The common methods to measure the life cycle environmental performance of products (Product Environmental Footprint – PEF) and organisations (Organisation Environmental Footprint – OEF).
Documents underpinning the Recommendation:
This page lists the key documents produced by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) for the Environmental Footprint (EF) transition phase: guidance on the EF methods, the EF reference package, and supporting material for life cycle impact assessment.
Guidance
Latest version of Annex C for PEF and OEF studies, and for Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCRs) and Organisation Environmental Footprint Sector Rules (OEFSRs) under development in the EF transition phase. Annex C includes the application-specific and material-specific default values to be used when applying the Circular Footprint Formula (CFF) in a PEF or OEF study.
Instructions for data developers on dataset types, update procedures, disaggregated datasets, metadata, modelling and node structure.
EF reference package
Complete EF reference package 3.1, including validation profile and Look@LCI configuration.
Impact assessment
An overview of the evolution of the life cycle impact assessment methods from the International Reference Life Cycle Data System (ILCD) to the different stages of the Environmental Footprint.
More information and links
| Originally Published | Last Updated | 25 Aug 2025 | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Related project & activities | Environmental Footprint - JRC's contribution |
| Knowledge service | Metadata | European Platform Life Cycle Assessment (EPLCA) |
