Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, knitted or crocheted

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR supports production of a gate-to-gate foreground data package for saleable knitted or crocheted jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats, and similar upper-body garments. The declared boundary starts with purchased yarns and garment components received at the manufacturing site and ends with the net finished garment and its separately inventoried packaging at the factory gate.

The PCR covers flat-bed, circular, hand- or machine-crocheted, fully fashioned, cut-and-sew, and integral or seamless production when the resulting product remains within the semantic product boundary. Fibre composition, knitting technology, coloration route, accessory construction, quality requirements, and whether wet processing is on-site or supplied must be declared. Yarn production, fibre production, distribution, retail, consumer use, repair, reuse, and end of life are outside this foreground boundary and require linked upstream or downstream datasets when included in a lifecycle model.

The PCR excludes T-shirts and singlets; shirts and blouses; dresses, trousers, coats, jackets, underwear, hosiery, gloves, scarves, and other accessories; woven or non-textile upper-body garments; knitted fabric sold as fabric; and garment parts sold as independent products. It does not provide a comparative claim, a consumer-use functional unit, or default activity quantities.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.food-products-beverages-and-tobacco-textiles-apparel-and-leather-products.knitted-or-crocheted-fabrics-wearing-apparel.jerseys-pullovers-cardigans-waistcoats-and-similar-articles-knitted-or-crocheted
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 28226 — Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, knitted or crocheted
covered_products	Finished knitted or crocheted jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats, sweater vests, and semantically equivalent upper-body garments
excluded_products	T-shirts, singlets, shirts, blouses, dresses, trousers, coats, jackets, underwear, hosiery, gloves, scarves, other accessories, woven garments, fabric sold by length or area, and separately sold garment parts
representative_product	A saleable knitted pullover or cardigan made from a declared yarn bill of materials, with declared closures and labels, finished and quality-checked at the factory gate
production_route	Yarn receipt and batch issue; knitting or crocheting; conditional wet processing; linking, cutting and sewing or integral-garment completion; finishing, inspection and testing; packaging
market_state	New, dry, saleable finished garment at factory gate; net garment mass excludes removable distribution packaging and includes permanent labels, closures and trims

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Production of saleable knitted or crocheted upper-body garments within this PCR boundary
How much	1 kg net mass of finished garments at the factory gate
How well	Conforms to the declared fibre composition, product subtype, knitting construction, size range, workmanship, care instructions, and declared pilling and dimensional-stability requirements
How long or cycle	One completed manufacturing batch; no consumer-use duration or number of wears is asserted by this gate-to-gate foreground data package
reference_flow_link	1 kg net finished garment output from p_packaging, excluding removable distribution packaging

Field	Value
Reference amount	1 kg
Reference product flow	Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, knitted or crocheted eccda6b6-0639-4a61-8af1-4bea892ac61c
Reference flow property	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66
Reference unit group	Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
Reference unit	kg
Required qualifiers	product subtype; fibre composition by mass; recycled-content claim and evidence when applicable; yarn count or linear density; knitting or crocheting technology; machine gauge or declared hand-crochet specification; coloration route; size range; net garment mass; permanent accessory composition; wet-processing location; country and site; production period; care instruction; pilling test method and result; dimensional-change test method and result

When constructing a foreground data package, the items listed in Required qualifiers must be declared in dataset metadata, process notes, reference flow comment, product description, or an equivalent data package field. Missing required qualifiers make the reference flow definition incomplete for that data package.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
reference_net_mass	Reference product	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Determine net mass from calibrated batch or item measurements after finishing and before removable distribution packaging; include permanent labels, closures and trims.
item_to_mass_conversion	Production records reported as garment count	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Convert count to mass with a measured, product- and size-specific mean net garment mass from the same production period; retain item count, sample size, weighing record and conversion formula.
moisture_state_consistency	Yarns, workpieces, wastes and reference garment	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Record whether mass is as-received, conditioned or oven-dry; do not mix moisture states in a mass balance without a documented conversion based on measured moisture or regain.
utility_unit_preservation	Electricity, steam, hot water, natural gas and diesel	Declared energy, mass or volume property	Declared source unit and converted SI unit	Retain the original meter or invoice unit, conversion factor, calorific-value basis where relevant, and converted amount; do not merge different utility carriers into one exchange.

