PCF Verification Framework launched

Catena-X and industry body Together for Sustainability (TfS) have launched PCF Verification Framework, an initiative to enhance the credibility and effectiveness of product carbon footprint (PCF) data across the automotive and chemical supply chains. This follows long-term collaboration between the two.

The framework, TfS said, “offers a structured approach for verifying PCF results and datasets or certifying PCF programmes within a company. It aims to establish a common approach for ensuring the trustworthiness of PCF data exchanged across supply chains.” There are three ‘levels of trust’ for companies seeking verification or certification, each with specific procedures, purposes and scopes:

1. Entry-level, focusing on automated solutions for PCF dataset completeness checks, ensuring conformity with PCF data models without formal verification or certification

2. Certification of PCF programmes operated by companies, demonstrating through third-party certification that a company can perform PCF calculations according to a recognised industry standard, such as the TfS PCF Guideline or the Catena-X PCF Rulebook

3. Verification of specific PCF datasets by an independent party, providing the highest level of trust in the data