What used to be handled through one-off consultant projects now needs to work at scale — across large product portfolios, frequent updates, and multiple reporting frameworks. This shift is pushing manufacturers to rethink what kind of software they rely on to create, verify, and maintain EPDs and carbon footprint data.
So what software actually helps manufacturers create and verify EPDs — and assess product carbon footprints at scale?
Why manufacturers need software for EPDs and product carbon footprints at scale
As sustainability requirements expand, manufacturers are expected to deliver accurate, verified product data faster and more frequently than before. EPDs are increasingly requested by customers, procurement teams, and regulators — while product carbon footprints are needed for internal decision-making and emerging disclosures.
Handling this manually quickly becomes unsustainable. Without dedicated EPD and carbon footprint software, teams risk slow turnaround times, inconsistent results, and duplicated work across reports.
Why traditional EPD tools don’t scale for manufacturers
Many manufacturers still rely on spreadsheets, standalone LCA tools, or external consultants to produce EPDs. While this can work for a small number of products, it becomes difficult to manage as portfolios and reporting demands grow.
Project-based EPD workflows create bottlenecks
Traditional EPD work often starts from scratch. Data is gathered, assumptions are rebuilt, and calculations are repeated for each product. When an update is needed — a new supplier, material change, or regulation — the process starts over.
This project-based approach makes it hard to keep EPDs up to date and slows down verification.
Disconnected data limits carbon footprint reuse
When EPDs and product carbon footprints are calculated in separate tools or files, data cannot be reused efficiently. The same information is copied, adjusted, and recalculated multiple times, increasing the risk of errors and inconsistencies.
As a result, carbon footprint data becomes static instead of something teams can actively work with.
Manual updates slow down verification and reporting
Without a central system, even small changes require manual updates across multiple documents. This leads to long lead times, increased verification effort, and limited transparency into how results were produced.
What to look for in EPD and product carbon footprint software
Software designed to support EPD creation and carbon footprint assessment at scale goes beyond calculations. It supports how manufacturers actually work — across teams, suppliers, and large product ranges.
Unified product data for EPDs and carbon footprints
Effective EPD software is built around a single, structured source of product data. Materials, components, transport, packaging, and assumptions are stored once and reused across multiple outputs.
This unified data foundation allows the same information to support:
- Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)
- Product carbon footprints (PCFs)
- CSRD, CBAM, and other reporting requirements
Compliance-ready calculations and EPD verification support
Creating an EPD requires more than calculating emissions. Software must be built around established standards such as EN 15804 and ISO 14040–44, using verified background datasets.
Compliance by design simplifies third-party verification and ensures results can be trusted by customers and regulators alike.
Traceable, transparent carbon footprint results
Manufacturers increasingly need to understand — and explain — how sustainability results were calculated. Modern EPD and carbon footprint software provides full traceability from results back to source data and assumptions.
This transparency supports verification, internal reviews, and informed decision-making.
Scalable workflows across large product portfolios
Assessing a single product is fundamentally different from managing hundreds or thousands. Software built for scale supports reusable components, automated updates, and portfolio-level insights.
This enables teams to maintain verified EPDs and carbon footprints even as products and inputs change.
Collaboration with suppliers and internal teams
EPD and carbon footprint work spans sustainability teams, LCA specialists, product development, procurement, and suppliers. Software that supports collaboration allows multiple stakeholders to work in the same system, reducing manual coordination and delays.
How EPD and carbon footprint software works in practice
While platforms differ, scalable EPD software typically follows a similar workflow.
Import supplier and product data once
Data from supplier documents, databases, and existing systems is imported into a central platform, reducing manual entry and interpretation.
Reuse data across EPDs, PCFs, and reporting
Once structured, the same product data can be reused across multiple EPDs and carbon footprint calculations — without rebuilding models for each new request.
Maintain verified results over time
As products evolve, updates cascade automatically across affected EPDs and carbon footprints. This allows manufacturers to keep results current without restarting the verification process each time.
For a deeper explanation of how modern platforms support this shift, see our guide to
what EPD software is and why it matters in 2025.
How manufacturers should evaluate EPD software
When choosing software to create and verify EPDs and assess product carbon footprints at scale, it helps to look beyond feature lists.
Key questions include:
- Can the same data be reused across EPDs, carbon footprints, and other reports?
- How easily can products be updated without rebuilding everything?
- Is the methodology transparent and aligned with current standards?
- How smoothly does the verification process work?
- Will this approach still work as the product portfolio grows?
The answers often reveal whether a tool is designed for long-term scalability or short-term compliance.
From EPD compliance to scalable product sustainability management
For many manufacturers, EPDs started as a regulatory obligation. Today, they are becoming part of a broader shift toward product-level sustainability management.
When EPDs and carbon footprints are built on reusable, verified data, sustainability teams can move faster, reduce manual work, and support better product decisions — not just reporting deadlines.
The right software turns EPD creation from a recurring burden into a scalable business capability that grows with both regulatory demands and product ambitions.
Turn EPD and carbon footprint reporting into a scalable system
EandoX is a software built for manufacturers who need to create, verify, and maintain EPDs and product carbon footprints at scale — without rebuilding data for every new request.
With EandoX, you work from one connected product data foundation that powers EPDs, LCAs, and sustainability reporting across your entire portfolio. Supplier data is imported and structured once, calculations stay compliant and traceable, and updates cascade automatically as products change.
If you’re moving beyond project-based reporting and want EPDs and carbon footprint data that stay current, verifiable, and reusable, EandoX is the software for you.