5. System Boundary

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
boundary_gate_to_gate	foreground manufacturing data package	Include yarn issue, knitting or crocheting, applicable wet processing, garment assembly, finishing, inspection, quality testing and packaging through the factory gate.	ec-pef-method-2021-2279; wiedemann-wool-garment-2020
boundary_complete_inventory	every included process	Record all known product inputs, utilities, wastes and direct elementary emissions as separate atomic exchanges; document data gaps rather than hiding them in combined rows.	ec-pef-method-2021-2279; eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508
boundary_wet_processing	on-site or controlled wet processing	Include water, each energy carrier, each purchased chemical formulation, wastewater, sludge and monitored direct air or water emissions when washing, scouring, bleaching, dyeing or finishing is performed within the declared foreground boundary.	eu-textiles-bref-2023; eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508
boundary_outsourced_operations	outsourced knitting, wet processing, assembly, finishing or packaging	Keep the purchased intermediate product visible and link one supplier- or route-specific upstream dataset; do not represent an outsourced operation as zero burden.	ec-pef-method-2021-2279
boundary_exclusions	distribution and later life-cycle stages	Exclude distribution, retail, consumer washing and drying, repair, reuse, recycling and disposal from this foreground package; disclose the exclusion and add downstream datasets only in a lifecycle model with a separately declared goal and scope.	ec-apparel-footwear-pefcr-2025; iso-14040-2006

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Purchased yarns, permanent components and auxiliaries received at the garment manufacturing site, with supplier identity, composition, quantity, moisture state and origin declared
starting_condition_role	Gate-to-gate foreground starting point; fibre, polymer, spinning and upstream coloration burdens remain in linked upstream datasets
product_classification_scope	The finished reference product must satisfy CPC 3.0 subclass 28226 and the semantic inclusions and exclusions in section 2
recursive_input_rule	A purchased unfinished or finished garment within the same semantic category remains a visible product input with mass and supplier identity; link its upstream dataset and do not recursively recreate its manufacture inside this foreground package
upstream_dataset_requirement	Each purchased yarn, component, chemical, packaging item, utility and outsourced operation requires a geographically, temporally and technologically representative upstream dataset or an explicitly disclosed data gap
disclosure	Declare facility and countries, reporting period, product subtype, fibre composition, recycled content, knitting route, wet-processing route and location, net garment mass, allocation method, packaging boundary, excluded stages, data gaps and proxy datasets

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
p_knitting	Knitting or crocheting	required	Always included for products within this PCR	Foreground formation of garment workpieces from yarn	kg accepted knitted workpiece
p_wet_processing	Wet processing and drying	conditional	Include when washing, scouring, bleaching, dyeing, softening, rinsing, hydro-extraction or controlled drying occurs within the foreground boundary	Foreground wet treatment and thermal drying	kg wet-processed knitted workpiece
p_assembly	Linking, cutting, sewing and component assembly	required	Always included; integral or seamless routes may have zero cutting and reduced linking or sewing, which must be documented	Foreground garment assembly	kg assembled garment
p_finishing_quality	Finishing, inspection and quality testing	required	Always included; individual steam, hot-water, spot-cleaning and refrigerant rows apply only when used	Foreground final conditioning and acceptance	kg accepted net finished garment
p_packaging	Packaging and factory-gate release	required	Always included; each packaging component applies only when used	Foreground packaging and reference-product release	1 kg net finished garment, with packaging inventoried separately

Process: Knitting or crocheting (p_knitting)

Inputs

Product flows

Cotton yarn input (yarn_cotton)

Record cotton yarn issued to the batch when present in the declared bill of materials.

• Selected flow: Cotton yarn
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Foreground batch issue less verified unopened returns
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net finished garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_knitting_batch
• Sources: ec-pef-method-2021-2279

Wool yarn input (yarn_wool)

Record wool yarn issued to the batch when present in the declared bill of materials.

• Selected flow: Wool yarn
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Foreground batch issue less verified unopened returns
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net finished garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_knitting_batch
• Sources: wiedemann-wool-garment-2020

Polyester filament yarn input (yarn_polyester)

Record polyester filament yarn issued to the batch when present in the declared bill of materials.

• Selected flow: Polyester filament yarn
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Foreground batch issue less verified unopened returns
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net finished garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_knitting_batch
• Sources: ec-apparel-footwear-pefcr-2025

Polyacrylonitrile staple yarn input (yarn_acrylic)

Record acrylic staple yarn issued to the batch when present in the declared bill of materials.

