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Know the carbon footprint of your labels, then act on it

Your label choice affects the carbon footprint of the entire packaging value chain. Even small changes can have measurable impact. UPM Label Life gives you the data to back it and the guidance to change it.

Through our independently validated life cycle assessment, you receive a product passport prototype (PPP) covering 26 environmental indicators, including all 16 recommended by the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) guide, from cradle to grave. UPM Label Life helps you quantify your Scope 3 emissions, compare materials and make more sustainable choices.

What UPM Label Life provides

Comprehensive data

UPM Label Life’s PPPs provide 26 environmental indicators, calculated across the four label life cycle stages: cradle-to-gate, transport to customer, printing and end of life. Potential benefits for the next life cycle stage are also quantified separately, so you see the full impact of your label material choices.

Externally validated LCA

The UPM Label Life calculation process is validated by DEKRA, confirming it is consistent with ISO 14040/44/67 standards. When presenting to customers or procurement teams, you can rely on results evaluated against relevant international standards.

Actionable comparisons

UPM Label Life distills the full dataset into focused comparisons of three key metrics: greenhouse gas emissions, energy demand and water consumption. That makes it practical to evaluate alternatives side by side and build the case for switching to lower-impact label materials.

How UPM Label Life works

When you purchase pressure-sensitive labelstock from UPM Adhesive Materials, it becomes part of your Scope 3 emissions. Quantifying those emissions is the first step toward reducing them. UPM Label Life provides a product passport prototype (PPP), a structured environmental self-declaration that breaks down impact by life cycle stage. You can use it to benchmark your current label choices, identify where reductions are possible and shift to alternatives that lower the carbon footprint of packaging.

The service also addresses the growing regulatory context. The Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) meethod is referenced in both the Green Claims Directive and the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation. Label Life PPPs include all 16 PEF indicators, as well as others. This means the data you receive is annually updated and structured to help you navigate changing requirements, not just answer today's questions.

"UPM Adhesive Materials' guidance on how to reduce our Scope 3 emissions was invaluable in identifying optimization potentials. Being a small company, we rely on professional suppliers with sustainability expertise to support us in achieving our goals on climate change, and UPM Adhesive Materials provided just what we needed."

Thomas Nielsen, CEO, Ikonprint A/S

Why UPM Label Life stands apart

Over 10 years of LCA development

UPM Label Life has been continuously developed for more than a decade, evolving from cradle-to-gate to full cradle-to-grave calculations. The methodology improves as standards advance, so the data you receive reflects current best practice, not legacy estimates.

DEKRA-validated process

External validation by DEKRA found the UPM Label Life calculation process appropriate for the intended goals, with quality checks that meet ISO 14040/44/67 standards. That level of independent scrutiny ensures LCA data credibility.

Designed for the regulatory horizon

UPM Label Life PPPs include a total of 26 environmental indicators, including all 16 Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) indicators referenced in the EU's Green Claims Directive and Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation. You get data structured for the compliance requirements taking shape now.

Built into the buying process

UPM Adhesive Materials is the first business to offer label material product carbon footprints in customer quotes. UPM Label Life data is integrated into the purchasing process so you can factor environmental impact into sourcing decisions from the start.