ISO 14067 — Carbon Footprint of Products (CFP) Lead Verifier — Exemplar Global Training

Develop Specialized Skills in Product Carbon Footprinting, Verification and Sustainability

How much greenhouse gas is associated with a product throughout its life cycle?

For businesses increasingly focused on sustainability, environmental performance, supply-chain expectations and climate-related reporting, answering this question requires more than simply looking at energy consumption at a factory.

A product's carbon footprint can involve emissions associated with raw materials, manufacturing, transportation, energy use, processing, distribution, use, and end-of-life activities—depending on the defined system boundary and methodology.

This is why professionals with specialized knowledge of product carbon footprinting and verification are becoming increasingly valuable to organizations seeking credible environmental information.

MAXIMEDGE GROUP presents the ISO 14067 — Carbon Footprint of Products (CFP) Lead Verifier — Exemplar Global Training Course, designed for professionals who want to develop their knowledge of product carbon footprints, greenhouse gas quantification, verification principles, and life-cycle-based carbon assessment.

The training provides a structured learning opportunity for environmental professionals, sustainability practitioners, auditors, consultants, engineers, carbon-management specialists, QHSE professionals, and others working with environmental and climate-related information.

Training Schedule

Morning Batch 1

📅 21–25 September 2026

Morning Batch 2

📅 12–16 October 2026

Training Format: Morning Batch

Training Focus: Carbon Footprint of Products (CFP)

Training Scheme: Exemplar Global

Register Now – Limited Seats Available!

Important date note: The September 21–25, 2026 batch has already passed as of October 6, 2026. The 12–16 October 2026 morning batch is the upcoming scheduled batch, subject to confirmation by Maximedge.

What Is ISO 14067?

ISO 14067 provides principles, requirements, and guidelines for the quantification and reporting of the carbon footprint of products.

The standard focuses on greenhouse gas emissions associated with the life cycle of products and provides a framework for calculating and communicating product carbon footprint information.

It is closely connected to concepts such as:

Life-cycle assessment
Greenhouse gas emissions
Carbon footprinting
Product environmental performance
GHG quantification
Data quality
System boundaries
Emission factors
Carbon footprint reporting
Verification

For organizations developing, manufacturing, distributing, or purchasing products, understanding product carbon footprints can support more informed environmental decision-making.

Why ISO 14067 Carbon Footprint Verification Matters

A carbon footprint is only useful when the underlying information is credible, transparent, consistent, and appropriately supported.

This creates an important role for professionals who understand how carbon-footprint information can be evaluated and verified.

The ISO 14067 Lead Verifier training can help participants develop knowledge in areas such as:

Understanding product carbon footprints
Reviewing carbon-footprint studies
Evaluating methodologies
Assessing system boundaries
Reviewing GHG calculations
Examining emission factors
Assessing data quality
Evaluating supporting evidence
Identifying potential inconsistencies
Developing verification approaches
Documenting verification findings
Communicating verification conclusions

The emphasis is on developing a systematic understanding of how product carbon-footprint information can be assessed.

Who Should Attend?

This training is suitable for professionals working in environmental management, sustainability, carbon accounting, auditing, product development, manufacturing, energy, supply chains, and related areas.

It can be particularly relevant to:

Environmental Managers
Sustainability Managers
Sustainability Officers
Carbon Management Professionals
GHG Professionals
Environmental Auditors
Lead Auditors
Verification Professionals
Validation Professionals
QHSE Professionals
Environmental Consultants
Climate-Change Professionals
ESG Professionals
Energy Managers
Energy Consultants
Engineers
Product Managers
Manufacturing Professionals
Supply Chain Professionals
Life-Cycle Assessment Practitioners
Environmental Compliance Professionals
Corporate Sustainability Professionals
Management-System Consultants
Project Managers
Researchers and environmental specialists

The course can also benefit professionals seeking to expand their expertise from organizational GHG accounting into product-level carbon footprinting and verification.

What You Will Learn

The course provides a structured introduction to ISO 14067 and the principles involved in quantifying, evaluating, and verifying product carbon footprints.

Module 1: Introduction to Product Carbon Footprinting

Participants will begin by exploring the fundamentals of carbon footprinting at product level.

Topics include:

Greenhouse gas fundamentals
Carbon footprint concepts
Product carbon footprint
Life-cycle thinking
Environmental impacts
GHG sources and sinks
Product-related emissions
Importance of credible carbon information

Participants will understand why product carbon footprinting requires consideration of the product's broader life cycle.

Module 2: Understanding ISO 14067

Participants will explore the purpose, structure, principles, and application of ISO 14067.

