{"id":18975,"date":"2025-12-31T14:49:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T14:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecochain.com\/?p=18975"},"modified":"2026-02-16T13:10:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T13:10:29","slug":"how-manufacturers-can-prepare-for-cpr-epd-verification-at-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecochain.com\/nl\/blog\/how-manufacturers-can-prepare-for-cpr-epd-verification-at-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"How manufacturers can prepare for the year ahead: Data foundation, EPD readiness, verification at scale"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18975\" class=\"elementor elementor-18975\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1387da16 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1387da16\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-652ad20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"652ad20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As 2025 came to a close, many manufacturers \u2013 especially in construction products and industrial equipment space \u2013 had the same feeling: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this year was intense<\/span><\/i>. Not because of one single regulation or one single customer request, but because everything happened at once.\n\n<p>More tender requirements. More customer-driven data requests. Stronger regulatory signals. And mounting internal pressure to deliver credible, verifiable product data \u2013 fast.\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re in sustainability, product or R&amp;D, you&#8217;ve likely felt it too. The inbox pings from sales or marketing. The last-minute scramble for product footprint numbers. The uncertainty around what data to use \u2013 or where to even start. And the stress of not knowing whether what you deliver will hold up under verification or get publicly scrutinized.\n\n<p>In <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ecochain.com\/webinars\/getting-ready-in-2026\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a recent Ecochain webinar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we sat down with Dr. Pratik Gholkar, our Head of LCA Strategy Enablement, to look back at what truly defined 2025 \u2013 and, more importantly, to unpack what manufacturers need to do now to prepare for the future.<\/p>\n\n<p>This article covers how chaos showed up across teams in 2025, what regulations like CPR really change in practice, and why high-performing manufacturers are already shifting away from one-off LCA requests toward scalable, structured product footprint systems they actually control.<\/p>\n<h2>Summary (TL;DR)<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin-block-end: .9rem;\">\n \t<li style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><b>2025 exposed three critical gaps<\/b> \u2013 Customer demands shifted from generic claims to product-specific verified data, regulations like CPR moved from &#8220;someday&#8221; to &#8220;now&#8221;, and sustainability teams were often seen as bottlenecks \u2013 expected to deliver verified, product impact data fast, often without the right software or resources to do it.<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><b>CPR enforcement is rolling out now across Europe for construction products, with deadlines approaching throughout 2026<\/b> \u2013 The regulation exposes whether you have structured data, standardized assumptions and workflows that scale. Generic data won&#8217;t pass. Vague assumptions won&#8217;t hold up. Inconsistent methods will get flagged.<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><b>Three critical elements determine success for industrial manufacturers in 2026:<\/b> Build a data foundation using your own product data (not generic averages), create EPD readiness for repeatable delivery at scale, and implement portfolio-wide verification \u2013 not one product at a time.<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><b>These insights come from <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/ecochain.com\/webinars\/getting-ready-in-2026\/\"><b>our recent webinar with Dr. Pratik Gholkar<\/b><\/a>, where we broke down what 2025 revealed, where the industry is headed, the steps high-performing sustainability teams are already taking to win the market, as well as some real examples from manufacturers who already made this transition with Ecochain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The three ways chaos showed up in 2025 for manufacturers<\/h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This pressure landed hardest on sustainability teams. Most were used to calculating footprints on request, handling one-off life-cycle assessments (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ecochain.com\/blog\/life-cycle-assessment-lca-guide\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LCA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), occasionally producing an environmental product declaration (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ecochain.com\/blog\/environmental-product-declaration-epd-basics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EPD<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), or supporting R&amp;D projects. Suddenly, they were expected to deliver credible, verified, product-level data at scale \u2013 and fast enough to support active sales cycles.<\/span>\n<blockquote><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><b>2025 felt uncomfortable for many teams. More precisely, it exposed gaps that were always there but hidden.\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Pratik Gholkar, Head of LCA Strategy Enablement at Ecochain<\/span><\/blockquote>\n<h3>1. Customer and tender requests changed the game<\/h3>\n<p>Buyers stopped accepting generic statements and averages. They began asking for product-specific environmental data \u2013 data tied to the actual product being sold, not a category or portfolio-level approximation.<\/p>\n\n<p>In construction, this increasingly meant verified numbers in EPDs. In industrial equipment, customers started requesting credible product carbon footprints (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ecochain.com\/product-carbon-footprint\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PCFs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), often driven entirely by procurement requirements rather than regulation. The days of saying <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cour products are green\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were over.