It’s decision time for the European Commission, faced with a list of bidders willing to carry out a study on product carbon footprinting.
The successful consultancy will support the Commission’s work on common voluntary methodologies that can be used in future carbon audits for organisations and to calculate the carbon footprint of products.
The study will look at the current leading technical methodologies, including ISO 14067 currently under development; and product carbon footprinting initiatives by governments, NGOs and others, in the EU and beyond.
A system is needed that will evaluate and compare diverse methodologies. Some aim to incorporate carbon footprint measurements into labelling schemes; others focus on the efficiency benefits companies can gain from internal carbon analysis of their products.
The risks, such as shifting the burden to other environmental impacts, or high costs for companies or regulators, will be also considered.
The consultancy will have six months and a €150,000 budget to complete the work.
