Examples are the energy use of a plant, the scrap of a process or the real composition of a material. When they exist they replace generic data and improve accuracy; when they do not, the calculation falls back on secondary data from recognised sources.
Glossary
Primary data
Primary data are values measured or collected directly from the specific process or supplier, instead of database averages.
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Emission factor
An emission factor is the coefficient that converts activity data, such as a kilo of material, a kWh or a tonne-kilometre, into greenhouse gas emissions, usually in kgCO2e.
Methodology
How Xain calculates the product carbon footprint: physical factors, process tree, most conservative factor and primary data. An ISO 14067 methodology by LRQA.
For suppliers
If your customer asks for the carbon footprint of your product, Xain calculates it from your technical documentation, with no rollout and an ISO 14067 method.
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