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: transparent; border: 3px solid #56CA19; border-radius: 8px; padding: 24px; line-height: 1.6; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px;\"><strong>What does this mean in practice?<\/strong>\nIf you&#8217;re still relying on generic or average data from locked datasets, every new customer request becomes a new calculation. Your product impact results become harder to explain. The credibility of your company is at stake. And there&#8217;s a very real risk you lose tenders even if your product was inherently way better than the average data suggested, but no one would ever know it from the numbers you&#8217;re presenting.<\/div>\n<h3>2. Critical regulations moved from &#8220;later&#8221; to &#8220;now&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Regulations like CPR (Construction Product Regulation) shifted from being something on the horizon to being an immediate reality. What was initially framed as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;CPR will come into effect, but it&#8217;s later&#8221; <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">suddenly became <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;CPR is around the corner, and we&#8217;re not fully prepared.&#8221;<\/span><\/i>\n\n<p>Teams scrambled to understand requirements, interpret standards, build processes. And many still aren&#8217;t ready.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Many companies also still believe CPR is mainly a documentation exercise. It&#8217;s not.\n\nIn reality, CPR exposes whether a company actually has:\n<ul style=\"margin-block-end: .9rem;\">\n \t<li>High-quality, structured product data<\/li>\n \t<li>Standardized footprint assumptions<\/li>\n \t<li>Reusable product footprinting workflows that scale across their portfolio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIf those elements are missing \u2013 if your data is scattered, your methods are ad-hoc, your workflows are one-off \u2013 CPR feels overwhelming. If they are in place, CPR becomes manageable.\n<blockquote><b>\u201cCPR is a lens through which the market \u2013 and regulators \u2013 are now evaluating whether you have the basic operational structures in place to handle the demands of a sustainable, traceable industry.\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Dr. Pratik Gholkar, Head of LCA Strategy Enablement at Ecochain<\/span><\/blockquote>\n<p>At its core, CPR changes one thing: <\/span><b>expectations<\/b>.<\/p>\n\n<p>The market no longer accepts promises. It expects credible, verifiable product information. You cannot rely on averages. You cannot rely on vague claims. The data must be checkable, comparable, and trusted.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Sustainability teams were seen as the bottleneck<\/h3>\n<p>Pressure came simultaneously from different sides \u2013 sales teams demanding publish-ready EPDs, R&amp;D asking for product impact assessments, leadership expecting compliance \u2013 and all of it landed on the sustainability team.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>In many organizations, these teams were historically set up to handle one-off calculations on request: an Excel-based LCA here, an outsourced consultancy project there, produced when someone needed something specific. That operating model worked when requests were occasional.<\/p>\n\n<p>In 2025, it stopped working.<\/p>\n\n<p>The landscape shifted toward repeatable, scalable delivery. The volume and speed of requests increased. Expectations around credibility, traceability, and data quality rose sharply.<\/p>\n<blockquote><b>&#8220;One-off LCAs or Excel-based calculations using average datasets are no longer enough. In 2025, every new EPD or PCF request became a mini project. That slows down everything. It&#8217;s expensive. And it&#8217;s stressful. &#8221; <\/b><p>\u2013 Dr. Pratik Gholkar, Head of LCA Strategy Enablement at Ecochain<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sustainability teams didn\u2019t become the bottleneck because of a lack of expertise or effort. They became the bottleneck because organizational systems and processes hadn\u2019t evolved, and teams weren\u2019t enabled with a proper data foundation to operate at scale.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: linear-gradient(135deg, #072B49 0%, #0A3D5F 100%); border-radius: 12px; padding: 40px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 32px; box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);\"><a style=\"flex-shrink: 0; transition: transform 0.2s;\" href=\"https:\/\/ecochain.com\/webinars\/getting-ready-in-2026\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 8px; display: block; width: 240px; height: auto; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);\" src=\"https:\/\/ecochain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Copy-of-Webinar-EPD-Helix-Presentation-10.jpg\" alt=\"Webinar thumbnail\" \/>\n<\/a>\n<div style=\"flex: 1;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: rgba(86, 202, 25, 0.2); color: #56ca19; padding: 4px 12px; border-radius: 20px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.5px; margin-bottom: 12px;\">On-Demand<\/span>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; color: #fff; line-height: 1.3;\">Getting ready for CPR in 2026<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 20px 0; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85); font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5;\">Learn what 2025 developments mean for 2026 execution, why the urgency is real, and the 3 practical differentiators that help manufacturers compete in 2026.<\/p>\n<a style=\"background-color: #56ca19; color: #fff; padding: 12px 28px; border-radius: 6px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; display: inline-block; font-size: 15px; transition: background-color 0.2s; box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(86, 202, 25, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/ecochain.com\/webinars\/getting-ready-in-2026\/\">Watch now \u2192<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 40px;\">Three critical things industrial manufacturers need to get right next year<\/h2>\n<p>Manufacturers are now expected to:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-block-end: .9rem;\">\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clearly explain where the product data comes from<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apply consistent LCA methodology across the entire product portfolio<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reproduce LCA, PCF, EPD and other product impact results when asked<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Without this foundation, every request turns into a mini project \u2013 slow, expensive, and stressful. And with demand for EPDs, PCFs, and other environmental profiles only increasing, this approach simply doesn\u2019t scale.