<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Xain | Blog</title><link>https://www.xain.tech/en/blog/</link><description>Articles on product carbon footprint, Scope 3, regulation and methodology for manufacturers and procurement teams, written by Gonzalo Ruiz Saura.</description><language>en</language><item><title>Aluminium footprint: primary, recycled and the European mix</title><link>https://www.xain.tech/en/blog/aluminium-footprint-primary-recycled-and-eu-mix/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.xain.tech/en/blog/aluminium-footprint-primary-recycled-and-eu-mix/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Why the origin of the metal decides the aluminium footprint: primary, recycled and the European mix, what changes in each case and what to ask your supplier.</description></item><item><title>Carbon footprint of a t-shirt: material, process and transport</title><link>https://www.xain.tech/en/blog/carbon-footprint-of-a-t-shirt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.xain.tech/en/blog/carbon-footprint-of-a-t-shirt/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What weighs in a t-shirt footprint: fibre, dyeing, making-up and transport. How to calculate it by style, colour and destination, and which data you need.</description></item><item><title>How to calculate the carbon footprint of an injection-moulded part</title><link>https://www.xain.tech/en/blog/carbon-footprint-of-an-injection-moulded-part/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.xain.tech/en/blog/carbon-footprint-of-an-injection-moulded-part/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How the footprint of an injection-moulded plastic part is calculated: resin, energy per cycle, scrap and transport, and which mould and plant data you need.</description></item><item><title>Cotton vs polyester: how to compare footprint per kilo</title><link>https://www.xain.tech/en/blog/cotton-vs-polyester-carbon-footprint-per-kg/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.xain.tech/en/blog/cotton-vs-polyester-carbon-footprint-per-kg/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Why there is no single answer to whether cotton or polyester has the lower footprint per kilo, and which variables decide the result for your own fabric.</description></item><item><title>EmpCo: what you can and cannot claim about your product's footprint</title><link>https://www.xain.tech/en/blog/empco-what-you-can-claim-about-your-product/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.xain.tech/en/blog/empco-what-you-can-claim-about-your-product/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>EmpCo is a directive: its new rules wait for Spanish law. How to communicate your product footprint today with a calculated figure, without generic claims.</description></item><item><title>How to choose carbon footprint software for your company</title><link>https://www.xain.tech/en/blog/how-to-choose-carbon-footprint-software/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.xain.tech/en/blog/how-to-choose-carbon-footprint-software/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Criteria for choosing product carbon footprint and Scope 3 software: method, traceability, verification, data required and timing, with questions for vendors.</description></item><item><title>Scope 3 in three steps for procurement teams</title><link>https://www.xain.tech/en/blog/scope-3-in-three-steps-for-procurement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.xain.tech/en/blog/scope-3-in-three-steps-for-procurement/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>How to start purchased-goods Scope 3 in three steps: prioritise, calculate with physical factors and improve with key suppliers’ primary data, without waiting.</description></item><item><title>Spain’s Royal Decree 214/2025 explained for manufacturers</title><link>https://www.xain.tech/en/blog/spain-royal-decree-214-2025-for-manufacturers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.xain.tech/en/blog/spain-royal-decree-214-2025-for-manufacturers/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What Spain’s Royal Decree 214/2025 requires on organisation carbon footprint, who is obliged and what it means if you are a manufacturer supplying one.</description></item><item><title>Textile digital product passport and Ecoscore: what to prepare</title><link>https://www.xain.tech/en/blog/textile-digital-product-passport-and-ecoscore/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.xain.tech/en/blog/textile-digital-product-passport-and-ecoscore/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What we know today about the digital product passport for textiles and the French environmental label, and which data to organise per style from now.</description></item><item><title>What your customer expects when they ask for your product's carbon footprint</title><link>https://www.xain.tech/en/blog/what-your-customer-expects-from-a-pcf-request/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.xain.tech/en/blog/what-your-customer-expects-from-a-pcf-request/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What data a customer expects when asking for a product's carbon footprint: value, calculation boundary, standard and verification, and how to reply in time.</description></item><item><title>Why spend-based calculation penalises companies that invest in decarbonising</title><link>https://www.xain.tech/en/blog/why-spend-based-penalises-decarbonisation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.xain.tech/en/blog/why-spend-based-penalises-decarbonisation/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>A spend-based factor ties footprint to price, not to the product, so it penalises suppliers who invest in decarbonising. When a physical factor fits better.</description></item><item><title>Workwear tenders: what carbon footprint they ask for</title><link>https://www.xain.tech/en/blog/workwear-tenders-and-carbon-footprint/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.xain.tech/en/blog/workwear-tenders-and-carbon-footprint/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description>What workwear tenders usually ask about carbon footprint, how to prepare ahead of time and why per-style data gives you an advantage when a deadline arrives.</description></item></channel></rss>