Carbon Footprint of Products in Japan
METI
November 2010
Topic
1. What is CFP?
2. CFP in Japan
3. What we have done so far?
4. What we are going to do
What is CFP?
Carbon footprint of products = (LCA + Type3 environmental declaration) × GHG
 Indicator of the greenhouse gases emitted throughout the life cycle of a product (from the
extraction of natural resources to disposal).
 Providing information labels on products (visualization), companies can appeal to consumers their
efforts to combat global warming.
 Promote reduction of corporate CO2 emission throughout the supply chain.
 Example of canned beverage
Procurement
of raw
materials
15%
Manufacturing
25%
Company will find the
point of GHG reduction
Circulation
and sales
35%
Consumption,
use, and
maintenance
Abandonment
and recycling
15%
10%
○○
beverage
All figures are assumptions.
CO2 emissions：123g
Consumers will find
how mush their
purchasing causes GHG
emission
CFP History in the World
2006
2007
2007
2008
Dec.; Tesco’s Declaration
Jan.; Walker’s Chips with CFP in UK
June; ISO/TC207/SC7(Beijing) Started Discussion
June; “Japan As a Low-Carbon Society”
METI started the pilot project
June; SC7（Bogota) NWIP, Endorsed in Nov.
2009 Jan.; SC7-WG2(Kota Kinabal), June (Cairo), Oct.(Vienna)
2010 Feb.; SC7-WG2(Tokyo), June (Leon, Mexico)
fall; WRI/WBCSD’s product carbon footprint standard.
2011 Jan.; SC7/WG2(Italy)
2011-12? publish of ISO CFP standard
Topic
1. What is CFP?
2. CFP in Japan
3. What we have done so far?
4. What we are going to do
CFP timeline in Japan
2008 June; Cabinet decision
“Japan As a Low-Carbon Society”
METI started the pilot project
2009 National Pilot Project has started (June)
“Basic Guideline of the Carbon Footprint of Products”
“Guide of Establishing Product Category Rules” were
established.
2010 2nd year of the Pilot Project.
revision of the general instructions.
2011 Final year of the Pilot Project.
Action Plan for Achieving a Low-carbon Society
• On July 29th, 2008, the Japanese government decided on an
action plan for the creation of a low-carbon society, outlining the
country’s goal of transitioning to such a society, including specific
measures.
Action Plan for Achieving a Low-carbon Society
1. Japan’s long term and mid term goal.
2. Developing innovative technologies while disseminating existing advanced
technologies .
-installing solar power, zero-emission/low-energy electronics
-promoting energy-efficient housing and offices etc.
3. Framework-building to move the entire country to lower carbon emissions .
-emission trading, tax system reform, visualization
4. Support for regional and citizen’s initiatives.
-reducing carbon through agriculture, forestry and others
-urging changes to business styles and lifestyles
Source: Action Plan for Achieving a Low-carbon Society
Topic
1. What is CFP?
2. CFP in Japan
3. What we have done so far?
Experiment and experience from pilot project in FY 2008 and 2009.
 General instructions for the project.
 Established the system for certifying PCR and verifying CFP.
4. What we are going to do
The system of CFP related documents
Basic concept
LCA: ISO 14040 and ISO 14044
Environmental labels and declaration: ISO 14025
Japanese Pilot Project
“Basic Guideline of the Carbon Footprint of Products”
The Guideline provides basic frameworks (General Principle) for GHG calculation, communication
methods and other schemes regarding CFP, attaching importance to the concept of PCR
“Guide of Establishing Product Category Rules” (complement rules)
The Guide provides principles, criteria & process for establishing PCRs
in accordance with the Guideline
Establish PCRs according to the Guideline & the Guide
PCR
PCR
PCR
PCR
PCR
A
B
C
D
E
Calculates Carbon Footprint of Product and put label on the product
according to PCR
JIS to be issued
after ISO standard
discussion
The point of the Basic Guideline
1.
2.
3.
PCR (product category rule) approach
–
Calculation rules are transparent.
–
Fair comparability is kept.
–
Data quality is ensured.
Program basis
–
Responsible for ensuring credibility and transparency
–
Establishing a procedure to safeguard the consistency of data within a
program
–
Maintaining publicly available lists and records of PCR and CFP
documents
–
Ensuring the selection of competent independent verifiers and PCR
review panel members
Independent verification
–
Cost effective based on 14025
–
Speedy
–
Credible
PCR Approach
Why we need PCR?
• Environment and/or greenhouse gas performances
are different between each product category. This
shall be considered in the calculation rules.
• For external use of LCA/CFP study result, the scope
and rule of the calculation shall be the transparant.
• Common and harmonized calculation rules shall be
established for fair communication.
2009 result
•
•
Number of certified PCRs: 42 (+3 revised)
Number of authorized CFP labels: 94
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CV-AA-01 – 04
Rice (japonica rice)
AEON Co., Ltd.
–
CV-AA-05
Rice (japonica rice)
Ritsumeikan University, AEON Co., Ltd.
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CV-AB-01 – 02
Rapeseed oil
AEON Co., Ltd.
–
CV-AC-01 – 02
Washing powder
AEON Co., Ltd.
–
CV-AE-01
Candy (soy sauce flavor)
KANRO Co., Ltd.
–
CV-AG-01 – 02
Raw Potato Chips
Calbee Foods Co., Ltd.
–
CV-AH-01 – 03
Pouch-packed rice
AEON Co., Ltd.
–
CV-AI-01 – 05
Ham and Sausage
Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
–
CV-AJ-01
Rice biscuit
Kameda Seika Co., Ltd.
