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Explore practical guidance on Product Carbon Footprint, Scope 3, LCA methods, supplier collaboration, and verification-ready carbon delivery.
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Practical guides, regulatory breakdowns, and operating notes from the Climate Seal team.
July 10, 2026
CBAM and Chinese Companies: From Compliance Burden to Carbon Competitiveness
CBAM is becoming a real trade, cost, data, and competitiveness issue for Chinese exporters. Here is how companies can turn compliance pressure into carbon competitiveness.
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July 6, 2026
The Future of Product Carbon Labels: What Companies Should Prepare For
Product carbon labels are evolving from voluntary sustainability badges into evidence-based, digital, and verification-ready carbon data systems. Here is what companies should prepare for.
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June 26, 2026
Understanding ISO 14067, PAS 2050 and the GHG Protocol Product Standard
A practical guide to ISO 14067, PAS 2050 and the GHG Protocol Product Standard: when each product carbon footprint framework is used, how boundaries work, and how to choose the right standard.
Open articleJune 22, 2026
CBAM 2026: From Reporting Obligation to Real Carbon Cost
CBAM has entered its definitive regime. The first certificate price, the 50-tonne threshold, downstream expansion signals, and indirect-emissions policy work all point to one conclusion: embedded carbon is becoming a trade cost.
Open articleSeptember 15, 2025
Stop Using Default Values: The Real Cost of CBAM — And a One-Time PCF Path
Default values aren't a shortcut under CBAM—they often raise tax, increase audit risk, and slow shipments. Here's a practical alternative: build a once-and-reusable product carbon footprint (PCF) model.
Open articleSeptember 11, 2025
Product Carbon Footprint (PCF): Meaning, Methods & When You Need It
A practical PCF guide: what it means, where it's used (CBAM, EPDs, buyer requests), how to calculate it under ISO 14067 & the GHG Protocol, when you need it, and how Climate Seal helps—with sources.
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September 9, 2025
ISO x GHG Protocol: One playbook for carbon accounting is coming
ISO and GHG Protocol are aligning standards and co-developing a joint PCF rulebook, reducing duplication and audit uncertainty. Expect cleaner supplier data exchange and easier assurance.
Open articleSeptember 21, 2025
Why a Carbon Footprint Label Drives Real Reductions Across Your Supply Chain
Putting a carbon footprint label on pack—with a clear functional unit, boundary, verification, and a QR-linked disclosure—does more than inform consumers. It aligns procurement, design, and logistics on measured hotspots, enabling year-on-year reductions and avoiding greenwashing. Here's how to do it right, and when to consider Eco-score or a broader environmental footprint label.
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September 21, 2025
Digital Product Passport: Linking Your Carbon Footprint Label to EU ESPR Compliance
The EU's Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) makes Digital Product Passports a reality. This guide shows how to design a carbon footprint label and the QR disclosure so they plug cleanly into a DPP—covering data models, unique identifiers, carriers (QR/NFC/RFID), verification, and go-live timelines.
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