AI-Powered Product Carbon Footprint Software for Scope 3 Data

Simplifying product carbon footprint data across complex supply chains

Organizations face growing pressure to measure and reduce Scope 3 emissions, yet product level data — especially for purchased goods and services in Scope 3 Category 1 — remains one of the most complex and resource intensive challenges in emissions management.

Organizations struggle with:

The time and effort required to engage the supply chain to get product carbon footprints (PCFs) from suppliers

Differences in supplier readiness, knowledge and resources needed to calculate actionable PCFs

Supplier data that varies widely in quality, structure and completeness

Limited visibility into the accuracy of information received

Manual processes that cannot be scaled to support the entire supply chain

Difficulty identifying which purchased materials or suppliers are driving emissions

A lack of actionable insights to guide sourcing strategy, prioritization and reduction planning

Supply chains are continually growing more complex, and stakeholder expectations are intensifying — trends that won’t be slowing down any time soon. To keep up, organizations need fast, reliable ways to identify emissions drivers and gain actionable supplier information.

Enable seamless supplier collaboration for trusted PCF data with ULTRUS® UL 360 software

Transforming product-level emissions from an administrative burden into actionable opportunities, our ULTRUS® UL 360 software gives organizations the edge in tackling sustainability and Scope 3 emissions data management challenges.

The Product Carbon Footprint capability featured in UL 360 was designed to:

Simplify data acquisition and maintenance for procurement and sustainability teams
Streamline calculation and sharing for suppliers
Deliver practical insights and strengthen confidence in PCF data

Suppliers can easily collaborate with their customers by sharing PCFs they already have or by calculating a PCF for a product simply by uploading a bill of materials (BOM) — no expertise required. The UL 360 software’s artificial intelligence (AI) capability automatically extracts key data and calculates an actionable PCF for suppliers to share with their customers. This supports Scope 3 emissions inventory calculation and reduction goals.

Through AI-enabled data processing and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol-aligned methodologies, organizations gain a scalable, repeatable approach to product-level emissions measurement and sharing.

End‑to‑end carbon management for upstream and downstream emissions

UL Solutions helps organizations determine which Scope 3 categories drive the greatest impact, apply standards-aligned methods for calculating emissions and create efficient processes for managing value chain data effectively. This structured foundation strengthens internal readiness, enabling teams to automate measurement, simplify reporting and focus on driving emission reductions where they matter most.

The PCF functionality builds on what organizations already achieve with the other Scope 3 management tools featured in our ULTRUS® UL 360 software — expanding their view from category‑level emissions to the specific products and suppliers driving them. Once teams understand their Scope 3 hot spots, the PCF options give them the product‑level clarity needed to turn that insight into targeted action.

It works alongside our comprehensive sustainability data management and Scope 3 Category 1 (purchased goods and services) capabilities by integrating with your procurement systems to help measure product-level emissions using a hybrid approach that brings together purchased goods and services spend-based data, primary supplier emissions data and product-specific insights. This gives organizations a clearer picture of upstream emissions and a stronger foundation for supplier engagement and procurement decisions.

The ULTRUS® Enterprise Sustainability portfolio is an end-to-end suite of offerings that support organizations at every stage of carbon management, from data gathering to strategic action planning, grounded in the global safety science leadership of UL Solutions.

AI-powered software for product carbon footprint management

The PCF capability within ULTRUS® UL 360 software helps organizations move beyond simple PCF calculation into a deeper understanding of why product emissions look the way they do and what steps to take next. It is purpose-built for the realities of supply chain sustainability, where data arrives in many formats, from many sources and at varying levels of detail.

Features and benefits

Generate PCFs from complex BOM data for faster Scope 3 insights

Upload your BOMs, formulations and process data — in any format. AI interprets materials, links them to emissions factors and surfaces gaps, letting you spend less time cleaning data and more time analyzing at scale.

Deliver scalable PCF calculations aligned to the GHG Protocol

Calculate cradle‑to‑gate PCFs aligned to the GHG Protocol. Tap into high‑integrity global emissions datasets and apply a hybrid method that pairs supplier data with trusted benchmarks to generate reliable insights.

Track supplier interactions in one place

Skip the email back‑and‑forth and manual spreadsheet tracking. See every supplier response and data point in one clear, centralized view that brings structure and momentum to your workflow.

Integrate product data into your reporting

Bring product‑level carbon data directly into your enterprise reporting workflows. ULTRUS® UL 360 software unifies PCF information with your broader sustainability data so you can analyze, compare and report everything from a single, consistent source.

Pinpoint Scope 3 emissions drivers and reduction opportunities

Discover emissions drivers across materials, energy use, transportation and processes — and turn those insights into focused reduction opportunities. With clear, data‑backedinsights, you’re equipped to drive more productive supplier engagement.

Move from product carbon footprint calculation to meaningful action

With the increase in regulatory requirements such as the European Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards and other emerging climate disclosure rules, organizations need a reliable and scalable way to calculate and act on PCFs to measure and manage their Scope 3 emissions.

With the ULTRUS® Enterprise Sustainability portfolio, you gain the full strength of our sustainability software and services in one place, enabling you to:

Streamline communication with suppliers
Collect PCFs to establish a Scope 3 Category 1 baseline for purchased goods and services
Identify the highest-emitting suppliers and drive decarbonization opportunities
Strengthen procurement strategies with emissions intelligence
Respond quickly to stakeholder and customer requests for PCF data
Demonstrate environmental accountability and progress

Transform your Scope 3 emissions data management with UL Solutions

Accelerate Scope 3 progress with seamless PCF insights across your supply chain. The software and service offerings in our ULTRUS® Enterprise Sustainability portfolio help streamline supplier engagement, improve data availability across the value chain and deliver actionable insights that help you move faster toward your decarbonization goals. Schedule a demonstration to see the software in action and discover how product-level insights can transform your organization’s sustainability strategy.