<\/p>\n\n<p>So if you\u2019re asking yourself what to focus on as you move into the next year, the answer is not <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more calculations<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It\u2019s getting the fundamentals right. Then, CPR and most other upcoming requirements become very much manageable.<\/p>\n<h3>A) Data foundation: Why your own product data matters<\/h3>\n<p>Data is your foundation. Everything starts there.<\/p>\n\n<p>Manufacturers are increasingly compared on product-specific performance, not portfolio averages. And when companies rely on generic datasets or industry averages, several things happen \u2013 none of them good:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-block-end: .9rem;\">\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every request becomes a new LCA calculation<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Product impact results become harder to explain<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The credibility of your business suffers<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And there&#8217;s a real risk of losing tenders \u2013 even when your product impact number is actually better than that average number you used.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Using your own product and supplier data, even if it is not perfect, gives you control.<\/p>\n\n<p>When you work with your own data, you can:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-block-end: .9rem;\">\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Control your complete modeling exercises and your outputs<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Respond faster to stakeholder requests<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clearly explain assumptions, which makes verification significantly easier<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p\">And most importantly, when <\/><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">know your own product data, you know exactly where your hotspots are. That allows you to improve them over time. Year after year, environmental performance improvements become visible in the data \u2013 rather than just claimed.<\/p>\n<h3>B) EPD readiness: Building a repeatable, scalable EPD generation process<\/h3>\n<p>Customer requests for environmental product declarations aren&#8217;t slowing down. They&#8217;re accelerating.<\/p>\n\n<p>At the same time, CPR is pushing manufacturers toward a future where they must be able to show the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ecochain.com\/epd\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">complete environmental declarations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for their portfolio, as well as the performance of individual products. That combination changes what \u201cbeing EPD ready\u201d actually means.<\/span>\n\n<p>EPD readiness is a stepping stone toward future regulatory and market requirements. It forces companies to think ahead and work in a structured, repeatable way, rather than reacting to individual requests.<\/p>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EPD readiness means:<\/span>\n<ul style=\"margin-block-end: .9rem;\">\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When a customer asks, you can deliver<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are not starting from scratch each time<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your data, methods, and assumptions are reusable<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Creating a single EPD can still be treated as a one-off project \u2013 and yes, it can be outsourced and in many cases, that\u2019s how companies start. But creating hundreds or thousands of EPDs? That is no longer a project. That is a system. And without the right structure, it quickly becomes expensive, slow, and difficult to manage.<\/p>\n\n<p>In short, being EPD ready means having the capacity to deliver EPDs across your entire portfolio and publish them on demand.<\/p>\n\n<p>In an EPD-ready organization:<\/span>\n<ul style=\"margin-block-end: .9rem;\">\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Products are already modeled<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Product environmental footprints exist in one system<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generating an EPD is a minor task \u2013 not a full rebuild<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That discipline is exactly what future regulations and customer expectations will require. And if you build it now, you\u2019re not retrofitting later \u2013 you\u2019re building for the future.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: transparent; border: 3px solid #56CA19; border-radius: 8px; padding: 24px; line-height: 1.6;\"><strong>Keep reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ecochain.com\/blog\/environmental-product-declaration-epd-basics\/\">Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) \u2013 The complete guide<\/a><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 40px;\">C) Verification: Why verification at scale is the real shift manufacturers should be thinking about<\/h3>\n<p>Verification builds trust. It gives customers confidence that they\u2019re comparing apples to apples \u2013 not apples to oranges. It also gives manufacturers confidence that their assumptions, methods, and results are aligned with the rules.<\/p>\n\n<p>But in practice, verification becomes complex, time-consuming, and repetitive when it\u2019s treated as a one-by-one exercise.<\/p>\n\n<p>Not because verification itself is the problem. But because the data and structure behind it aren\u2019t aligned.<\/p>\n\n<p>This is where many companies get stuck. They struggle with:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-block-end: .9rem;\">\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data inconsistencies across their systems<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unclear or conflicting rules and assumptions<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manual, non-reusable LCA workflows<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No clear starting point for where to begin<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The result is a familiar pattern. Companies know they need to verify their product portfolio, but the groundwork isn\u2019t in place. So they either invest heavily in verification projects that drag on for months \u2013 or they attempt to manually verify products one by one, ending up with a resource-intensive, error-prone process.<\/p>\n\n<p>This is why verification at scale matters and why we pioneered it here at Ecochain.