

    • Using renewable energy

    • Reducing materials used in their products

    • Reducing packaging

    • Creating product take-back programs or a closed-loop process

 

Expected Benefits

Every product has a carbon footprint that can be reduced. The benefits of reducing the embodied carbon in your products are:

  • Reduced GHG emissions and energy consumption

  • Cost savings from optimizing your products and processes

  • Increased sales and competitive advantage

  • Demonstrating your commitment to more sustainable products

  • Stakeholder satisfaction

  • Communicating your reduction achievements

 

Why Choose SSC?

SSC leverages over 23 years of experience focused solely on sustainability to provide businesses the services and tools they need to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and minimize their environmental impact. We have perfected a system that is designed for maximum return on investment and has helped hundreds of clients improve their bottom line and reduce environmental impacts.

 

Educational Series: Achieve Your Decarbonization Goals with LCA and PCF

“THESE WEBINARS WERE AN EXCELLENT USE OF TIME AND I WOULD NOT HESITATE TO SIGN UP FOR MORE.”

A comprehensive three-part educational course that teaches you the fundamentals of Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) and Product Carbon Footprints (PCF).

 

Resources

 

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EMBODIED CARBON

In this document, we discuss why embodied carbon is important, deliver a comprehensive breakdown of where embodied carbon comes from in each stage of a product’s life cycle, outline how companies can reduce the embodied carbon in their products, and much more. Click the button below to download!

 

podcast episode

Deep Dive Into LCA,EPD, and PCF

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Tad Talks Sustainability: Scope 3 Emissions: How to Help Your Suppliers Reduce Their Carbon Footprint

LCA FAQs

Our team at SSC has provided answers to 10 frequently asked questions they receive about LCAs and EPDs.