The Tsunami of Demand for PCF and Scope 3 Sustainability Data

Jun 29, 2026

The ever-expanding demand for carbon emissions data from every corner of the supply chain

At a recent conference on product carbon footprint (PCF) reporting in the automotive supply chain, the keynote speaker said

“By 2028, if you don’t report your carbon emissions in the EU, you’ll lose your license to operate.”

Oliver Ganser, Vice President — BMW
Processes, Digitalization, Governance and Catena-X

Strong, and possibly surprising words. What would prompt a senior manager of a leading global enterprise to make such a bold statement? GLYNT.AI did the research. Here’s why Ganser was confident in that statement. For more detail, see the links below.

First, as the chart below shows, there were two active PCF regulations in 2025 and this is growing to 24 separate regulations by 2032.

Current and Upcoming Reporting Requirements for PCF and Scope 3 GHG Emissions

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Source: GLYNT.AI research.

Second, skeptics will say “Only a few regulations apply to our company.” In fact, regulations span all industries — and 13 of the 24 are cross-sector, covering companies across Japan, India, Australia, UK, EU and California.

Third, if 24 standards are not enough, there are 25 additional reporting requirements to consider. PCFs are shared along the supply chain, so numerous supply chain consortia are active in setting data format and data sharing standards. The EU has industry-level PCFs too, through the Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR). PEFCR started in 2013 and many were updated in 2025.

Additional PCF Data Format and Data Sharing Standards from Industry Consortia & PEFCR

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See the full breakdown of PCF industry initiatives and standards

The Bottom Line:

Ganser was right. A tsunami of varied reporting requirements is coming towards sustainability and finance data teams. And this leads to the second part of Ganser’s keynote: The time to build your data foundation is now.

It takes months to prepare audit-ready data for any reporting standard, and with the incoming waves of requirements, sustainability teams risk getting stuck with expensive, slow, and scattered systems. This will lead to reporting errors and one siloed calculation will contradict another.

Prepare once. Report everywhere. GLYNT.AI’s unified data system captures and structures your PCF and Scope 3 data so you’re ready for every regulation, now and as they expand.

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