About Kiwa
Product Carbon:
• Product Carbon Footprint refers to the sum of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from a product system/service, i.e., using the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology to calculate the sum of greenhouse gas emissions and removals of a product at various stages from raw material extraction, product production (or service provision), distribution, use to final disposal/recycling, measured in terms of carbon dioxide equivalents.
carbon footprint verification:
• Product Carbon Footprint Accounting is the process of accounting for the GHG emissions generated during the entire life cycle of a product from raw material production, product manufacturing, transportation, use to disposal.
carbon footprint accounting:
• Carbon footprint verification is the verification of carbon footprint accounting results by a third-party organization to ensure their accuracy and completeness, and the issuance of a third-party verification certificate.
