Setting the standard for calculating indirect emissions

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Industry collaboration creates carbon footprinting guidelines for chemical products

A group of chemical companies has developed guidance to help industry calculate the cradle-to-gate emissions of the chemical products it purchases. Together for Sustainability – which includes global players – said the ‘first of its kind’ guideline would harmonise product carbon footprint (PCF) calculation approaches across the industry, to provide quality footprint data that are straightforward to compare.