PAS 2050
PAS 2050 is a publicly available specification for assessing product life cycle GHG emissions, prepared by BSI British Standards and co-sponsored by the Carbon Trust and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). In development it has taken significant stakeholder input.
The assessment method has been tested with companies across a diverse set of product types, covering a wide range of sectors including:
- Goods and services
- Manufacturers, retailers and traders
- Business-to-business (B2B) and business-to consumer (B2C)
- UK and international supply chains
PAS 2050 can deliver the following benefits. For companies, it can provide:
- Internal assessment of product life cycle GHG emissions
- Evaluation of alternative product configurations, operational and sourcing options, etc. on the basis of their impact on product GHG emissions
- A benchmark for measuring and communicating emission reductions
- Support for comparison of product GHG emissions using a common, recognised and standardised approach
- Support for corporate responsibility reporting
For customers (if companies choose to communicate their product footprints), it provides:
- Confidence that the life cycle GHG emissions being reported for products are based on a standardised, robust method
- Greater understanding of how their purchasing decisions impact GHG emissions
For further information on PAS 2050 click here.