Provider Pathways

Each organisation operating a calculation system used to produce environmental assessments under EmpCo submits a provider pathway annex describing its specific database, calculation engine, gap-filling logic, A–E thresholds, benchmark, and quality-assurance method. The framework defines a normative floor (EF 3.1 LCIA method, DFU functional unit, A–E rating system, cradle-to-grave, ISO 14044 cut-off, QA outcomes, change management) that is uniformly mandatory; the pathway annex declares its choices on the variation surface (A–E thresholds, benchmark, LCI database, calculation engine, gap-filling logic, QA delivery method) and the CB audits compliance.

Governance note. The normative-floor items above (LCIA method, functional unit, rating system) are draft framework-level requirements subject to ESFC EmpCo Working Group consultation. Changes follow GOV-02 stakeholder consultation.

This page lists the pathways currently in preparation or certified under EmpCo. Each pathway is published on its own provider/<id> branch in the source repository; a frozen snapshot is bundled with the published scheme PDF when CI runs.