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  • PCF Exchange

Turn product carbon footprint data into a scalable supplier exchange process

Collect and exchange product carbon footprint data across your supplier network so buyers can consider environmental impact in sourcing decisions and keep PCF values current over the product lifecycle.

✓ Reduce manual data collection
✓ Improve product-level transparency
✓ Support sustainable sourcing decisions

PCF Exchange Process

Exchange product carbon footprint data across the product lifecycle

Product carbon footprint data can support sourcing decisions early in the product lifecycle and evolve as products and production processes mature.

  1. Collect: Request planned PCF values from suppliers during sourcing.
  2. Evaluate: Factor product-level carbon information into purchasing decisions.
  3. Update: Collect actual PCF values at start of production as more precise information becomes available.
  4. Maintain: Update PCF values over time to reflect process improvements and more current footprint information.
The Challenge

Product carbon footprint programs become difficult to scale when data exchange stays fragmented

PCF data is often requested through spreadsheets or email, while methodologies are not always transparent and product-level information remains disconnected from the actual supplier network. This creates manual effort and limits how effectively teams can use carbon data across sourcing and sustainability processes.

Manual supplier outreach

Ad hoc requests through email and spreadsheets make collecting, tracking, and consolidating product-level carbon data labor-intensive.

Disconnected product and supplier data

When PCF information is managed separately from the actual supplier network, teams struggle to connect product footprint data with the relevant supply chain relationships.

Carbon data trapped in isolated processes

PCF data creates limited value when teams collect it for one specific purpose and cannot easily reuse it across sourcing, product transparency, and other ESG requirements.

The Solution

Connect product carbon footprint data with your supplier network

SupplyOn turns PCF requests into a structured supplier exchange process. Manufacturers can collect part-based carbon information from suppliers, connect it with their supply network, and reuse product-level sustainability data across sourcing and broader ESG processes.

Structure supplier-facing PCF data collection

Exchange product carbon footprint data through structured supplier collaboration in the SupplyOn portal. Collect part-based ESG information from suppliers and maintain PCF values as products and production processes evolve.

Business impact
  • Reduce manual effort in collecting PCF information
  • Improve supplier participation in footprint exchange
  • Scale product-level carbon data collection across suppliers and products
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Extend PCF exchange across networks and ecosystems

Use SupplyOn’s open multi-tier supplier network, ecosystem connectivity, and common integration standards to exchange PCF data across business partners and supply chain tiers.

Business impact
  • Scale PCF exchange faster across the supplier base
  • Improve interoperability across ecosystems and business partners
  • Reduce friction when extending carbon data exchange beyond Tier 1

Reuse PCF data across ESG and product processes

Connect PCF information with broader product sustainability data such as recycling shares, secondary material shares, and packaging-related information, and integrate it into wider ESG, product, and supply chain processes.

Business impact
  • Increase the value of collected carbon data
  • Reduce duplication across ESG and product transparency initiatives
  • Build a stronger foundation for sustainable product and compliance programs
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Why it matters

Move beyond ad hoc PCF data collection

A connected PCF exchange process reduces the effort required to collect product-level carbon information while making that data available for broader sourcing and sustainability needs.

Less manual effort

Reduce repeated email and spreadsheet-based PCF requests with a structured supplier exchange process.

Broader supplier reach

Scale PCF exchange across your supplier network and beyond direct Tier 1 relationships.

More usable carbon data

Keep product-level carbon information available for sourcing and broader sustainability processes.

Less static reporting. More performance transparency. Faster improvement where it matters most.

Frequently Asked Questions

SupplyOn PCF Exchange helps manufacturers collect, exchange, and reuse product carbon footprint data across their supplier network. It connects product-level carbon information with supplier collaboration, multi-tier network connectivity, and broader ESG processes so teams can reduce manual data collection and use PCF information across sourcing and sustainability initiatives.

PCF stands for Product Carbon Footprint. It describes the carbon emissions associated with a specific product. Product-level carbon information can support supplier collaboration, sustainable product initiatives, sourcing decisions, and regulatory or customer-driven reporting requirements.

SupplyOn replaces disconnected email and spreadsheet requests with a structured supplier exchange process. Teams can collect product-level carbon information through supplier collaboration and connect the data with the broader supplier network instead of manually requesting, consolidating, and rechecking PCF information in isolated processes.

Yes. SupplyOn supports the collection of part-based sustainability information, including product carbon footprint data. This allows manufacturers to work with product-level carbon information rather than limiting sustainability data collection to company-level climate information.

No. SupplyOn supports multi-tier collaboration and an open supply chain network. Manufacturers can therefore extend PCF exchange beyond direct Tier 1 supplier relationships where broader supply network transparency is required.

SupplyOn connects PCF Exchange with its open ecosystem strategy through common connectivity standards, ecosystem connectors, and multi-tier collaboration. This enables manufacturers to exchange carbon data across business partners and platforms instead of limiting PCF information to a single customer, supplier, or internal system landscape.

Explore how structured PCF exchange can work across your supplier network

See how SupplyOn connects product-level carbon data, supplier collaboration, and ecosystem-based exchange across the PCF lifecycle.

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