New Solution Extends Sphera’s Compliance Capabilities, Enabling Advanced Scope 3 Reporting Through Integration with Proprietary Managed LCA Content Database
CHICAGO, IL, April 14, 2025 – Amid growing regulatory pressure to address carbon emissions, Sphera—a global leader in integrated sustainability and operational risk management software, data, and consulting services—today announced the launch of its Supplier Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Calculator. This innovative solution is designed to help organizations enhance the accuracy of their Scope 3 emissions tracking and strengthen compliance with evolving regulatory requirements.
“Until now, procurement and sustainability leaders have lacked the tools needed to accurately collect and manage sustainability data across complex supply chains,” said Paul Marushka, CEO and president of Sphera. “By harnessing the power of our Managed LCA Content database, the Supplier PCF Calculator enables organizations to integrate high-quality LCA data for enhanced supply chain transparency, foster cross-functional collaboration, and take a more proactive approach to supplier engagement. Our goal is not only to improve the quality of Scope 3 emissions data, but to accelerate sustainability initiatives across the entire value chain and enterprise.”
Evolving global regulations still require compliance
As global regulations continue to evolve—including the Omnibus Directive in Europe and California’s SB 253—businesses are under increasing pressure to collect accurate Scope 3 emissions data, particularly for Scope 3 Category 1 reporting. Rather than delaying progress in anticipation of regulatory clarity, it is essential for organizations to remain proactive and integrate sustainability into their core strategies. The need for timely, high-quality emissions data is only growing, and Sphera’s Supplier PCF Calculator is designed to address this critical gap with precision and scalability.
With Scope 3 emissions often accounting for more than 70% of a company’s total carbon footprint, the demand for greater transparency across the value chain is intensifying. While many organizations have made strides in managing Scope 1 and 2 emissions, Scope 3 remains a challenge due to its heavy reliance on supplier data. As spend-based emission factors fall short of Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) standards—often resulting in inaccurate baselines that hinder meaningful year-over-year progress—Sphera’s Supplier PCF Calculator offers a robust alternative. By enabling the use of accurate, product-specific carbon data, the solution supports regulatory compliance, strengthens emissions reporting, and advances organizations’ Net Zero ambitions.
Extending access to the most reliable, industry-driven environmental data into supply chains
Delivered through the SpheraCloud platform, Sphera’s Supplier PCF Calculator utilizes the company’s proprietary Managed LCA Content (MLC) database—one of the most comprehensive and meticulously curated LCA datasets available—providing customers with access to the industry’s most advanced and accurate LCA content. Continuously refined over decades by Sphera’s expert consulting teams, the MLC database ensures unparalleled precision in Scope 3.1 emissions reporting.
By leveraging Sphera’s MLC database—which includes more than 500,000 verified emission factors—the Supplier PCF Calculator ensures consistency across product-level, supplier-level, and corporate emissions reporting. Using the same scientifically vetted emission factors across assessments strengthens alignment between product sustainability performance and overarching corporate sustainability targets. Additionally, the platform enables suppliers to input product-specific data into assessments developed by Sphera’s sustainability experts, enhancing transparency and empowering procurement teams to make data-driven, sustainability-focused decisions.
In contrast to solutions that rely on outdated or generic emission factors, Sphera delivers scientifically rigorous, product-specific emissions data—even in cases where suppliers are unable to provide their own PCF calculations. This integrated approach ensures complete, auditable, and regulation-ready outputs, enabling organizations to take control of Scope 3 emissions and drive credible, large-scale decarbonization across their supply chains.
The Supplier PCF Calculator is built on standardized methodologies aligned with industry-recognized frameworks, including Catena-X, the Partnership for Carbon Transparency (PACT), and ISO 14067/14044. This alignment ensures methodological consistency, accuracy, and comparability across diverse products and supplier networks.
With the launch of the Supplier PCF Calculator, Sphera offers a comprehensive, end-to-end solution for managing Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. Backed by expert consulting and robust data, the platform helps organizations unify their sustainability strategies, engage stakeholders effectively, and ensure regulatory compliance. Tailored support and precise emissions tracking further enable companies to advance toward their Net Zero goals with confidence and clarity.
For more information about the Supplier PCF Calculator, click here.
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About Sphera
Sphera is the leading provider of integrated sustainability and operational risk management software, data and consulting services focusing on Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability, Process Safety, Product Stewardship and Supply Chain Transparency. For more than 30 years, we have served 8,500 customers and a million-plus users in 100 countries to help companies keep their people safe, their products sustainable and their operations productive. Learn more about Sphera at https://sphera.com/. Follow Sphera on LinkedIn.
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