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SGS Green Marks programme expands with Product Carbon Footprint and Carbon Footprint Reduced
27 August 2024
SGS IS pleased to announce the launch of two additions to its SGS Green Marks portfolio - Product Carbon Footprint and Carbon Footprint Reduced.
Brands, manufacturers, suppliers and retailers can now benefit from SGS Green Marks, which:
- Ensure Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) information is transparent and generated in compliance with the relevant standards and methodologies
- Mitigate the risk of greenwashing or reputational damage
- Support the accurate communication of environmental performance to stakeholders
- Differentiate a product from competitors
- Provide global recognition that claims are verified by SGS
As governments and regulators around the world commit to ambitious targets to achieve climate-neutrality in the coming decades, PCF has become an essential measurement of greenhouse gas emission and removal within a product’s life cycle.
For a product to qualify for SGS Green Marks, organisations must first submit a PCF calculation report. SGS will then undertake a rigorous assessment of the PCF following the ISO 14064-3 verification process. This confirms that the PCF was prepared in accordance with either the international standard ISO 14067:2018, or the product standard issued by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, using a life cycle assessment (LCA) approach.
Compliant products can display SGS Green Marks - each mark provides details of the product’s environmental claim and assessment standard(s) and displays a QR code that links directly to further information on the claim’s authenticity.
"We are delighted to extend our portfolio of sustainability services to embrace product carbon footprint and provide the market with a credible way to exhibit third-party verified PCF studies," said Keith Hutchinson, deputy head, connectivity and products global certification at SGS.
"Making claims is easy, substantiating them is not. SGS Green Marks enable organisations to demonstrate their product’s environmental attributes. Ultimately, it enables a growing tide of environmentally conscious consumers to be better informed on the impacts of their purchases and to make greener choices."
SGS Green Marks
SGS Green Marks, developed by SGS experts, now comprise nine individual green attribute certifications or verifications, making this scheme one of the most diverse sets of environmental claim certifications and verifications on the market. The scheme supports businesses and brands striving to enhance their sustainability effort and respond to rising consumer demands for greener products and services.
Based on recognised standards such as ISO/IEC 17065, ISO/IEC 17029, ISO 14065 and ISO 14021, SGS Green Marks verify that products have passed a range of assessments to meet specific and quantifiable environmental attributes and claims under the following nine environmental attributes:
- Recycled content
- Product carbon footprint
- Carbon footprint reduced
- PFAS-assessed
- Biobased
- Hazardous substances assessed
- PVC-free
- Industrial compostable
- Biodegradability
Learn more about SGS Green Marks
For further information, please contact your local SGS representative or:
Product Certification Team - SGS Green Marks
Connectivity and Products, SGS
Tel: +852 2334 4481