Evaluate the Full Environmental Impact of Your Products

ECOT's LCA module is built to the internationally recognised ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 standards, which define the methodology for conducting and reporting life cycle assessments. The Goal and Scope Definition phase establishes the study's purpose, its functional unit — the reference basis against which all environmental impacts are expressed — and its system boundary, determining which upstream and downstream processes fall within scope. The Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) phase involves the collection and quantification of all inputs and outputs for every unit process within the system boundary. The Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) phase translates inventory data into environmental impact indicators across categories including climate change (GWP100), ozone depletion, particulate matter formation, eutrophication, and resource depletion. The Interpretation phase synthesises findings, identifies significant issues, and draws conclusions appropriate to the study's declared goal.

A Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) is a focused application of LCA methodology concerned exclusively with climate change impact, quantified in kg CO₂e per functional unit. PCF studies follow ISO 14067, which builds on the broader LCA framework to provide detailed requirements for greenhouse gas accounting at the product level. ECOT automates the primary calculation workflow — from process-level energy consumption and material inputs through transportation, waste treatment, and use-phase emissions — producing a traceable, externally verifiable PCF that can substantiate Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), support compliance with Green Public Procurement criteria, and underpin product-level carbon labelling programmes.