In practice

At ReCykla I am using CS3 to calculate Scope 3 packaging emissions for several clients. It reuses the EPR data they collect on the platform and turns it into a packaging carbon footprint (kg CO₂e) — a baseline, the supply-chain hotspots, and figures ready for strategy and ESG reporting.

What it covers — cradle-to-gate, plus circularity

The embedded carbon across the phases a client controls:

• Production — making the plastics, cardboard and fibres a client imports.
• Upstream logistics — shipping those materials to Denmark.
• Processing waste — material lost or scrapped during processing and filling.
• Recycled content — carbon avoided by using recycled instead of virgin material.

What clients get

A short report with useful interactive figures built for decisions and disclosure:

• The total carbon footprint of the packaging portfolio.
• A hotspot analysis showing where the impact is highest.
• Reduction insights — scenarios that test material or design changes before committing.
• Reporting-ready figures for CSRD / ESRS and ESG disclosure.

A double optimisation

CS3 adds a carbon layer on top of the ReCykla platform, so clients can optimise their packaging on two fronts at once. While ReCykla helps them move their packaging portfolio from “red” to “green” — compliant with EPR regulation and paying lower EPR fees — CS3 lets them choose, among the greener options, the ones that are also less carbon-intensive.

The payoff is threefold: lower EPR fees; lower freight and material costs, by favouring less material, lighter and smarter shipping; as well as lower CBAM exposure on materials imported from outside the EU.