• Selected flow: Polyacrylonitrile staple yarn
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Foreground batch issue less verified unopened returns
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net finished garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_knitting_batch
• Sources: ec-apparel-footwear-pefcr-2025

Viscose rayon yarn input (yarn_viscose)

Record viscose rayon yarn issued to the batch when present in the declared bill of materials.

• Selected flow: Viscose rayon yarn
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Foreground batch issue less verified unopened returns
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net finished garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_knitting_batch
• Sources: eu-textiles-bref-2023

Elastane yarn input (yarn_elastane)

Record elastane yarn issued to the batch when present in the declared bill of materials.

• Selected flow: Elastane yarn
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Foreground batch issue less verified unopened returns
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net finished garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_knitting_batch
• Sources: ec-apparel-footwear-pefcr-2025

White mineral knitting-machine oil (knitting_oil)

Record the single declared knitting-oil product consumed by the batch; additional formulations require separate atomic rows.

• Selected flow: White mineral knitting-machine oil
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Foreground stock issue or metered make-up consumption attributable to the batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted knitted workpiece
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_knitting_batch
• Sources: ec-pef-method-2021-2279

Knitting electricity (knitting_electricity)

Record electricity consumed by knitting or crocheting equipment and directly attributable auxiliaries.

• Selected flow: Grid electricity
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Sub-metered electricity; otherwise allocated from a documented machine-time and rated-load calculation
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted knitted workpiece
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_knitting_batch
• Sources: ec-pef-method-2021-2279; wiedemann-waste-wool-sweater-2021

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Accepted knitted garment workpiece (knitted_workpiece)

Measure accepted panels, shaped pieces, crocheted components or integral garment blanks as one internal product exchange for the declared batch.

• Selected flow: Knitted garment workpiece
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Calibrated batch mass of accepted workpieces transferred forward
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per knitting batch
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_knitting_batch
• Sources: wiedemann-wool-garment-2020; bartl-alpaca-sweater-2023

Waste flows

Yarn scrap (yarn_scrap)

Record yarn ends, sweepings and unrecoverable cone remnants leaving the process as one waste exchange.

• Selected flow: Waste yarn
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Weighed batch waste after separating reusable yarn returns
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted knitted workpiece
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_knitting_batch
• Sources: ec-pef-method-2021-2279

Rejected knitted workpiece (knitted_reject)

Record workpieces rejected from knitting inspection and not reworked within the batch.

• Selected flow: Rejected knitted garment workpiece
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Weighed rejected workpieces by documented disposition
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted knitted workpiece
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_knitting_batch
• Sources: ec-pef-method-2021-2279

Elementary flows

Process: Wet processing and drying (p_wet_processing)

Inputs

Product flows

Knitted workpiece entering wet processing (wet_workpiece_input)

Record the dry or as-received knitted workpiece entering the declared wet-treatment batch.

• Selected flow: Knitted garment workpiece
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Calibrated batch input mass with moisture state recorded
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per wet-processing batch
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_batch
• Sources: eu-textiles-bref-2023

Wet-processing water (wet_water)

Record process water crossing the wet-processing boundary.

• Selected flow: Process water
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Metered batch water, including make-up and rinsing water, net of separately measured internal reuse
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg wet-processed workpiece
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_batch
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508

Wet-processing electricity (wet_electricity)

Record electricity consumed by wet-processing and directly attributable drying equipment.

• Selected flow: Grid electricity
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Sub-metered batch electricity or documented equipment-time allocation
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg wet-processed workpiece
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_batch
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508

Purchased steam (wet_steam)

Record purchased steam when it crosses the process boundary; do not combine it with hot water or fuel.

• Selected flow: Purchased steam
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg or energy / MJ, matching the meter or invoice
• Amount rule: Metered or invoiced steam attributable to the wet-processing batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg wet-processed workpiece
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_batch
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508

Purchased hot water (wet_hot_water)

Record purchased hot water when it crosses the process boundary; retain supply and return temperatures.

• Selected flow: Purchased hot water
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg and thermal energy / MJ where metered
• Amount rule: Metered hot-water input attributable to the wet-processing batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg wet-processed workpiece
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_batch
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508

Natural gas for on-site process heat (wet_natural_gas)

Record natural gas separately when combusted on-site for the wet-processing batch.

