UL Solutions Launches AI Tool for Product Carbon Footprint Reporting
UL Solutions has launched a new AI-powered software tool designed to help companies calculate product carbon footprints and improve supplier emissions data used in Scope 3 reporting.
The new capability, part of the company’s ULTRUS UL 360 platform, is aimed at sustainability, procurement and product teams seeking a more structured and scalable way to gather supplier emissions information across complex supply chains.
According to UL Solutions, the software is intended to replace fragmented spreadsheet-based processes and manual supplier questionnaires with a centralised system capable of producing more consistent and repeatable product-level carbon footprint calculations.
The launch comes as businesses face mounting pressure to improve Scope 3 emissions reporting, particularly in response to tightening climate disclosure regulations in Europe and the United States. Regulations such as the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and California’s SB 253 are increasing demand for reliable supplier emissions data and more transparent carbon accounting practices.
UL Solutions said the platform uses artificial intelligence to help standardise supplier inputs and convert them into “decision-ready” carbon footprint data that can support customer disclosures, internal sustainability targets and external reporting requirements.
The company noted that Scope 3 emissions — which include indirect emissions generated throughout supply chains and product lifecycles — remain one of the most difficult areas of corporate carbon accounting due to inconsistent supplier data quality and fragmented reporting methodologies.
By automating parts of the data collection and analysis process, the company believes the software can improve the consistency and audit readiness of product carbon footprint calculations across large product portfolios.
UL Solutions said the new capability is available immediately and is expected to support companies navigating increasingly complex climate disclosure frameworks and investor scrutiny around supply chain emissions.
