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09 After Drizzle
Listing says “Custom Fragrance Oils; 100% Soy Wax; Cotton Wick; Glass Vessel”
Carbon footprint
0.03kg CO₂e
per item, whole life · sold in India · made in India
Screening estimateData confidence: low
Raw materials 81%Distribution 17%End of life 1%
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| Part | Material (kg CO₂e per kg) | Share % | Mass | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soy Wax | Named material | 40 g | Stated Contested |
Raw materials81%0.02 kg
Distribution17%0.01 kg
End of life1%0.00 kg
0.03 kgincluding carbon taken up by plants
0.02 kgup to the factory gate
0.01–0.16likely range, 95%
In everyday terms, about the same as driving 0 km in a petrol car, 4 smartphone charges, or 0 tree-years of absorption.
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How this was calculated
Everything behind the figure, for auditors and the curious. Built to the requirements of ISO 14040/44, ISO 14067 and PACT v3.
Standards checkISO 14040/44, ISO 14067 and PACT v3, requirement by requirement
Standards check · ISO 14040/44 · ISO 14067 · PACT v3Screening estimate: not a full footprint study
ISO 14040/14044
Listed calculation checks passed; independent review or verification pending
12 met · 1 justified · 0 not met · 1 need reviewer
ISO 14067
Listed calculation checks passed; independent review or verification pending
19 met · 1 justified · 0 not met · 1 need reviewer
PACT
Does not conform
11 met · 3 not met · 1 need reviewer
All 30 requirements, with clauses
| Requirement | ISO 14040/44 | ISO 14067 | PACT v3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The study's purpose is written down | Met §4.2.2 | Met §6.3.1 | — |
| No public claim that one product beats another | Met §4.2.2; Amd 1 Annex C | Met §Annex A, Annex B | — |
| The unit is clear, and a partial footprint is labelled as such | Met §4.2.3.2 | Met §6.3.3 | Met §3.2.4 |
| The system boundary is described | Met §4.2.3.3 | Met §6.3.4, 7.3 b | Met §3.2.3 |
| The time period is stated and justified | — | Met §6.3.6 | Met §3.2.3 |
| Product category rules are used where they exist | — | Met §6.2 | Met §3.1.2 |
| Anything left out is small, estimated and reported Exclusions 9.61 % of cradle-to-gate emissions (≥ 3 %). Fix: Model the largest excluded processes until the rest is under 3 %. | Met §4.2.3.3.3 | Met §6.3.4.3 | Not met §3.3.1.2 |
| The data is checked for consistency | Met §4.3.2–4.3.3 | Met §6.4.3 | — |
| Own processes use measured data, or say why not | — | Not applicable §6.3.5 | Not applicable §4.1.3 |
| Every database value is referenced and fit for purpose | Met §4.3.2 | Met §6.3.5 | Met §4.1.3.2 |
| Shared factory burdens are split by the standard rules | Not applicable §4.3.4 | Not applicable §6.4.6 | Not applicable §3.3.1.4 |
| Recycling is counted with the cut-off method | Met §4.3.4.3 | Met §6.4.6.3 | Met §3.3.2.2 |
| Electricity covers its whole life cycle | Not applicable §4.3.2–4.3.3 | Not applicable §6.4.9.4.1 | Not applicable §3.3.2.3 |
| Electricity follows the market-based rules | — | Not applicable §6.4.9.4.4 | Not applicable §3.3.2.3, Box 7 |
| Land-use change is counted and shown separately | — | Not applicable §6.4.9.5 | Not applicable §3.3.2.4 |
| Biogenic carbon is counted in and out | — | Met §6.4.9.2, 6.4.9.3, 6.5.2 | Met §3.3.2.4 |
| Air freight is shown separately, without radiative forcing | — | Not applicable §6.4.9.7 | Not applicable §3.3.2.1 |
| No offsets or avoided emissions | — | Met §6.3.4.1 | Met §3.3.2.2 |
| Latest IPCC warming factors (AR6, 100 years) 100.0 % of cradle-to-gate emissions use AR5 factors; PACT allows only the latest IPCC report once its grace year has passed. Fix: Replace these factors with AR6-characterised data. | Justified §4.4.2 | Justified §6.5.1 | Not met §3.2.2 |
| Fossil and biogenic methane are kept apart | — | Met §6.5.2 | — |
| Key choices are stress-tested | Met §4.5.3.3 | Met §6.4.5, 6.6 | — |
