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term: "ISO 14067"
aliases: ["ISO 14067:2018", "carbon footprint of products standard"]
category: Standard
updated: 2026-09-08
canonical: https://verdatir.com/glossary/iso-14067
publisher: Verdatir (https://verdatir.com)
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# ISO 14067

> The international standard specifying principles, requirements and guidelines for quantifying the carbon footprint of a product, based on ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 and limited to the impact category of climate change.

ISO 14067 is the reference standard for calculating a Product Carbon Footprint. It applies the life cycle assessment framework of ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 to a single impact category, climate change, and adds requirements specific to greenhouse gas accounting.

## Key requirements

The standard requires a defined functional or declared unit, a system boundary that covers the life-cycle stages in scope, documented treatment of biogenic carbon and land-use change, and separate reporting of removals and emissions. It also requires that fossil and biogenic GHG emissions be reported separately.

## Partial footprints

ISO 14067 allows a partial carbon footprint, for example cradle-to-gate, provided that the scope is clearly stated. This is the basis for most supplier-to-customer PCF exchange.

## Relationship to the GHG Protocol

The GHG Protocol Product Standard and ISO 14067 are broadly consistent. Industry frameworks such as PACT reference both, and many companies calculate a footprint that complies with both at once.

## Where Verdatir fits

Verdatir reviews PCF studies for ISO 14067 conformance, checking unit definitions, boundary completeness, biogenic carbon treatment and the provenance of every emission factor.

## Sources

- [ISO 14067:2018 — Greenhouse gases — Carbon footprint of products](https://www.iso.org/standard/71206.html)