Automated capture through portal webforms
Envizi Supply Chain Intelligence provides a supplier portal where your suppliers can submit their PCF data by using a form.
Before you begin
- Request a supplier portal for your supplier.
- Invite the primary contact at the supplier by email to register with the portal and to add their colleagues.
About this task
Tip: To log in to the supplier
portal, your supplier must have an IBMid.
Figure 1 shows an example of the PCF form in the supplier portal.
The following table provides a description of the form fields and specifies how these fields are mapped to attributes of the ComplianceRecord object.
| PCF form | Description | ComplianceRecord mapping |
|---|---|---|
| Declared unit | The unit in which the PCF was calculated, for example, kilogram. | additionalInfo |
| Unitary product amount | Product quantity. | additionalInfo |
| Reference period start | The start date of the data collection period for the PCF calculation. | validFrom |
| Reference period end | The end date of the data collection period for the PCF calculation. | validTo |
| Primary data share percent | Percentage of PCF emissions that were calculated by using primary activity and emissions data. | scorePrimaryDataRatio |
| Product carbon footprint excluding biogenic | A PCF value that excludes biogenic emissions and removals. | score |
| Fossil GHG emissions | The emissions that result from the combustion of fossil fuels. | additionalInfo |
| Fossil carbon content | Confirm whether fossil carbon content is embodied in the product. | additionalInfo |
| Biogenic carbon content | Biogenic emissions and removals that are associated with land-based products. Biogenic carbon is derived from living organisms and biological processes. | additionalInfo |
| Characterization factors | The quantitative representation of the importance of a specific intervention. | additionalInfo |
| Cross-sectoral standards used | Confirm which cross-sector standard was used to calculate the PCF value. Valid values are:
|
additionalInfo |
| Packaging emissions included | Confirm inclusion or exclusion of packaging emissions. | additionalInfo |
| Boundary process description | Description of the processes that are attributable to each lifecycle stage. | additionalInfo |
| Exempted emissions percent | Percentage of emissions that are excluded. | additionalInfo |
| Exempted emissions description | The rationale for the exclusion of specific PCF emissions. | additionalInfo |
Procedure
- A member of your supplier organization logs in to the Supplier Portal with their IBMid.
- The supplier selects an open PCF request and clicks Complete form.
- The supplier provides key PCF data.
- The supplier saves the PCF data as a draft.
- When the review is complete, the supplier reviews the data and submits it to Envizi Supply Chain Intelligence.