• Selected flow: Natural gas
• Flow property / unit: Energy / MJ or volume / m3, with calorific-value conversion retained
• Amount rule: Metered or invoiced natural gas attributable to the batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg wet-processed workpiece
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_batch
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508

Diesel for on-site process heat or backup generation (wet_diesel)

Record diesel separately when consumed for process heat or backup electricity serving the batch.

• Selected flow: Diesel fuel
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg or volume / L, with density and calorific-value conversion retained
• Amount rule: Tank issue or purchase record attributable to the batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg wet-processed workpiece
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_batch
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508

Sodium chloride (wet_sodium_chloride)

Record sodium chloride consumed in the batch when the recipe uses it.

• Selected flow: Sodium chloride
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Recipe issue reconciled to stock withdrawal and returns
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg wet-processed workpiece
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_batch
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508

Sodium carbonate (wet_sodium_carbonate)

Record sodium carbonate consumed in the batch when the recipe uses it.

• Selected flow: Sodium carbonate
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Recipe issue reconciled to stock withdrawal and returns
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg wet-processed workpiece
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_batch
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508

Hydrogen peroxide (wet_hydrogen_peroxide)

Record hydrogen peroxide formulation consumed in the batch when bleaching is performed.

• Selected flow: Hydrogen peroxide
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Formulated-product mass from batch recipe and issue record; active concentration retained
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg wet-processed workpiece
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_batch
• Sources: eu-textiles-bref-2023

Acetic acid (wet_acetic_acid)

Record acetic acid formulation consumed in the batch when used for pH control or neutralisation.

• Selected flow: Acetic acid
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Formulated-product mass from batch recipe and issue record; active concentration retained
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg wet-processed workpiece
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_batch
• Sources: eu-textiles-bref-2023

Nonionic textile detergent formulation (wet_detergent)

This card represents one supplier formulation identified by trade name and SDS; any additional formulation requires its own atomic row.

• Selected flow: Nonionic textile detergent formulation
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Formulated-product mass from batch issue record
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg wet-processed workpiece
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_batch
• Sources: eu-textiles-bref-2023

Declared textile dyestuff formulation (wet_dyestuff)

This card represents exactly one supplier dyestuff formulation identified by trade name, colour index when available, and SDS; additional formulations require separate atomic rows.

• Selected flow: Declared textile dyestuff formulation
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Formulated-product mass from batch recipe and issue record
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg wet-processed workpiece
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_batch
• Sources: eu-textiles-bref-2023; eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Wet-processed knitted workpiece (wet_workpiece_output)

Record the accepted workpiece after wet treatment and drying at the declared moisture state.

• Selected flow: Wet-processed knitted garment workpiece
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Calibrated batch output mass transferred to assembly
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per wet-processing batch
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_batch
• Sources: eu-textiles-bref-2023

Waste flows

Textile process wastewater (wet_wastewater)

Record wastewater transferred to on-site or external treatment before any assumed treatment credit.

• Selected flow: Textile process wastewater
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Metered or mass-balanced wastewater volume converted with measured or justified density
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg wet-processed workpiece
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_batch
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508

Textile wastewater-treatment sludge (wet_sludge)

Record dewatered sludge generated by treatment attributable to the batch, with dry-matter content and destination retained.

• Selected flow: Textile wastewater-treatment sludge
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Weighed wet sludge attributable to the batch; report dry-matter fraction separately
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg wet-processed workpiece
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_batch
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508

Elementary flows

Fossil carbon dioxide to air (wet_co2)

Record direct fossil carbon dioxide from on-site natural-gas or diesel combustion serving the batch.

• Selected flow: Carbon dioxide, fossil, to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Direct measurement or fuel-specific calculation from foreground fuel records and a disclosed factor
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg wet-processed workpiece
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_emissions
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508; ec-pef-method-2021-2279

Nitrogen oxides to air (wet_nox)

Record direct nitrogen-oxide emissions from on-site combustion serving the batch.

• Selected flow: Nitrogen oxides to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Direct measurement or fuel-specific calculation from foreground fuel records and a disclosed factor
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg wet-processed workpiece
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_emissions
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508

Sulfur dioxide to air (wet_so2)

Record direct sulfur-dioxide emissions from sulfur-containing fuel used for the batch.

• Selected flow: Sulfur dioxide to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Direct measurement or fuel-sulfur calculation from foreground fuel records and a disclosed factor
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg wet-processed workpiece
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_emissions
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508

Particulate matter below 2.5 micrometres to air (wet_pm25)

Record direct PM2.5 emissions from on-site combustion or drying when measured or calculated.