Key areas include:

Purpose of ISO 14067
Principles of product carbon footprinting
GHG quantification
Life-cycle perspective
Product carbon footprint studies
Reporting considerations
Verification considerations
Relationship with other environmental standards

This provides the foundation for understanding how ISO 14067 can be applied to product carbon-footprint assessments.

Module 3: Life-Cycle Assessment and System Boundaries

Product carbon footprinting requires clearly defined boundaries.

Participants will examine:

Life-cycle stages
Cradle-to-gate approaches
Cradle-to-grave approaches
System boundaries
Product systems
Processes
Inputs and outputs
Exclusions
Allocation considerations

Clearly defining what is included and excluded from an assessment is essential for producing meaningful and comparable results.

Module 4: Identification of GHG Emission Sources

Participants will learn how greenhouse gas sources can occur throughout a product's life cycle.

Potential areas include:

Raw materials
Energy consumption
Manufacturing
Transportation
Distribution
Packaging
Product use
Waste
End-of-life activities
Supporting processes

The objective is to help participants understand how emissions can be identified systematically across relevant life-cycle stages.

Module 5: Carbon Footprint Quantification

Participants will explore the principles behind calculating product carbon footprints.

Topics include:

Activity data
Emission factors
GHG calculations
Conversion factors
Data sources
Calculation methods
Assumptions
Data quality
Uncertainty
Documentation

Participants will develop a better understanding of why the reliability of product carbon-footprint results depends heavily on the quality and appropriateness of underlying data.

Module 6: Data Quality and Allocation

Product systems can involve multiple products, processes, materials, and outputs.

Participants will examine important considerations such as:

Primary data
Secondary data
Data quality
Data relevance
Data completeness
Temporal considerations
Geographical considerations
Technological relevance
Allocation approaches
Consistency

These concepts are important when assessing whether a carbon-footprint study is methodologically sound and adequately supported.

Module 7: Carbon Footprint Reporting

A product carbon footprint needs to be communicated transparently.

Participants will explore reporting considerations involving:

Product carbon footprint results
Methodology
System boundaries
Data sources
Assumptions
Limitations
GHG information
Supporting documentation
Transparency
Communication

Effective reporting allows users of the information to understand how the carbon footprint was determined and what the reported result represents.

Module 8: Verification Principles and Planning

Participants will be introduced to the principles and process of verifying product carbon-footprint information.

Topics include:

Verification objectives
Verification scope
Verification criteria
Verification planning
Materiality
Risk considerations
Evidence requirements
Verification activities
Professional judgement
Documentation

The aim is to help participants approach verification in a systematic and evidence-based manner.

Module 9: Conducting CFP Verification

Participants will examine practical verification activities.

These can include:

Reviewing documentation
Interviewing relevant personnel
Reviewing calculations
Examining data sources
Checking emission factors
Assessing assumptions
Following calculation trails
Reviewing supporting evidence
Identifying discrepancies
Evaluating findings

A strong verification process requires attention to both technical details and the overall integrity of the product carbon-footprint study.

Module 10: Verification Findings, Reporting and Follow-Up

The final stage focuses on communicating verification results professionally.

Participants will explore:

Verification findings
Evidence
Nonconformities or discrepancies
Corrective actions
Verification conclusions
Reporting
Follow-up activities
Documentation
Continual improvement

The objective is to help participants understand how verification results can be clearly communicated to relevant stakeholders.

Develop Practical Product Carbon Footprint Verification Skills

Becoming effective in CFP verification requires more than knowing the terminology.

A verifier needs to understand how a product carbon footprint has been developed and be able to evaluate whether the methodology, data, calculations, assumptions, and reported results are adequately supported.

Participants can develop practical approaches for:

✔ Reviewing Product Carbon Footprint Studies

Learn how to examine the structure, methodology, boundaries, data and calculations behind a CFP assessment.

✔ Evaluating Life-Cycle Information

Understand how emissions can be assessed across relevant stages of a product's life cycle.

✔ Checking GHG Calculations

Develop an understanding of how activity data, emission factors, assumptions, and calculations contribute to reported results.

✔ Assessing Data Quality

Consider whether the data used is appropriate, relevant, sufficiently complete, and consistent with the assessment methodology.

✔ Gathering Verification Evidence

Learn how documentation, records, interviews, calculations, and other evidence can support verification conclusions.

✔ Reporting Verification Findings

Develop an understanding of how findings and conclusions can be documented clearly and professionally.

ISO 14067 and the Product Life Cycle

A product's carbon footprint can extend beyond the factory where it is manufactured.

Depending on the defined assessment boundary, relevant stages may include:

Raw Materials → Production → Transportation → Distribution → Use → End of Life

Each stage can involve different activities, data sources, emission factors, assumptions, and methodological considerations.

