Sustainability as a competitive advantage

The flexible approach of the Product Carbon Footprint Calculator

Awareness of the importance of sustainability is constantly increasing. It is therefore crucial for companies to understand and minimize their environmental footprint. An effective tool to tackle this challenge is the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF), which measures the total emissions of a product over its entire life cycle.

Thomas Doll (CTO) and his team have developed a tool for RUCH NOVAPLAST that helps companies to perform a PCF calculation for their EPP molded parts at material, technology and process level. Our approach covers all three scopes, from raw material extraction (cradle) to the factory gate, taking into account all phases of the product life cycle in between. This enables a precise and transparent assessment of CO2 emissions based on BOM and process structures.

Our PCF calculator pursues several goals. By continuously updating the emission factors and using emission factors from the Greenhouse Gas Protocol as well as our own measurement technology, we ensure that the calculations are based on sound and reliable data. We also offer transparency at product, company and plant level to enable our customers to make informed decisions on how to achieve their CO2 reduction targets.

For more information about our Product Carbon Footprint calculator and to find out more about which factors have the greatest impact on the CO2 emissions of an EPP molded part, read on here.