Pasadena High-Tech Company Introduces Carbon Footprint Data for Electronics Industry

Supplyframe, a Pasadena-based technology company, has unveiled a new sustainability intelligence tool for the electronics industry. The company announced on Wednesday that its Electronics Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) capability will provide manufacturers with immediate access to carbon footprint data for over 300 million electronic parts.

This industry-first offering comes as manufacturers face increasing pressure to quantify and report their supply chain emissions. New European Union regulations and evolving U.S. rules are driving this demand for greater transparency in carbon reporting.

According to Supplyframe, an estimated 40% of CO2 emissions associated with electronics products fall under Scope 3 emissions. These emissions are related to supplier manufacturing processes, material consumption, and transportation modes. Previously, manufacturers have focused on reducing Scope 1 and 2 emissions to comply with regulations and corporate sustainability goals.

“Until now, engineers designing new products and procurement teams tasked with obtaining components for those products have had no way to evaluate the CO2 emissions of a new design or purchasing decision,” Steve Flagg, CEO and founder of Supplyframe, said in a company statement.

The PCF capability is integrated into Supplyframe’s existing Design-to-Source Intelligence (DSI) Platform. It provides users with instant access to emissions data that previously would have taken weeks or months to compile for complex bills of materials. The carbon impact is expressed in kilograms of CO2 equivalent.

“This foundational new capability will help our customers get started on their sustainability journeys by adding discrete part level product carbon footprint measures to their existing processes,” Richard Barnett, Supplyframe’s chief marketing officer, said.

Supplyframe’s new offering is available as an add-on subscription to its DSI platform. The company plans to expand this capability as part of a broader set of metrics and analytics tools in the future, leveraging the sustainability partner ecosystem of its parent company, Siemens.

The company statement said the introduction of this sustainability intelligence tool is a reflection of the growing importance of environmental considerations in the electronics supply chain. As regulations tighten and corporate sustainability goals become more ambitious, such tools may become increasingly vital for manufacturers seeking to balance efficiency, cost optimization, and sustainability, it added.