Sustainability with Catena-X

Sustainability is a key priority in today’s automotive industry. Companies are under increasing pressure to reduce CO₂ emissions and meet regulatory requirements, like a battery pass. Accurate tracking and the secure exchange of emissions data along the supply chain are essential to achieving these goals. Within the Catena-X ecosystem, standardized solutions are available to make these processes both efficient and transparent.

Many companies still calculate their carbon footprint using average values or estimates. This results in imprecise data, making it difficult to implement targeted emission reduction strategies. Additionally, there is a lack of standardized methods for collecting and comparing actual emissions data (primary data) across the supply chain.

Yet a transparent and reliable data foundation is critical for driving effective action and meeting regulatory demands. Despite looming requirements, many organizations still lack a cohesive strategy for sustainability data – even though such a strategy is becoming urgently necessary.

Catena-X is developing a standardized rulebook for calculating the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF). This framework enables accurate, comparable collection of real CO₂ emissions data across the entire value chain.

Data recorded according to these standards can then be exchanged with partners using Catena-X certified solutions. This allows all participants in the value chain to assess their carbon footprint and implement targeted reduction measures. The result is a dependable foundation for strategic decision-making and regulatory reporting.

Another key focus area is promoting the circular economy. Catena-X is developing digital solutions for tracking and documenting materials and components. One example is the Battery Passport, which records data across the entire lifecycle of a battery – supporting effective reuse and recycling efforts.

Catena-X offers companies a standardized digital infrastructure for capturing and leveraging sustainability-related data. This helps meet regulatory obligations and enhances the efficiency of business processes across the supply chain.

The standardized solutions within the Catena-X ecosystem enable secure and scalable exchange of CO₂ emissions data across the supply chain. All sustainability solutions are designed to support the collection of primary PCF data and are fully interoperable. This means companies can use any Catena-X certified solution of their choice and still participate in seamless, multi-tier data exchange.

This provides a reliable data foundation for meeting regulatory requirements, fulfilling tender criteria, and enabling sustainable, forward-looking decision-making.

Users looking to acquire a ready-made solution can find it on the Cofinity-X Marketplace.

Here’s a preview of currently Catena-X certified solutions for Product Carbon Footprint calculation and transmission (as of April 2025):