| Uncertainty is assessed | — | Met §6.6 | — |
| Data quality is scored | Met §4.2.3.6 | Met §6.3.5 | Met §4.2.2, 4.2.3 |
| Limitations are stated | Met §4.5.4 | Met §6.6, Annex A | — |
| Results are broken down the required way | — | Met §7.2 | Met §3.3.1, data model |
| The study report contains every required item | Met §5.2 | Met §7.3 | — |
| The PACT data file is complete Missing or invalid: companyIds, productIds. Fix: Add company and product identifiers (URNs such as urn:mfp:company:acme), the reference period and a PACT unit. | — | — | Not met §6.1; Tech Specs v3.0.3 |
| The primary data share is reported | — | — | Met §4.2.2 |
| Independent critical review No critical review recorded. Fix: Commission an ISO 14071 critical review before any public communication; a panel review is mandatory for public comparisons. | Needs reviewer §6 | Needs reviewer §8 | — |
| Third-party verification of the calculation model The MFP footprint calculation model has not yet been verified by a third party. Fix: Commission limited-assurance verification of the calculation model (PACT v3 §5.3.3, Tables 14–15). | — | — | Needs reviewer §5.3.3 |
These standards apply to studies. This checklist reports the implemented checks; it is not certification or a substitute for independent review. “Needs reviewer” items (critical review, verification of the calculation model) can only be closed by an independent third party.
Assumptions and defaults14 entries, 3 warnings
Warnings · 3
- m1: Soy wax has no verified carbon content, so its biogenic carbon is missing from the biogenic balance.
- Excluded processes = 9.61% of cradle-to-gate emissions, at or above PACT v3's 3 % cap. The PCF is NOT PACT-conformant until these are modelled.
- Temporal scores for desnz_2025 use the edition year; their underlying data are older, so those temporal scores may be better than the data deserve.
Assumptions register · 14 entries
- Screening mode: this listing gives no primary data, so every input below that is not a stated material or weight is a named screening default. The result is not PACT-conformant (primary data share 0 %).
- Country of manufacture not stated in the listing; India assumed.
- m1: Soy wax is not in the published factor library; screening proxy proxy_soy_wax (CONTESTED, technological score 4) used.
- Packaging is not stated and no verified default exists for candle, so it is excluded.
- Making the product: melting and pouring the candle are not included.
- Inbound transport of materials to the factory is left out of the total, because supplier locations are unknown; its likely size is estimated and reported under the cut-off rule below.
- Distribution route is a screening default (1,000 km road), carrying product plus packaging.
- Burning the candle (CO₂ from the wax) is a use-phase emission and is not included; paraffin releases about 3.1 kg CO₂ per kg burned.
- Cut-off rule: processes are excluded only where no verified data exists, and each exclusion is estimated where possible and reported (ISO 14044 §4.2.3.3.3). Inbound transport is estimated at 0.0025 kg CO₂e.
- Secondary (library) factors are scored at least 3 on technology: PACT v3 Table 12 reserves scores 1-2 for primary data.
- Use-phase scenario: No energy-using use phase for candle.
- End-of-life route shares: MFP screening scenario for India, not PEFCR: textiles and leather goods 80 % landfill / dump, 5 % burning; plastics 60 % / 10 %; paper 40 % / 5 %; metals and glass 50 % landfill; the rest recovered (cut-off). Anchored on CPCB Annual Report on Solid Waste Management 2021-22 (24 % landfilled, 22 % unaccounted).
- Aggregated secondary factors are used as published in their own GWP basis (AR5); only gas-split fuel factors and direct gas emissions are characterised with AR6. Residual inconsistency is typically a few percent for CO2-dominated factors.
- Sources quoted as published figures (not open-licensed datasets): usb_nopa_soy_2024. Replace with licensed or supplier data before external or comparative claims.