<\/p>\n\n<b>But what is verification at scale?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>Verification at scale means:<\/span>\n<ul style=\"margin-block-end: .9rem;\">\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Verifying the entire product portfolio at once<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then generating EPDs on demand as customer requests come in<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t mean verifying one or two products. It means having the capability to verify 500 products, or 2,000 products, and to do it as part of your regular process, not as an emergency sprint.<\/p>\n<blockquote><b>\u201cIf your data is already in place, and your EPD-ready workflow is set up, then verification is just a check. It&#8217;s not a roadblock anymore. Verification becomes a manageable part of your process instead of a crisis point.\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Dr. Pratik Gholkar, Head of LCA Strategy Enablement at Ecochain<\/span><\/blockquote>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at how this works in practice for one of our customers.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top:20px;\">Success story: How one manufacturer scaled EPDs and verification across its entire portfolio<\/h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You might be asking: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why invest in these foundations when we could stay reactive and still meet immediate requests?<\/p><\/i>\n\n<p>Especially in construction products, there is already a clear ROI. For example, in markets like the Netherlands, environmental data and EPDs are required to participate in tenders. That alone creates a strong regulatory and commercial driver.<\/p>\n\n<p>But the real value goes beyond compliance.<\/p>\n\n<p>When the right LCA structure is in place, manufacturers become faster, more credible, and more trustworthy. And that\u2019s where long-term competitiveness starts to show up.<\/p>\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a real example of how this plays out in practice.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>We work with one of the largest manufacturers in construction products \u2013 specifically pipes and piping systems. They operate across multiple locations and were facing the same pressures discussed throughout this article.<\/p>\n\n<p>When the project started, they were where many manufacturers are: they could calculate EPDs for a single product. That worked occasionally \u2013 but it didn\u2019t match the reality of their business. Customers were asking for environmental data across the entire portfolio.<\/p>\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s what we did:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-block-end: .9rem;\">\n \t<li><b>First, we structured their data:<\/b> We worked closely with their teams to understand where product data lived across different systems. That data was brought together and structured so it could consistently flow into LCA calculations. Everything was organized in Ecochain&#8217;s software in a way that was clear, repeatable, and scalable.<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><b>Second, we modeled their entire product portfolio:<\/b> Instead of doing one-off calculations for specific products when customers asked, we worked with them to model their entire range of products. All of them. In one integrated system.<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><b>Third, we implemented verification at scale:<\/b> Using the verification at scale methodology that&#8217;s unique to Ecochain, their entire product portfolio was verified at once. Not one product at a time. All products, verified at the same time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is where the transformation happened.<\/p>\n\n<p>Based on customer requests or internal needs, they can now generate EPDs on demand. They have full control over their data. And most importantly, when they make year-on-year improvements \u2013 and they do, because they can finally see and track their product impact across the entire facility \u2013 those improvements are directly reflected in their environmental results.<\/p>\n\n<p>What started as a compliance project transformed into competitive advantage. They don&#8217;t just comply with rules anymore. They use this capability to differentiate themselves in the market.<\/p>\n\n<p>That\u2019s the transformation available to manufacturers who build a solid LCA data foundation and scale EPDs and verification the right way.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: transparent; border: 3px solid #56CA19; border-radius: 8px; padding: 24px; line-height: 1.6;\"><strong>Keep exploring:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ecochain.com\/epd\/\">Create, verify and publish accurate EPDs at scale<\/a><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">Four steps for manufacturers to build a scalable LCA, EPD and verification foundation<\/h2>\n<p>You don&#8217;t need to do it all at once. Take the right steps. Build incrementally.<\/p>\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s where we recommend starting:<\/p>\n<h3>1. Identify your priority products<\/h3>\n<p>Look at three things:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-block-end: .9rem;\">\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which products come up most often in tender requirements?<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which products generate the most customer sustainability questions?<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are your highest-volume products?<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which products use high-impact materials?<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which products would give you the biggest competitive advantage if you had verified EPDs ready?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From this, select 5\u201310 products as your pilot scope. This becomes your pilot scope. Don&#8217;t spread yourself thin. A small, well-chosen pilot creates momentum for the solid foundation later.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Structure your product data<\/h3>\n<p>Product-specific data has become the baseline for a solid LCA foundation. Not perfect product data \u2013 but structured, documented and defensible data that you can explain when a verifier asks questions, data that stays consistent across your portfolio.