CageSuite | PEF
Product Environmental Footprint
Assess and Communicate Product Environmental Footprints with EU PEF Precision
CageSuite PEF is a powerful Product Environmental Footprint solution within the CageSuite family, designed to help organisations assess and communicate the environmental performance of products using the EU PEF methodology and compliant data.
The Problem We Solve
Product environmental claims are increasingly expected to be comparable, credible, and backed by a recognised method. Building a full Product Environmental Footprint across many impact categories, multiple sites, and a complex supply chain — while staying aligned with EU PEF rules — is difficult without purpose-built software and high-quality data.
We created CageSuite | PEF to give organisations a seamless, intelligent solution for measuring and communicating product environmental footprints under the EU PEF method.
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EU PEF Methodology Engine
Builds product footprints following the European Commission's Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) method, covering the full set of EF impact categories rather than carbon alone.
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PEFCR-Aligned Workflows
Configurable workflows that follow the relevant Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR), keeping each assessment consistent with the rules for its product group.
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High-Quality, Compliant Data
Combines your primary data with EF-compliant secondary datasets, so results rest on transparent, high-quality life cycle inventory aligned with PEF data requirements.
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Multi-Site Manufacturing Support
Models products across multiple production sites and facilities, reflecting how real manufacturing networks operate and where impacts actually occur.
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Sector Tailoring
The solution can be tailored to the specific needs of any company or sector — this demo is configured for the textiles and apparel sector.
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Reporting & Communication
Generates clear, standardised reports to communicate product environmental performance to customers, regulators, and value-chain partners.
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Collaboration & Roles
Role-based access lets teams across sites and departments contribute to and review assessments within a single shared workspace.
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Scenario Comparison
Compare products, recipes, and design scenarios side-by-side to identify hotspots and prioritise the most effective environmental improvements.
Who Uses CageSuite | PEF ?
Manufacturers, product and sustainability teams, and export-focused companies that need standardised, EU PEF-aligned product environmental footprints. Developed by CageSuite Ltd in collaboration with Metsims Sustainability Consulting, CageSuite | PEF can be tailored to any company or sector — this demo showcases an implementation for the textiles and apparel sector in a multi-site manufacturing environment, highlighting configurable workflows, high-quality data, reporting, and collaboration features.
How It Works
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Company Registration and System Setup
Register your organisation in the CageSuite | PEF system, define your manufacturing sites, and assign users with appropriate roles and access permissions for collaborative, multi-site work.
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Data Collection and PEFCR Selection
Select the applicable PEFCR for your product group and gather primary data across sites, complemented by EF-compliant secondary datasets to meet PEF data quality requirements.
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Assessment, Reporting and Activation
Run the PEF calculation across all EF impact categories, review results, and generate compliant reports. Your team is ready to assess, compare, and communicate product environmental performance.
Standards & Methodology
- EU PEF Method
- PEFCR
- EF 3.1 reference data
- ISO 14040 / 14044 (LCA basis)
CageSuite | PEF follows the European Commission's Product Environmental Footprint method and the relevant Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR), building on ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 life cycle assessment principles.
Frequently Asked Questions
PEF is a life-cycle-based method developed by the European Commission to measure and communicate the environmental performance of products across a comprehensive set of impact categories. It aims to make environmental claims more comparable and reliable across the EU single market.
CageSuite | LCA covers general life cycle assessment and CageSuite | PCF focuses specifically on carbon (Global Warming Potential). CageSuite | PEF applies the EU PEF method and its category rules (PEFCR) across the full range of EF impact categories, for standardised, comparable product environmental footprints.
CageSuite | PEF combines your company-specific primary data with EF-compliant secondary datasets, in line with the data quality and modelling requirements of the PEF method.
Yes. Developed by CageSuite Ltd in collaboration with Metsims Sustainability Consulting, the solution can be configured for the specific needs of any company or sector. This demo showcases an implementation for the textiles and apparel sector.
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