• Selected flow: Particulate matter below 2.5 micrometres to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Direct measurement or source-specific calculation from foreground activity records and a disclosed factor
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg wet-processed workpiece
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_emissions
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508

Non-methane volatile organic compounds to air (wet_nmvoc)

Record direct NMVOC emissions from drying or finishing formulations when monitored or calculated from product-specific composition.

• Selected flow: Non-methane volatile organic compounds to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Direct measurement or product-specific mass balance from foreground formulation records and a disclosed factor
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg wet-processed workpiece
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wet_emissions
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508

Process: Linking, cutting, sewing and component assembly (p_assembly)

Inputs

Product flows

Knitted garment workpiece for assembly (assembly_workpiece)

Record the knitted workpiece entering assembly, whether transferred directly from knitting or from wet processing.

• Selected flow: Knitted garment workpiece
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Calibrated input mass by assembly batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per assembly batch
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_assembly_batch
• Sources: wiedemann-wool-garment-2020

Polyester sewing thread (assembly_polyester_thread)

Record polyester sewing thread consumed by linking, seaming or attaching components when used.

• Selected flow: Polyester sewing thread
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Batch issue less verified reusable returns
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg assembled garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_assembly_batch
• Sources: ec-pef-method-2021-2279

Metal zipper (assembly_zipper)

Record metal zippers attached to cardigans or similar garments when present.

• Selected flow: Metal zipper
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Count issued multiplied by measured zipper mass for the declared style and size, with verification by batch mass
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg assembled garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_assembly_batch
• Sources: ec-apparel-footwear-pefcr-2025

Polyester button (assembly_button)

Record polyester buttons attached to the garment when present; other button materials require separate atomic rows.

• Selected flow: Polyester button
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Count issued multiplied by measured button mass for the declared component
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg assembled garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_assembly_batch
• Sources: ec-apparel-footwear-pefcr-2025

Woven polyester care label (assembly_care_label)

Record the permanent woven care label attached to each garment.

• Selected flow: Woven polyester care label
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Count attached multiplied by measured label mass
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg assembled garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_assembly_batch
• Sources: iso-6330-2021

Assembly electricity (assembly_electricity)

Record electricity consumed by linking, cutting, sewing, pressing at assembly and directly attributable auxiliaries.

• Selected flow: Grid electricity
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Sub-metered batch electricity or documented equipment-time allocation
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg assembled garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_assembly_batch
• Sources: wiedemann-waste-wool-sweater-2021

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Assembled knitted garment (assembled_garment)

Record garments that complete assembly and transfer to final finishing and quality control.

• Selected flow: Assembled knitted garment
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Calibrated accepted output mass by assembly batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per assembly batch
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_assembly_batch
• Sources: wiedemann-wool-garment-2020

Waste flows

Knitted textile offcuts (assembly_offcuts)

Record cut-and-sew offcuts separately; document zero generation for fully fashioned or integral routes only when verified.

• Selected flow: Knitted textile offcuts
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Weighed offcuts by batch and documented destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg assembled garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_assembly_batch
• Sources: wiedemann-wool-garment-2020

Waste polyester sewing thread (assembly_thread_scrap)

Record thread ends and unrecoverable sewing-thread waste separately from fabric offcuts.

• Selected flow: Waste polyester sewing thread
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Weighed thread waste by batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg assembled garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_assembly_batch
• Sources: ec-pef-method-2021-2279

Rejected garment component (assembly_reject)

Record assembled components rejected without in-batch rework and retain the documented destination.

• Selected flow: Rejected garment component
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Weighed rejected components by batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg assembled garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_assembly_batch
• Sources: ec-pef-method-2021-2279

Elementary flows

Process: Finishing, inspection and quality testing (p_finishing_quality)

Inputs

Product flows

Assembled garment for finishing (finish_assembled_garment)

Record the assembled garment entering final conditioning, inspection and quality testing.

• Selected flow: Assembled knitted garment
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Calibrated input mass by finishing batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per finishing batch
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing_batch
• Sources: wiedemann-wool-garment-2020

Finishing electricity (finish_electricity)

Record electricity for pressing, inspection, testing, conditioning and directly attributable space conditioning.

