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Particulate matter - normalised result

Measurement answer

What this metric measures

Reports the particulate matter - normalised result under the current EU Product Environmental Footprint or Organisation Environmental Footprint method. PEF/OEF method and lifecycle boundary remain explicit dimensions; this normalised result is not merged with other result forms or similarly named inventories and physical-flow measures.

Specification

Metric specification

Result format
Single value
Unit
dimensionless - EU Environmental Footprint normalised result
Reporting basis
The PEF study period or OEF reporting interval, with comparison periods retained separately
Aggregation
Aggregate only observations using the same EF method, lifecycle boundary, reporting unit, period, category model and result form.
Pillar
Environmental
Topic
Product performance compliance
Controlled domain
Products and life-cycle assessment
Entity type
Metric

Reporting boundary

Selected method (PEF product system or OEF organisation/product portfolio) and selected lifecycle boundary (total lifecycle or total lifecycle excluding the use stage).

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

    EU Product and Organisation Environmental Footprint methods

    Source evidence
    Publisher
    European Commission
    Edition
    Annex I, corrected 23 May 2022
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Defines Measurement
    Mapping outcome
    Direct Evidence
    Source locator
    PEF method, PDF pages 25, 80, 81
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    EU Product and Organisation Environmental Footprint methods

    Source evidence
    Publisher
    European Commission
    Edition
    Annex III, corrected 23 May 2022
    Requirement
    Not Specified
    Relationship
    Defines Measurement
    Mapping outcome
    Direct Evidence
    Source locator
    OEF method, PDF pages 25, 79, 80
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    EU Product and Organisation Environmental Footprint methods

    normalised
    Publisher
    European Commission
    Edition
    Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279, corrected 23 May 2022; EF 3.1 July 2022
    Requirement
    Mandatory
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    PEF Annex I, PDF pages 25, 80, 81 | OEF Annex III, PDF pages 25, 79, 80
    Open official framework source

Value structure

Dimensions and units

Unit
dimensionless - EU Environmental Footprint normalised result
Reporting basis
The PEF study period or OEF reporting interval, with comparison periods retained separately

Unit meaning: Report the dimensionless result after applying the current EF global per-capita normalisation factor.

Published dimensions

  • Environmental Footprint method: Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) or Organisation Environmental Footprint (OEF)
  • Lifecycle boundary: total lifecycle or total lifecycle excluding the use stage
  • Reporting unit: PEF functional unit or OEF organisation and product-portfolio reporting unit
  • Reporting period or interval

Calculation method

Formula information

Status
Specified
Formula type
Ratio

Formula

Normalised EF result = characterised EF result / EF normalisation factor

Divide the characterised category result by the applicable global per-capita EF normalisation factor. Do not aggregate normalised categories without weighting.

Variables

SymbolVariableDefinitionUnit
characterised EF resultCharacterised category resultThe corresponding characterised result for the same method, boundary and reporting unit.category indicator unit
EF normalisation factorEF normalisation factorThe current global per-capita reference factor for the category.category indicator unit per person

Verified sources

Evidence and status sources

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Measurement evidence

  • Measurement evidenceChecked 31 August 2026

    Product Environmental Footprint Method - Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279, Annex I

    Publisher
    European Commission
    Edition
    Annex I, corrected 23 May 2022
    Locator
    PEF method, PDF pages 25, 80, 81

    Supports: The PEF method establishes the product-level identity, calculation sequence, reporting forms and lifecycle-boundary variants of “Particulate matter - normalised result”.

    Open official source
  • Measurement evidenceChecked 31 August 2026

    Organisation Environmental Footprint Method - Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279, Annex III

    Publisher
    European Commission
    Edition
    Annex III, corrected 23 May 2022
    Locator
    OEF method, PDF pages 25, 79, 80

    Supports: The OEF method establishes the organisation-level identity, calculation sequence, reporting forms and lifecycle-boundary variants of “Particulate matter - normalised result”.

    Open official source

Use with context

Interpretation boundaries

Method disclosures required

Source-edition basis: Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279, corrected 23 May 2022; EF 3.1 July 2022

  • PEF or OEF method and any applicable PEFCR or OEFSR
  • Functional or reporting unit and reference flow
  • System and organisational boundary, lifecycle stages and exclusions
  • EF reference-package, characterisation, normalisation and weighting-factor editions
  • Company-specific and secondary data, data-quality rating and allocation choices
  • Whether results include or exclude the use stage

Record-specific limitations

  • This is an Environmental Footprint potential-impact result, not a prediction that a local environmental or health threshold is exceeded.
  • Do not merge characterised, normalised, weighted and single-overall-score results; each has a different calculation and interpretation.
  • Do not aggregate across PEF/OEF methods, lifecycle boundaries, reporting units, reference-package editions or periods.

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.