Frequently Asked Questions

Climate Seal is an AI-powered platform for audit-ready product carbon footprint (PCF) calculation and compliance delivery. It automates BOM cleansing, factor matching, computation, risk assessment, and audit evidence packaging. Reports can be generated in hours with audit-ready materials. Comparing with consultancies, our platform help reduce reporting cycle and costs by over 90%.

Three minimum inputs are sufficient: product specifications/BOM/energy consumption/logistics. Missing items can be temporarily filled with industry defaults or similar processes, with assumptions and uncertainties clearly labeled. The system provides wizard-style templates, unit validation, and auto-completion. When data is incomplete, it guides users to data owners and helps them understand formats and requirements for low-barrier data acquisition.

From importing the three inputs to generating results takes approximately 1–2 hours; including risk assessment and corrections, the total time is about 2–4 hours. For supply chain carbon management, the timeline depends on supplier count and product complexity. We first cover the top 80% of emission contributors, then iterate on the long tail. Accuracy primarily depends on the completeness of BOM and energy consumption data, and the clarity of understanding of your operations.

Aligned with ISO 14067, featuring built-in DQR scoring, risk analysis, uncertainty assessment, and data lineage. One-click export of audit packages supports third-party verification (SGS/BSI/TÜV, etc.).

Follow the route: supplier-specific preference → hybrid method → average factor → expenditure-based (EEIO) as fallback; use a cradle-to-gate boundary; clearly delineate Categories 2/4/5 to prevent double counting; assign DQR and uncertainty to each procurement line, allowing recalculation when better data becomes available.

Brand tenders require suppliers to provide PCF documentation; exporting goods to other countries or regions necessitates disclosure of PCF. Scenarios such as carbon taxes, batteries, and DPP (Digital Product Passport) also rely on PCF as foundational support.

Supports Excel/CSV batch import (handles BOMs with hundreds of rows). The system performs multi-level parsing, unit normalization, and specification extraction, using rules and AI for bulk factor matching (with configurable confidence thresholds and manual review queues).

Provide a lightweight supplier portal and AI advisor that supports invitations, task assignments, and automatic reminders. The AI advisor enables low-barrier data completion without brand-side training, constrains and validates data quality, and triggers recalculation once backfilled data meets quality standards. The entire process is traceable for auditing.

Outputs include PDF reports, machine-readable formats (CSV/JSON), and audit packages; can generate user-specified data formats and provide QR codes for easy display and reuse.

Data and results belong to the client. Climate Seal does not retain users’ raw data but provides operational logs for traceability. Data residency, export, and deletion can be enabled as needed; on‑premises deployment is also supported for data security.

We offer one free trial report. The full version is billed based on calculation credits. The goal is to reduce the time and cost of a single PCF run to 1% of traditional methods.