• Selected flow: Grid electricity
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Sub-metered batch electricity or documented equipment-time and conditioned-area allocation
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing_batch
• Sources: ec-pef-method-2021-2279

Finishing steam (finish_steam)

Record purchased steam used for pressing or conditioning separately from hot water.

• Selected flow: Purchased steam
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg or energy / MJ, matching the meter or invoice
• Amount rule: Metered or invoiced steam attributable to the finishing batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing_batch
• Sources: eu-textiles-bref-2023

Finishing hot water (finish_hot_water)

Record purchased hot water used in conditioning or spot treatment separately from steam.

• Selected flow: Purchased hot water
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg and thermal energy / MJ where metered
• Amount rule: Metered hot-water input attributable to the finishing batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing_batch
• Sources: eu-textiles-bref-2023

Spot-cleaning detergent formulation (finish_spot_cleaner)

This card represents one supplier spot-cleaning formulation identified by trade name and SDS.

• Selected flow: Nonionic garment spot-cleaning detergent formulation
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Foreground product issue attributable to the finishing batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing_batch
• Sources: eu-textiles-bref-2023

Refrigerant R-410A make-up (finish_refrigerant_r410a)

Record R-410A charged to equipment serving the finishing area when attributable leakage or make-up occurs.

• Selected flow: Refrigerant R-410A
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Service-record make-up mass allocated to the reporting period and finishing area
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing_batch
• Sources: ec-pef-method-2021-2279

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Accepted finished garment before packaging (finished_garment)

Record dry, saleable garments passing declared workmanship and quality checks before removable packaging.

• Selected flow: Finished knitted garment before packaging
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Calibrated net mass of accepted garments at the declared conditioning state
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per finishing batch
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing_batch
• Sources: iso-6330-2021; iso-5077-2007; iso-12945-2-2020

Waste flows

Rejected finished garment (finish_reject)

Record finished garments that fail inspection or testing and are not reworked within the batch.

• Selected flow: Rejected finished knitted garment
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Weighed rejected garment mass by failure mode and destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing_batch
• Sources: iso-5077-2007; iso-12945-2-2020

Garment finishing wastewater (finish_wastewater)

Record wastewater from spot treatment or final washing separately from wet-processing wastewater.

• Selected flow: Garment finishing wastewater
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Metered or mass-balanced wastewater attributable to finishing
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing_batch
• Sources: eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508

Elementary flows

Refrigerant R-410A to air (finish_r410a_air)

Record R-410A leakage from equipment serving finishing as an elementary emission, separate from refrigerant make-up input.

• Selected flow: Refrigerant R-410A to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured leak or mass balance from service records for the reporting period
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished garment
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing_batch
• Sources: ec-pef-method-2021-2279

Process: Packaging and factory-gate release (p_packaging)

Inputs

Product flows

Finished garment entering packaging (pack_finished_garment)

Record accepted net garments transferred into packaging.

• Selected flow: Finished knitted garment before packaging
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Calibrated transferred net garment mass
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per packaging batch
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_batch
• Sources: ec-pef-method-2021-2279

Low-density polyethylene garment bag (pack_ldpe_bag)

Record single-garment or multi-garment LDPE bags used in the packaging batch.

• Selected flow: Low-density polyethylene garment bag
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Count issued multiplied by measured bag mass, reconciled to remaining stock
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net finished garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_batch
• Sources: ec-pef-method-2021-2279

Corrugated paperboard shipping carton (pack_carton)

Record corrugated paperboard cartons used to ship the batch.

• Selected flow: Corrugated paperboard shipping carton
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Count used multiplied by measured carton mass
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net finished garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_batch
• Sources: ec-pef-method-2021-2279

Paper hangtag (pack_hangtag)

Record removable paper hangtags attached during packaging.

• Selected flow: Paper hangtag
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Count attached multiplied by measured hangtag mass
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net finished garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_batch
• Sources: ec-pef-method-2021-2279

Polypropylene strapping (pack_pp_strap)

Record polypropylene strapping used to unitise cartons or pallets.

• Selected flow: Polypropylene strapping
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Measured issued length multiplied by measured linear mass or directly weighed consumption
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net finished garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_batch
• Sources: ec-pef-method-2021-2279

Wooden pallet (pack_wood_pallet)

Record wooden pallets consumed or attributed to the shipment when not modelled as reusable capital packaging.

