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MetricProduct carbon-footprint data quality

Product carbon-footprint data quality rating profile

Measurement answer

What this metric measures

Three-axis PACT profile retaining technological, geographical and temporal data-quality ratings for a product carbon footprint.

Specification

Metric specification

Result format
Multi-field profile
Unit
Structured table — see field-level units
Reporting basis
Reference period declared for the product carbon footprint
Aggregation
Retain the independently weighted-average axes separately; do not average the three axes together into a composite score.
Pillar
Environmental
Topic
Product carbon-footprint data quality
Controlled domain
Products and life-cycle assessment
Entity type
Metric

Reporting boundary

Data quality of the represented product carbon footprint across technological, geographical and temporal representativeness.

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 4.11, DataQualityIndicators.technologicalDQR, geographicalDQR and temporalDQR
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    PACT Product Carbon Footprint Methodology

    DataQualityIndicators.geographicalDQR
    Publisher
    WBCSD / Partnership for Carbon Transparency
    Edition
    PACT Methodology 3.0.1 and Technical Specifications 3.0.3
    Requirement
    Mandatory
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    Technical Specifications 3.0.3, Section 4.11, DataQualityIndicators.geographicalDQR
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    PACT Product Carbon Footprint Methodology

    DataQualityIndicators.technologicalDQR
    Publisher
    WBCSD / Partnership for Carbon Transparency
    Edition
    PACT Methodology 3.0.1 and Technical Specifications 3.0.3
    Requirement
    Mandatory
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    Technical Specifications 3.0.3, Section 4.11, DataQualityIndicators.technologicalDQR
    Open official framework source
  • Measurement Authority

    PACT Product Carbon Footprint Methodology

    DataQualityIndicators.temporalDQR
    Publisher
    WBCSD / Partnership for Carbon Transparency
    Edition
    PACT Methodology 3.0.1 and Technical Specifications 3.0.3
    Requirement
    Mandatory
    Relationship
    Maps Source Identity
    Mapping outcome
    Published
    Source locator
    Technical Specifications 3.0.3, Section 4.11, DataQualityIndicators.temporalDQR
    Open official framework source

Value structure

Dimensions and units

Unit
Structured table — see field-level units
Reporting basis
Reference period declared for the product carbon footprint

Unit meaning: Each table field uses its stated unit. Each technological, geographical and temporal axis is independently reported on the PACT one-to-five scale as a weighted average of all inputs for the final absolute PCF excluding biogenic uptake.

Table fields and units

  • DQR axis
  • Rating (1–5)
  • Product footprint
  • Reference period

Published dimensions

  • Product
  • Declared unit
  • Technological DQR
  • Geographical DQR
  • Temporal DQR

Disclosure method

Formula information

Status
Not applicable
Formula type
Structured Disclosure

Disclosure form

Report the three DQR fields separately

The PACT exchange data model defines three independently reported data-quality fields. Sustopedia preserves each field and does not invent an aggregate.

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 4.11, DataQualityIndicators.technologicalDQR, geographicalDQR and temporalDQR

    Supports: The official PACT Technical Specifications data model supports the reporting identity and field boundary of “Product carbon-footprint data quality rating profile”.

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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
  • Technological DQR
  • Geographical DQR
  • Temporal DQR
  • PACT Technical Specifications version

Record-specific limitations

  • The three ratings are quality metadata, not environmental performance outcomes.
  • Each axis is a weighted average using the final absolute PCF excluding uptake as its weighting basis; never average the three axes together.

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.