Every line of the calculation5 lines: activity × factor, with sources
Full inventory
Footprint = Σ activity × emission factor
Every line: how much (activity) × how much CO₂e per unit (factor), with its source. Source labels
Primary sourcePin to primaryContestedComputed
| Stage | Line | Activity | × Factor | = kg CO₂e | DQR | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw materials | Soy Wax (Soy wax) soy_wax (virgin) | 0.040 kg | 0.589 kg/kg | 0.024 | 4/5/5 Very low · +534% | Contested United Soybean Board and National Oilseed Processors Association (2024). U.S. Soybeans, Soybean Meal, and Soy Oil Life Cycle Assessment Fact Sheet (summary of the peer-reviewed 2024 US Soy LCA Study) screening proxy · 2024 |
| Distribution | Road to customer (India) HGV (all diesel), all HGVs, average laden, 1000 km | 0.040 t·km | 0.1252 kg/t·km | 0.005 | 3/5/1 Medium · +309% | Pin to primary UK DESNZ GHG conversion factors 2025, Freighting goods + WTT delivery vehicles database · 2025 (flat file) |
| End of life | Soy Wax (Soy wax) to recycling (cut-off: collection only) | 0.012 kg | 0.004686 kg/kg | 0.000 | 3/5/1 Medium · +271% | Pin to primary UK DESNZ GHG conversion factors 2025, Waste disposal (open/closed loop, combustion) database · 2025 (flat file) |
| End of life | Soy Wax (Soy wax) to incineration: collection | 0.004 kg | 0.004686 kg/kg | 0.000 | 3/5/1 Medium · +271% | Pin to primary UK DESNZ GHG conversion factors 2025, Waste disposal (open/closed loop, combustion) database · 2025 (flat file) |
| End of life | Soy Wax (Soy wax) to landfill | 0.024 kg | 0.008983 kg/kg | 0.000 | 3/5/1 Medium · +271% | Pin to primary UK DESNZ GHG conversion factors 2025, Waste disposal database · 2025 (flat file) |
| Total, excluding biogenic uptake | 0.029 |
ISO 14067 study reportSeparately reported values and report contents
ISO 14067 study report · Carbon footprint (cradle-to-grave, functional unit)
| Footprint per one candle delivered and used to the end of its life, sold in India (ISO 14067, incl. biogenic −1/+1) | 0.0289 kg CO₂e |
| Net fossil GHG | 0.0289 kg CO₂e |
| Biogenic CO₂ emissions | 0.0000 kg CO₂ |
| Biogenic CO₂ removals | 0.0000 kg CO₂ |
| Biogenic CH₄ (as CO₂e) | 0.0000 kg CO₂e |
| Direct land-use change | 0.0000 kg CO₂e |
| Aircraft (no radiative forcing) | 0.0000 kg CO₂e |
| Biogenic carbon content | 0.0000 kg C |
| Outbound logistics (reported separately) | 0.0050 kg CO₂e |
| Raw materials | 0.0236 kg · 81.64% |
| Production | 0.0000 kg · 0% |
| Inbound transport | 0.0000 kg · 0% |
| Packaging | 0.0000 kg · 0% |
| Distribution | 0.0050 kg · 17.36% |
| Use phase | 0.0000 kg · 0% |
| End of life | 0.0003 kg · 1.01% |
| Goal: application, reasons, audience, comparative assertion §6.3.1 / 14044 4.2.2 | Screening carbon footprint shown on the Made for Planet catalogue so brands and buyers can see where a product's emissions come from. Reasons: No company data is available for this listing; a transparent estimate from the listing and published factors shows the likely size and the main stages. Audience: Brands and buyers (business-to-business). The estimate is also displayed on madeforplanet.com, labelled as a screening estimate; it is not an environmental claim the brand may use in marketing. Public comparative assertion: no. |
| Functional or declared unit and reference flow §7.3 a | Functional unit: one candle delivered and used to the end of its life, sold in India; reference flow 0.04 kg of product. |
| System boundary §7.3 b | cradle to grave. Screening: materials, processing energy, packaging, distribution, use and end of life. Capital goods are excluded, as is usual for attributional product footprints. Stages modelled: raw_materials, distribution, end_of_life. |
| Significant unit processes §7.3 c | soy_wax (virgin) (81.64 %); HGV (all diesel), all HGVs, average laden, 1000 km (17.36 %) |
| Data sources §7.3 d | United Soybean Board / NOPA US soybean products LCA fact sheet 2024; UK DESNZ Greenhouse gas reporting: conversion factors 2025 2025 (flat file) |