<\/p>\n\n<p>In reality, most manufacturers already have more data than they think. It\u2019s just scattered. BOMs in one system. Energy use in another. Supplier information in emails or spreadsheets<\/p>\n\n<p>Where many teams get stuck is trying to organize <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">everything at once<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 years of data, multiple sites, different naming conventions, missing supplier inputs. But this approach rarely works well.<\/p>\n\n<p>Don\u2019t aim for perfect. Aim for documented and traceable. This is what allows verification to become manageable later, instead of a crisis point.<\/p>\n<blockquote><b>&#8220;Even if your product and supplier data isn\u2019t perfect, when you use your own data, you gain control. You can explain your assumptions. You can improve over time.&#8221; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Dr. Pratik Gholkar, Head of LCA Strategy Enablement at Ecochain<\/span><\/blockquote>\n<p><b>For your pilot products:<\/b>\n<ul style=\"margin-block-end: .9rem;\">\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get clarity on what data you have, where it lives, what it means, and how it connects to your products.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gather what you have: material compositions and quantitie, energy and resource inputs per production stage, supplier information (even partial), current assumptions you&#8217;re using<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Document your current assumptions (even if imperfect)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Structured data can evolve. Unstructured data just becomes a dead end.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Standardize and test one LCA modeling approach<\/h3>\n<p>Pick one product from your pilot and build a complete LCA model with documented assumptions:<\/span>\n<ul style=\"margin-block-end: .9rem;\">\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">System boundaries (for example, cradle-to-gate or cradle-to-grave)<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allocation methods<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data sources and quality levels<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where primary versus secondary data is used<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This model becomes your template.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>Define your rules once. Document your choices once. Then apply them consistently across products. The objective is to create a model structure that can grow with your portfolio \u2013 not one that has to be rebuilt every time.<\/p>\n\n<p>Next, take a second product from your pilot and apply the same model. What breaks? What breaks? What needs adjustment?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>This shows you where your approach scales and where it needs refinement before you expand further.<\/p>\n\n<p>As Dr. Pratik put it: &#8220;You don&#8217;t need to do everything at once. Take the right steps \u2013 and build from there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">4. Design product footprinting workflows that can scale<\/h3>\n<p>Finally, step back and look at how work actually flows through your organization:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-block-end: .9rem;\">\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Think about how a request flows through your organization<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Think about how data moves from source systems into your LCA calculations<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Think about how results are verified and published\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Design these workflows so you don\u2019t start from scratch every time. When data, models, and processes are connected, requests become routine \u2013 not disruptive.<\/p>\n<h2>From ad hoc to future-ready: Building the system manufacturers need for what\u2019s next<\/h2>\n<p>Regulations are catching up. Customers are asking for specifics. Sales teams need credible EPDs to win tenders. And leadership wants results they can confidently stand behind \u2013 in boardrooms, audits, and public disclosures.<\/p>\n\n<p>You can\u2019t meet all of that with ad hoc spreadsheets or last-minute consultant sprints.<\/p>\n\n<p>What manufacturers need now is a system. One that provides control. One that allows teams to respond faster across markets, prove credibility and improve product footprint over time.<\/p>\n\n<p>That system is built on three connected foundations:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-block-end: .9rem;\">\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>A solid data foundation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Not just a tool, but a structured way of working with your own product and supplier data \u2013 data you understand, can explain, and can build on over time. Ecochain is the perfect partner to help you set this up properly.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>EPD readiness <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Not one-off projects, but repeatable delivery capabilities that allow you to generate EPDs when customers ask \u2013 without starting from scratch.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Verification at scale <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Ecochain software&#8217;s unique ability to verify your entire portfolio as a system, not individual products as isolated exercises.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When these three elements work together, you have a system that:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-block-end: .9rem;\">\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Responds to customer requests without crisis<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scales to your portfolio size without breakdown<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demonstrates continuous product environmental footprint improvement over time<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Positions you for future regulations and requirements<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduces internal stress and team burden<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That\u2019s what being ready for the future actually means.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: transparent; border: 3px solid #56CA19; border-radius: 8px; padding: 24px; line-height: 1.6;\">\n\n<strong>Need to scale your product footprinting and EPDs next year?<\/strong>\n\nEcochain&#8217;s LCA automation software helps manufacturers build the data foundation, EPD readiness, and verification-at-scale capabilities discussed in this article \u2013 using their own data, with significantly less time and effort.\n\n\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/ecochain.com\/epd\/\">Explore how you can generate EPDs across your entire portfolio, for as low as 50EUR\/EPD.