For this reason, product carbon footprinting requires a structured life-cycle perspective.

Professionals who understand this perspective can better evaluate how emissions information has been developed and whether the reported carbon footprint appropriately reflects the defined product system.

Why Product Carbon Footprinting Matters to Businesses

Companies are increasingly interested in understanding the environmental impact associated with their products.

Product carbon-footprint information can support activities such as:

Sustainability strategies
Environmental product assessment
Supply-chain engagement
Product improvement
Emissions-reduction planning
Environmental communication
Customer requirements
Corporate climate initiatives
Product comparison
Internal decision-making

For manufacturers and suppliers, understanding product-level emissions can also help identify where environmental improvements may be possible within a product's life cycle.

ISO 14067 in the Nigerian Business Environment

Product carbon footprinting can be relevant across many Nigerian industries.

Manufacturing

Manufacturers can examine emissions associated with raw materials, production processes, energy use, packaging, transportation, and other relevant activities.

Oil and Gas

Organizations in the oil and gas value chain can benefit from professionals who understand product-related emissions and carbon assessment concepts.

Food and Agriculture

Agricultural and food products can involve emissions across cultivation, processing, transportation, storage, packaging, and other stages.

Consumer Products

Companies producing or distributing consumer goods may increasingly need to understand environmental information associated with their products.

Construction and Building Materials

Materials such as cement, steel, glass, and other construction products can have significant energy and emissions considerations across their production life cycles.

Energy and Technology

Energy products, equipment, technology products, and components can also be assessed using life-cycle-based carbon-footprinting approaches.

From GHG Accounting to Product Carbon Footprinting

Professionals familiar with organizational GHG management may find ISO 14067 particularly useful because it takes carbon assessment into the product level.

Organizational GHG accounting asks questions such as:

How much greenhouse gas does the organization emit?

Product carbon footprinting asks a more specific question:

What greenhouse gas emissions are associated with this product across its defined life cycle?

The two perspectives can complement one another while requiring different boundaries, data, methodologies, and assessment considerations.

Why Choose MAXIMEDGE GROUP?

At MAXIMEDGE GROUP, our professional training approach is designed to combine structured learning with practical workplace relevance.

Specialized Training

The course focuses specifically on product carbon footprinting and verification concepts rather than treating carbon management as a generic environmental topic.

Practical Orientation

Participants are encouraged to understand how ISO 14067 principles can be applied when reviewing real-world product carbon-footprint information.

Professional Development

The course can complement existing expertise in environmental management, sustainability, auditing, energy, manufacturing, engineering, QHSE, and carbon management.

Suitable for Individuals and Organizations

The training is suitable for individual professionals as well as organizations seeking to develop internal competence.

Corporate Training

Organizations can also discuss customized training arrangements for teams, departments, and professional groups.

Career and Professional Development

Product carbon footprinting sits at the intersection of environmental management, sustainability, GHG accounting, life-cycle assessment, manufacturing, supply chains, and verification.

Knowledge of ISO 14067 may be relevant to professional activities involving:

Carbon footprinting
Sustainability
Environmental management
GHG accounting
Environmental auditing
Verification
Validation
Life-cycle assessment
ESG
Carbon management
Supply-chain sustainability
Product environmental performance
Energy management
Environmental consulting
QHSE
Climate-related programmes

The training provides professional knowledge and should be complemented by appropriate practical experience and any additional requirements associated with specific professional roles.

Corporate ISO 14067 Training

Does your organization manufacture, distribute, assess, verify, or manage products where carbon performance matters?

MAXIMEDGE GROUP can support organizations seeking to develop employee knowledge in product carbon footprinting and verification.

Corporate training can be tailored around organizational requirements and may cover:

Product carbon footprint awareness
ISO 14067 requirements
Life-cycle assessment principles
GHG quantification
Data quality
Emission factors
Carbon footprint reporting
Verification principles
Verification planning
Findings and reporting
Environmental improvement

Training can be relevant to environmental, sustainability, engineering, manufacturing, QHSE, energy, compliance, supply-chain, and management teams.

Take the Next Step in Product Carbon Footprinting

As sustainability expectations continue to develop, organizations need reliable environmental information to support better decisions.

The ISO 14067 Carbon Footprint of Products (CFP) Lead Verifier – Exemplar Global Training provides an opportunity for professionals to develop specialized knowledge in product carbon footprinting, GHG quantification, life-cycle thinking, and verification.

If you are an environmental professional, sustainability practitioner, auditor, engineer, consultant, manufacturer, carbon-management specialist, or QHSE professional, this training can help expand your understanding of one of the important areas of modern environmental management.

Register with MAXIMEDGE GROUP