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ISO 14067: How to calculate the Carbon Footprint of a product?

Tuesday 17, June 2025

UNE-EN ISO 14067:2019 establishes the principles, requirements and guidelines for calculating the carbon footprint of a product.


EN ISO 14067:2018 allows a rigorous assessment of the climate impact generated by a product throughout its life cycle, from the extraction of raw materials to its final disposal. The carbon footprint is the most widely used environmental indicator globally, whether product-based (ISO 14067) or organisation-based (ISO 14064-1, GHG…).

What ISO 14067:2018?

ISO 14067:2018 is an international standard that defines how to quantify the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with a product or service.

The standard maintains the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach established in UNE-EN ISO 14040:2006 and UNE-EN ISO 14044:2006 but focused exclusively on climate change, i.e. on the global warming potential of the emissions emitted as a result of the manufacture of the product being analysed.

The methodology established in UNE-EN ISO 14067:2019 makes it possible to identify:

  • Greenhouse gas emissions in each phase of the product life cycle (production, transport, use, end of life).
  • Critical points for environmental improvement.
  • Comparisons between similar products according to their climate impact.

The standard allows the partial calculation of the carbon footprint of a product (partial HCP), i.e. the assessment of the greenhouse gases (GHG) of one or more processes that make up the ‘product system’, stages or processes of the product life cycle.

Why calculate the carbon footprint of a product?

EN ISO 14067:2018 brings significant competitive advantages to products that have it:

  • Added value: A product with a known carbon footprint is more valued by the end consumer, by companies with reputational pressure and by international markets committed to sustainability (Germany, Scandinavian countries, USA…).
  • The European Union has published in June 2024 the Ecodesign Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, which establishes the ecodesign requirements that products must meet in order to be placed on the European market. As a European regulation, it is directly applicable in the member states.
  • The aim is to reduce the carbon footprint and the overall environmental footprint of products throughout their life cycle, and to ensure their free circulation in the internal market.
  • Process improvement: Detailed analysis of a product’s carbon footprint enables inefficiencies to be identified, emissions to be reduced and the supply chain to be optimised.
  • Basis for environmental declarations (EPD): The calculation of the carbon footprint allows its use as a starting point for UNE-EN ISO 14025:2010 ecolabelling and verified environmental communication.
Who is ISO 14067:2018 addressed to?

UNE-EN ISO 14067:2019 is aimed at brands that, in addition to regulatory compliance, are positioned as leaders in their area of influence or wish to address new markets.

The ISO 14067:2018 carbon footprint can be applied to products in any sector: food, textiles, construction, technology, packaging, etc.

The calculation of the product carbon footprint can also be useful for companies seeking to improve their positioning in public tenders or companies with established compliance policies.

We provide solutions

has been developing consultancy projects in the area of sustainability since 2000 and since 2017 in the field of product life cycle analysis (UNE-EN ISO 14025:2010).

Our clients are organisations from various sectors that value the services of a consultancy firm with more than 20 years of experience in sustainability projects. As a result of our knowledge, we can propose coherent, professional and simple methodologies that facilitate the calculation of the carbon footprint in accordance with UNE-EN ISO 14067:2019.

Our Firm has a multidisciplinary team that provides personalised support to each organisation, ensuring that the process is understandable, clear, effective and aligned with their needs and resources.

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