<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 40px;\"><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Frequently asked questions<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5792e0a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5792e0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d754e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"4d754e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-8120\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-8120\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Why did sustainability and product teams struggle with EPDs, verification and compliance in 2025? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8120\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48b2a0a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48b2a0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0291e63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0291e63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sustainability and product teams struggled in 2025 because multiple pressures hit at the same time.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Customer and tender requirements shifted from generic claims to product-specific, verified data. Regulations like CPR moved from \u201csomeday\u201d to \u201cnow.\u201d At the same time, sales, R&amp;D, and leadership expected faster delivery of credible results. Many teams were still set up for one-off LCAs and Excel-based calculations, which simply didn\u2019t scale under these new expectations.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about this topic, watch our webinar&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ecochain.com\/webinars\/getting-ready-in-2026\/\">&#8220;Getting ready in 2026&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-8121\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-8121\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What does CPR actually change for manufacturers in practice? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8121\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-439e508 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"439e508\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab59ebe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab59ebe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1055\" data-end=\"1508\">CPR changes what the market expects from manufacturers: proof instead of promises. In practice, CPR exposes whether a company has structured product data, standardized assumptions, and reusable workflows that scale across the portfolio.\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"1055\" data-end=\"1508\">Generic averages, vague claims, and inconsistent methods no longer hold up. Manufacturers are now expected to provide credible, verifiable, and reproducible product impact data that can be checked and compared.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-8122\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-8122\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Why is using your own product data for EPDs, LCA and product footprint reporting more important than generic datasets? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8122\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc3deba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc3deba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edd5b88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edd5b88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1596\" data-end=\"2156\">Using your own product data for LCA modeling is critical because manufacturers are now compared on product-specific performance, not portfolio averages.\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"1596\" data-end=\"2156\">When companies rely on generic datasets, every request becomes a new calculation, results are harder to explain, credibility suffers, and there is a real risk of losing tenders\u00a0\u2013\u00a0even when the actual product performs better than the average.\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"1596\" data-end=\"2156\">Using your own data, even if it isn\u2019t perfect, gives you control, makes verification easier, and allows you to improve environmental performance over time based on real insights.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-8123\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-8123\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What does \u201cEPD readiness\u201d for product impact reporting actually mean for sustainability teams? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8123\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9427273 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9427273\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa62a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfa62a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2212\" data-end=\"2708\">EPD readiness means having the capability to generate EPDs across your entire product portfolio without starting from scratch each time. It is not about producing one or two EPDs as isolated projects.<\/p><p data-start=\"2212\" data-end=\"2708\">EPD readiness requires structured data, standardized methods, and reusable assumptions so that when a customer asks, EPDs can be generated on demand. This shift from one-off projects to repeatable delivery is essential for scaling and for meeting future regulatory and market requirements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-8124\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-8124\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is 'verification at scale' in terms of EPD generation and verification, and why is it important for sustainability teams? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8124\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00ba35a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00ba35a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b53239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b53239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1596\" data-end=\"2156\">Verification at scale is the Ecochain way of enabling you to work faster. Verification at scale means verifying your entire product portfolio as a system, rather than verifying products one by one. The challenge with verification is usually not the verification process itself, but inconsistent data, unclear assumptions, and manual workflows behind it.\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"1596\" data-end=\"2156\">When data and EPD workflows are structured, verification becomes a manageable check instead of a bottleneck. 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