–
CV-AN-01 – 03
Organic liquid fertilizer
Earth Support Corporation
* AEON Co., Ltd. sold these products for year-end gifts.
* Nippon Meat Packers, Inc. plans to sell the products labeled CFP from Feb. 1st.Reference: http://www.cfp-japan.jp/calculate/verify/permission.html
Eco-Product Fair 2009
 Products carrying CFP label were displayed at the ECO-PRODUCT 2009.
 Displays were classified into three situations, HOME, OFFICE and SCHOOL.
-Eco Product 2009
10-12, December 2009 at Tokyo big site
over 180000 people participated (+ 8593 last year)）
-Carbon Footprint exhibition corner sponsored by METI
62 products (including unverified products) from 27 companies
were displayed
(NHK news program reporting from the CFP booth)
At home
At office
At school
Eco-Product 2009 (Dec. 10-12)
－ 14 －
Eco-Product 2009 (Dec. 10-12)
Eco-Product 2009 (Dec. 10-12)
Eco-Product 2009 (Dec. 10-12)
Eco-Product 2009 (Dec. 10-12)
Eco-Product 2009 (Dec. 10-12)
Eco-Product 2009 (Dec. 10-12)
Japan’s activity Eco-Product 2009 (Dec. 10-12) in Tokyo
Coffee
Chocolate
Topic
1. What is CFP?
2. CFP in Japan
3. What we have done so far
4. What we are going to do
2010; 2nd year of the Pilot Project
Many committees and projects for CFP pilot project in Japan
Theme
Action Item
Operational Management for the
overall CFP Pilot Project
The CFP Pilot Project steering committee
Study of the rules related to the
CFP system
The CFP rules study committee
The verification scheme study committee
Test demonstration for verification schemes
The CFP Calculation and Labeling
Pilot Program
Registration of draft PCR development plan
Approval of PCR (PCR prior review, the PCR accreditation committee)
Verification of CFP (CFP prior verification, the CFP verification panel)
The CFP Introduction Support
Program
Support for developing draft PCR
Improvement of tools and data
for CFP calculation
Study and improvement of support tools such as for CFP calculation
Efforts to raise awareness of CFP
CFP liaison organization
Support for CFP calculation
Management of reference data necessary for CFP calculation
CFP liaison conference of local bases
Providing information (on the CFP website, etc.) for businesses and consumers
Eco-Products 2010
Promotion of understanding of consumers and elementary, junior high and high
school students on CFP
Summary of the Rule Revision in July 2010
* July 16, 2010, the basic rules were revised according to the last year
experience.
* The followings are the major point of revision:
- Various communication methods are permitted, on a trial basis, as a
tentative measure,
- Pre calculation is recommended to analyze the contribution of each
process by
- Principle for primary data collection is relaxed, regarding a process
which has small contribution to the entire life cycle of a product.
- Sales stage is excluded, as a tentative measure,
Items to be continuously considered
* Major challenges which need to take enough time to be considered are
as follows:
- Comparative conditions such as reduction rate and comparative
display
- Intermediate goods
- Service
- Capital goods
- Land use change and Carbon storage
- Etc.
PCR
• Optimizing a range of each PCR.
Introducing proper size for product classification -> "Small classification"
or "Detailed classification" specified by the Japan Standard Commodity
Classification (JSCC)
• new PCR format
FY2009’s PCR are really difficult to read and understand. We changed the
format so that participants are easily use it.
Discussion on future CFP verification scheme
Experiment for deciding the proper CFP verification scheme, comparing; cost, time,
transparency and credibility.
Calculation
department
Calculator
Verification
results (on
calculation
results and
declaration)
Third-party certification on
CFP calculation process
(system) of an organization
Sampling
Verification
Verification
results (on
calculation
results and
declaration)
Certification on
personnel who conducts
calculation within an
organization
Verification
department
3rd party
verificatio
n
Internal verifier
Sampling
Verification
Verification
results (on
calculation
results and
declaration)
Certification on
personnel who conducts
verification within an
organization
Calculation
results
Sampling
Verification
Verification
department
Internal
verifier
Calculator
Certification
organization
for Verifier
Internal verifier
3rd party
verification
Calculation
department
Calculation
department
Calculator
Calculation
results
department
Calculator
Calculation
results
Calculation
results
Independent
3rd party
verification
verificatio
n
Verification
Calculation
department
Certification
organization
for Calculator
Certification
organization
Certification on Process
Certification on Personnel
Verification on Each product
Pattern 1: Certification of calculator
Pattern 2: Certification of verifier
(System)
Verification
department
Internal verifier
Calculation
3rd
results
party
verificatio
Third-party verification
n
organization
(or Outside verifier)
Verification
results (on
calculation
results and
declaration)
Third party verifies
the results
individually
Efforts for dissemination and education
i)
Event for elementary, junior high and high school students
ii) Event for consumers and leader education
Development of Database
 For fair CFP calculation, the common unit data for basic materials
are essential.
 Sept. 2010, we had prepared over 800 unit data, and will
continue providing it to the participants.
 It covers, agriculture, forestry, fishery, mining, food, chemical, oil
industry, ceramics, machinery, utility supply, transportation and
etc..
 Detail info (Japanese only)
http://www.cfp-japan.jp/calculate/verify/xls/kokaiCO2gentaniDBdraft-XLS.xls
Future Plans and Prospects
-
Further revision of "Guidelines" and the "Standards
Study on desirable verification scheme
Demonstration project on wide-range PCRs
Further dissemination and the education of CFP
Consumer acceptability survey.
GHG emission factor database improvement
International standardization of CFP
More information, see website below
English web site of Carbon footprint Pilot Project in Japan
http://www.cfp-japan.jp/english/