From Measured to Meaningful: Verified Product Impact
Product Footprint Certification
You’ve done the work: your product carbon footprint is measured, your lifecycle data is solid, and your reduction efforts are underway. But when it comes to public claims or market positioning, internal confidence isn’t enough, you need credible third-party verification.
Without independent certification, your product risks being overlooked in a market demanding transparency. With NCS certification, your product gains verified credibility with customers, investors, and regulators, giving you a strategic edge over self-declared sustainability claims.
Why Product Teams Choose NCS for Verification
We Start With Your Data
Already measured your product’s footprint? Excellent. Our verification process builds directly on your existing lifecycle assessment. We review, validate, and certify your product using internationally recognised standards.
Still developing your footprint? No problem, we can onboard our trusted partner Eight Versa, experts in carbon footprinting and product sustainability, to help you build a robust foundation before certification.
Strategic Product Validation
Get certification that supports your brand and supply chain credibility:
- Independent confirmation of your footprint, boundaries, and data quality
- Verified product claims that withstand B2B and consumer scrutiny
- ISO- and GHG Protocol-aligned credentials for procurement and ESG
- Defensible marketing claims backed by rigorous third-party verification
Streamlined Digital Process
Our Vero platform simplifies product verification from start to finish:
- Upload lifecycle data directly, including scope and system boundaries
- Collaborate in real time with your assigned product verifier
- No long email threads or outdated files, everything is centralised
- 40% less admin than traditional verification methods
Choose Your Verification Level
Carbon Measured
Perfect for: Brands wanting to make verified product footprint claims
You get: Third-party confirmation of lifecycle carbon emissions (kg CO₂e per unit)
Marketing value: “Independently verified carbon footprint of X kg CO₂e per [product]”
Carbon Efficient
Perfect for: Products reducing carbon intensity over time
You get: Certification that shows you’re improving per-unit carbon efficiency
Marketing value: “Certified X% improvement in product carbon efficiency” + innovation story
Carbon Neutral
Perfect for: Products offsetting all lifecycle emissions with high-quality credits
You get: Verification of both product footprint and carbon removal strategy
Marketing value: “Certified Carbon Neutral product” with ISO 14068-aligned credibility
Also Available: Avoided Emissions Certification
Carbon Measured
Perfect for: Products that enable emissions reductions beyond their own lifecycle
You get: Independent verification that your product helps others reduce their carbon footprint by replacing, enabling, or accelerating low-carbon alternatives
Marketing value:
- “This product enables X tonnes of avoided CO?e emissions annually”
- “Certified to reduce emissions compared to conventional alternatives”
Why it Matters:
Traditional footprinting focuses on the carbon your product emits. But many products create real climate benefits beyond their own boundaries by helping customers avoid emissions they would otherwise generate.
Whether you’re delivering low-carbon technologies, efficient alternatives, or digital services that replace high-carbon processes, Avoided Emissions Certification proves your broader contribution to decarbonisation, with rigour and credibility.
Who is it For?
- Products that replace carbon-intensive materials, systems, or processes
- Clean tech, efficiency equipment, or renewable energy solutions
- Digital tools and services that reduce physical travel or energy use
- Logistics or infrastructure innovations that displace emissions upstream or downstream
How it Works:
Avoided emissions are quantified using comparative lifecycle assessment (CLCA), conservative baseline scenario modelling, and verification aligned with GHG Protocol and ISO 14040/44.
This certification can be pursued independently or layered on top of Carbon Measured, Carbon Efficient, or Carbon Neutral certifications to provide a complete view of your product’s climate impact.
Note:
Avoided Emissions Certification does not offset your footprint, it verifies emissions your product helps others avoid. It complements internal reductions by recognising your external impact.
What You Get: Verified Credibility That Moves Markets
Market-Ready Certification
- ISO-compliant verification (14067, 14068-1, 14040/44)
- Assigned expert verifier by product category
- Full audit trail and documentation for procurement and due diligence
Strategic Support
- Verified statements for customer communications and RFPs
- Certification reports for ESG disclosures and product marketing
- Enables responsible environmental claims with confidence
Commercial & Regulatory Advantage
- Meets growing requirements for product carbon labelling and reporting
- Strengthens supply chain transparency and Scope 3 readiness
- Aligns with international procurement and retailer sustainability criteria
Ongoing
Recognition
- Certifications valid for 2 years
- Continuous support through the NCS Alumni Network
- Annual updates reinforce your product’s climate leadership journey
The Verification Process
Submit Your Data
- Upload your LCA data, footprint methodology, and system boundaries via our secure Vero platform.
Expert Review
- Your assigned verifier reviews lifecycle assumptions, data quality, emission factors, and boundary definitions.
Certification
- Once verified, you receive your certification and marketing-ready carbon claims.
Total timeline: 4-6 weeks from data submission to certified claims
Ready to Certify Your Product's Climate Credentials?
You’ve measured. You’ve improved. Now earn the verification that makes your product claims unshakably credible.
Contacts us to explore the right certification path for your product and market strategy.
Ready to Certify Your Product's Climate Credentials?
You’ve measured. You’ve improved. Now earn the verification that makes your product claims unshakably credible.
Contacts us to explore the right certification path for your product and market strategy.
