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MetricProduct carbon footprint data exchange

Packaging biogenic carbon content

Measurement answer

What this metric measures

Mass of biogenic carbon contained in packaging associated with the represented product, reported per declared unit.

Specification

Metric specification

Result format
Single value
Unit
kg C per declared unit — PACT source-defined reporting unit
Reporting basis
Reference period declared for the product carbon footprint
Aggregation
Aggregate only non-overlapping observations with the same product, declared unit, boundary, reference period and PACT data-model version.
Pillar
Environmental
Topic
Product carbon footprint data exchange
Controlled domain
Products and life-cycle assessment
Entity type
Metric

Reporting boundary

Biogenic carbon contained in product packaging associated with the represented product footprint.

Verified source occurrences

Framework coverage

This is one canonical metric. The bindings below show every verified framework occurrence without creating duplicate metric pages. Edition, disclosure, role, and relationship remain source-specific.

  • Measurement Authority

    PACT Product Carbon Footprint Methodology

    Source evidence
    Publisher
    WBCSD / Partnership for Carbon Transparency
    Edition
    Version 3.0.3, 18 November 2025
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Defines Measurement
    Mapping outcome
    Direct Evidence
    Source locator
    Section 4.7, CarbonFootprint.packagingBiogenicCarbonContent
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    PACT Product Carbon Footprint Methodology

    CarbonFootprint.packagingBiogenicCarbonContent
    Publisher
    WBCSD / Partnership for Carbon Transparency
    Edition
    PACT Methodology 3.0.1 and Technical Specifications 3.0.3
    Requirement
    Optional
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    Technical Specifications 3.0.3, Section 4.7, CarbonFootprint.packagingBiogenicCarbonContent
    Open official framework source

Value structure

Dimensions and units

Unit
kg C per declared unit — PACT source-defined reporting unit
Reporting basis
Reference period declared for the product carbon footprint

Unit meaning: Report the value in kg C per declared unit for the declared unit and product footprint represented by the PACT exchange record.

Published dimensions

  • Product
  • Packaging component
  • Declared unit
  • Carbon origin: biogenic

Disclosure method

Formula information

Status
Not applicable
Formula type
Structured Disclosure

Disclosure form

Report packagingBiogenicCarbonContent as exchanged

This is a source-defined result field in the PACT exchange data model. Sustopedia preserves the declared-unit and product-footprint context instead of inventing a universal arithmetic identity.

Verified sources

Evidence and status sources

Sustopedia checked each record-specific claim directly against primary publisher material. Labels distinguish current measurement authority from future compatibility and corroborative, legal, edition, or method status context. Corroborative evidence can support a stated limitation but cannot establish the core measurement by itself.

Measurement evidence

  • Measurement evidenceChecked 31 August 2026

    Technical Specifications for PCF Data Exchange

    Publisher
    WBCSD / Partnership for Carbon Transparency
    Edition
    Version 3.0.3, 18 November 2025
    Locator
    Section 4.7, CarbonFootprint.packagingBiogenicCarbonContent

    Supports: The official PACT Technical Specifications data model supports the reporting identity and field boundary of “Packaging biogenic carbon content”.

    Open official source

Use with context

Interpretation boundaries

Method disclosures required

Source-edition basis: Technical Specifications for PCF Data Exchange, Version 3.0.3, 18 November 2025.

  • Product and product-footprint identifier
  • Declared unit and declared-unit amount
  • Reference period and geography
  • Product carbon-footprint boundary
  • PACT Technical Specifications version

Record-specific limitations

  • The quantity is contained carbon, not packaging greenhouse-gas emissions.
  • It must not be netted against the product carbon footprint or presented as a removal.

Interpret this metric with the stated reporting boundary, period convention, value shape, and unit. Results prepared with different boundaries or conventions may not be directly comparable.

Measurement evidence supports the core record-specific claims described above. Corroborative evidence can support limitations, while compatibility and status sources provide their separately labelled context. None of these cards by itself determines an organisation's legal applicability, filing readiness, assurance status, or compliance conclusion.