• Selected flow: Wooden pallet
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: Pallet count multiplied by measured mass and allocated by documented reuse cycles when applicable
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net finished garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_batch
• Sources: ec-pef-method-2021-2279

Packaging electricity (pack_electricity)

Record electricity used by folding, bagging, sealing, labelling and unitising equipment.

• Selected flow: Grid electricity
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Sub-metered electricity or documented equipment-time allocation
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net finished garment
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_batch
• Sources: ec-pef-method-2021-2279

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Reference finished garment (reference_garment)

This is the verified reference product flow. Its quantity is net garment mass; removable packaging is reported only in the separate packaging input rows.

• Selected flow: Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles, knitted or crocheted eccda6b6-0639-4a61-8af1-4bea892ac61c
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: 1 kg calibrated net finished garment output at factory gate
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: 1 kg reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Identity reference (identity_reference)
• Sources: unsd-cpc-3-28226

Waste flows

Elementary flows

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_avoid_by_subdivision	separable products, batches and processes	First avoid allocation by separate batch records, sub-metering, equipment-time records and mass balances.	ec-pef-method-2021-2279
allocation_shared_manufacturing	shared knitting, wet-processing, assembly, finishing and packaging resources	If subdivision is not feasible, use the closest measured physical driver: machine time for equipment electricity, metered mass or energy for steam and hot water, recipe and batch mass for chemicals and water, and occupied conditioned area plus time for shared HVAC. Document the driver and calculation.	ec-pef-method-2021-2279; eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508
allocation_rework	in-batch rework	Keep all rework inputs, utilities and losses in the producing batch; do not count the reworked item as a co-product or a second reference output.	ec-pef-method-2021-2279
allocation_scrap	yarn scrap, textile offcuts, rejects and sludge	Report each material leaving the foreground boundary as its own waste flow with mass, composition and destination. Do not apply an avoided-burden credit inside this foreground package; downstream recycling or recovery is handled in the lifecycle model under its declared allocation method.	ec-apparel-footwear-pefcr-2025; wiedemann-recycled-wool-sweater-2022

8. Foreground Data Collection, Calculation, and Quality Rules

Data Collection Protocols

protocol_id	process_id	flow_role	record_type	raw_fields	collection_method	unit	frequency	temporal_coverage	site_scope	aggregation_rule	quality_evidence
cp_knitting_batch	p_knitting	yarns, oil, electricity, accepted workpiece and knitting wastes	batch issue, meter, production and waste records	batch_id; style; size mix; yarn SKU; fibre composition; issued mass; returned mass; oil issue; meter start/end; machine time; accepted mass; yarn scrap mass; rejected mass; moisture state	Calibrated scales, stock ledger, sub-meter or documented equipment-time allocation, and batch reconciliation	kg; kWh; h	Every batch	Representative production period, normally at least 12 consecutive months or all batches for a shorter campaign	All knitting or crocheting lines producing the declared product	Sum by atomic flow and divide by accepted net garment mass linked through the batch genealogy	Calibration certificates; yarn invoices; batch tickets; meter records; waste tickets; reconciliation sign-off
cp_wet_batch	p_wet_processing	water, utilities, each chemical, workpiece, wastewater and sludge	batch recipe, stock issue, meter, laboratory and treatment records	batch_id; input/output mass and moisture; water meter; electricity; steam; hot water; natural gas; diesel; chemical trade name; SDS; active concentration; issued mass; wastewater volume; sludge wet mass; sludge dry matter	Batch-level meters and recipe/stock reconciliation; retain original units and conversion factors	kg; m3; kWh; MJ; L	Every wet-processing batch	Representative production period covering seasonal and recipe variation	All controlled wet-processing and treatment units	Sum each atomic exchange by batch; normalize to accepted wet-processed workpiece and then to reference garment mass	Meter calibration; recipe approval; SDS; stock ledger; laboratory results; wastewater and sludge records
cp_wet_emissions	p_wet_processing	direct combustion and drying emissions	stack measurement, permit report or activity-and-factor calculation	source_id; batch linkage; fuel amount; fuel composition; factor source; monitoring period; pollutant mass; abatement status	Direct measurement preferred; otherwise calculate from foreground activity with a disclosed source-specific factor	kg pollutant	Per monitoring event and reporting period	Same period as foreground production	All on-site emission sources serving the included process	Attribute by measured fuel or heat demand; aggregate each pollutant separately	Monitoring report; instrument QA; fuel certificate; factor reference; calculation workbook
cp_assembly_batch	p_assembly	workpiece, thread, closures, labels, electricity, accepted garment and wastes	batch issue, count, weighing, meter and rejection records	batch_id; workpiece mass; component SKU/count/unit mass; electricity; accepted mass; offcut mass; thread waste mass; reject mass; destination	Calibrated scales, component issue reconciliation, sub-meter or equipment-time allocation	kg; count; kWh	Every assembly batch	Representative production period	All linking, cutting and sewing lines	Sum each atomic exchange and normalize to accepted assembled garment mass	Scale and meter calibration; component invoices; batch tickets; waste and reject records
cp_finishing_batch	p_finishing_quality	electricity, steam, hot water, cleaning formulation, refrigerant, accepted and rejected garments, wastewater	finishing batch, meter, quality, service and waste records	batch_id; input/output mass; electricity; steam; hot water; cleaner trade name and mass; refrigerant charge and make-up; reject mass and failure mode; wastewater; pilling and dimensional-change method/result	Calibrated meters and scales, chemical issue, equipment service log and controlled laboratory test	kg; kWh; MJ; test result	Every batch; refrigerant at each service event	Representative production period	All finishing, inspection, conditioning and test areas serving the product	Sum by atomic exchange; allocate shared conditioning by area and time only when sub-metering is unavailable	Calibration; service log; test report; method version; inspector sign-off; wastewater record
cp_packaging_batch	p_packaging	net garment, each packaging component, packaging electricity and reference output	packaging issue, count, weighing, meter and dispatch records	batch_id; garment count and net mass; packaging SKU; component count; unit mass; pallet reuse cycles; electricity; dispatch quantity	Calibrated scales, component issue reconciliation and sub-meter or equipment-time allocation	kg; count; kWh	Every packaging batch	Representative production period	All packaging lines and dispatch areas serving the product	Report each packaging material separately per kg net garment; exclude packaging mass from reference output	Scale calibration; packaging specification; purchase and issue records; dispatch record; pallet reuse log

