The Growing Demand for Product Carbon Footprints, LCAs and EPDs

We’re seeing a clear shift: clients aren’t just asking for company emissions, they want product-level data in formats such as.

·         Product Lifecycle Analysis (LCA)

·         Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)

In many sectors, this is already influencing who wins work. We have seen clients excluded because they cannot provide this data.

·         Two products with identical performance may be chosen based on:

·         Lower embodied carbon

·         Verified environmental credentials

·         Availability of an LCA or EPD

This is particularly evident in:

·         Construction materials

·         Furniture and interiors

·         Mechanical and electrical equipment

This trend is being driven by.

·         Procurement requirements (especially construction & public sector)

·         Scope 3 pressure flowing down supply chains

·         Increasing need to differentiate products commercially

And increasingly: regulation.

The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is a major shift.

CBAM requires importers into the EU to declare and eventually pay for the embedded carbon in products such as:

·         Steel

·         Aluminium

·         Cement

·         Fertilisers

·         Electricity

The UK is moving in the same direction. The UK government has confirmed plans to introduce its own CBAM-style mechanism, starting in January 2027, targeting similar high-carbon imports.

This matters beyond those sectors because it forces verified product-level emissions data into international trade and creates pressure across entire supply chains.

In practice, this means that if your product feeds into CBAM-covered sectors, your customers will start asking for robust carbon data fast.

Most organisations aren’t set up to deliver this quickly or cost-effectively.

This is where Carbon Lens Ltd can help.

If you’re starting to get asked for EPDs or product footprints, now is the time to act.

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