| Greenhouse gases considered §7.3 e | CO₂, CH₄ (fossil and biogenic), N₂O and refrigerant gases (HFCs, SF₆, NF₃) where present; secondary factors cover the gases their publishers include. |
| Characterisation factors §7.3 f | IPCC AR6 GWP100 with climate-carbon feedbacks; secondary factors in their published basis where no AR6 version exists (see gwp check). |
| Cut-off criteria and exclusions §7.3 g, o | Inbound transport of materials to the factory: 0.002504 kg CO₂e (screening estimate: 0.040 kg of materials × 500 km by average lorry (UK DESNZ GHG conversion factors 2025, Freighting goods + WTT delivery vehicles); supplier locations are not known) |
| Allocation procedures §7.3 h | No multi-output processes. Recycling: cut-off. |
| Timing of emissions §7.3 i, 6.4.8 | All emissions and removals counted as at the start of the assessment period; no delayed-emission weighting. |
| Data description and quality §7.3 j | PACT Table 12 DQR: technological 3.82, geographical 5, temporal 4.27; per-line scores, confidence and 95 % uncertainty in the inventory. |
| Sensitivity and uncertainty §7.3 k | 0 sensitivity case(s); lognormal Monte Carlo on pedigree uncertainty. |
| Electricity treatment §7.3 l | No electricity in scope. |
| Interpretation, limitations §7.3 m, Annex A | Climate change only: other impacts (water, land, toxicity, biodiversity) are not assessed, so a lower footprint does not mean a lower environmental impact overall. Secondary factors limit accuracy as shown by the data-quality scores. |
| Value choices §7.3 n | Cut-off for recycling (PACT); economic allocation only above a 5× value ratio; conservative factor where published values disagree (see sensitivity). |
| Scope changes and exclusions §7.3 o | Packaging is not stated and no verified default exists for this kind of product, so it is excluded without an estimate. |
| Life-cycle stages, use and end-of-life scenarios §7.3 p, 6.3.7, 6.3.8 | Use-phase scenario: No energy-using use phase for candle. End-of-life route shares: MFP screening scenario for India, not PEFCR: textiles and leather goods 80 % landfill / dump, 5 % burning; plastics 60 % / 10 %; paper 40 % / 5 %; metals and glass 50 % landfill; the rest recovered (cut-off). Anchored on CPCB Annual Report on Solid Waste Management 2021-22 (24 % landfilled, 22 % unaccounted). |
| Influence of alternative scenarios §7.3 q | No alternatives available for the choices made. |
| Period the footprint represents §7.3 r, 6.3.6 | 2026-01-01 to 2026-12-31: current production as represented by the factor library (each factor's own data year is scored in the temporal data quality) |
| Product category rules §7.3 s, 6.2 | No product category rules conforming to ISO/TS 14027 are known for this product category; MFP screening rules are applied and disclosed. |
| Performance tracking §7.3 t, 6.4.7 | Not a performance-tracking study. |
ISO 14067 counts biogenic removals (−1) and emissions (+1) in the carbon footprint; the PACT headline excludes biogenic uptake. Both are shown.
PACT v3 data and biogenic carbonData-exchange values and a downloadable file
PACT v3 data model (cradle-to-gate) and biogenic carbon balance
Download PACT v3.0.3 JSON ProductFootprint in the Technical Specifications v3.0.3 format (decimals as strings). Check the conformance panel before sending it.
| Footprint excl. biogenic uptake | 0.0236 kg CO₂e |
| Footprint incl. biogenic uptake | 0.0236 kg CO₂e |
| Fossil GHG emissions | 0.0236 kg CO₂e |
| Land-use change GHG | 0.0000 kg CO₂e |
| Biogenic non-CO₂ | 0.0000 kg CO₂e |
| Biogenic CO₂ uptake | 0.0000 kg CO₂ |
| Fossil carbon content | 0.0000 kg C |
| Biogenic carbon content | 0.0000 kg C |
| Aircraft GHG (no RF) | 0.0000 kg CO₂e |
| Packaging GHG | 0.0000 kg CO₂e |
| Exempted emissions | 9.6070 % |
| Primary data share | 0.0000 % |
| IPCC characterisation | AR6, AR5 |
| Biogenic CO₂ uptake | 0.0000 kg CO₂ |
| Biogenic CO₂ emitted | 0.0000 kg CO₂ |
| Biogenic C stored in landfill | 0.0000 kg C |
| Biogenic C exported to recycling | 0.0000 kg C |
| Biogenic C in product | 0.0000 kg C |
| Engine / factor library | 1.2.0 / 2026.11-mfp.8 |