Cradle-to-Gate
Cradle-to-gate is a lifecycle boundary that covers all emissions from raw material extraction through manufacturing, stopping at the factory gate before the product is distributed to the customer.
What is Cradle-to-Gate?
Cradle-to-gate assessments capture the “embodied carbon” of a product — everything up to the point where it leaves the manufacturer. This is the most common boundary for EPDs and product-level carbon data in business-to-business contexts, as the manufacturer has good control over and visibility of these upstream processes. Cradle-to-grave extends this to include distribution, use, and end-of-life.
Practical Examples
A building material EPD reports cradle-to-gate GWP at 240 kgCO₂e per tonne, covering raw material extraction, transport to factory, and manufacturing.
A manufacturer calculates its products’ cradle-to-gate emissions as the first step towards a full cradle-to-grave product carbon footprint.
How Climatise Helps
Climatise supports both cradle-to-gate and cradle-to-grave product carbon footprinting alongside organisational-level carbon accounting.
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