It quantifies greenhouse gas emissions (GHG – Greenhouse Gases) of products or services.
The carbon footprint of a product or service is the sum of the total emissions and removals of climate-changing gases of the system that generates a product throughout its entire life cycle.
The CFP is a voluntary market tool which reference is the UNI EN ISO 14067:2018 standard that defines requirements and guidelines for the CFP quantification consistent with the standards for Life Cycle Assessment-LCA studies.