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_net_reference_mass	reference product	Sum calibrated net mass of accepted garments before removable packaging; include permanent labels, closures and trims.	accepted item mass or batch mass; tare; conditioning state	kg net finished garment	ec-pef-method-2021-2279
calc_item_mass	count-based component or garment records	Multiply count by measured mean unit mass for the same SKU, style and size; retain sample count and variation.	count; measured unit masses	kg component or garment	ec-pef-method-2021-2279
calc_batch_normalization	all inventory rows	Divide the atomic batch exchange by the linked accepted net finished garment mass; preserve the unnormalised batch record.	atomic exchange amount; batch genealogy; accepted net garment mass	exchange per 1 kg reference product	ec-pef-method-2021-2279
calc_mass_balance	knitting, wet processing, assembly and finishing	Reconcile input mass with accepted output, returned material, work in progress, measured waste, wastewater-borne material where quantified, and stock change; investigate rather than silently allocate unexplained loss.	input/output/waste/return/stock-change masses and moisture states	process mass-balance discrepancy	eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508; ec-pef-method-2021-2279
calc_shared_resource	shared meters	Allocate only after documenting why subdivision is unavailable, using the physical driver specified in section 7.	shared meter amount; machine time, batch mass, heat demand or area-time driver	allocated atomic utility amount	ec-pef-method-2021-2279

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_product_identity	reference product and all batch links	Match CPC 28226 semantic scope and declare product subtype, fibre composition, technology, coloration route, size range and permanent components.	Product specification, bill of materials, style sheet, batch genealogy and reference-flow identity
dq_company_specific	foreground manufacturing	Use company-specific data for the product bill of materials and controlled manufacturing processes; include all known inputs and outputs.	Batch records, invoices, meters, stock changes, waste records and direct-emission records; ec-pef-method-2021-2279
dq_temporal	all foreground rows	Use one coherent reporting period and disclose gaps, shutdowns, abnormal batches and seasonal recipe or HVAC variation.	Production calendar, meter coverage and batch population summary
dq_measurement	measured mass and utilities	Identify instrument, calibration status, original unit, conversion factor, sampling method and uncertainty or data limitation.	Calibration certificates, meter exports, weighing sheets and conversion workbook
dq_chemical_identity	every chemical row	Identify one supplier formulation per row with trade name, supplier, SDS revision, active concentration where applicable and issued formulated-product mass.	SDS, purchase specification, recipe and stock issue record; eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508
dq_performance	declared quality level	Retain the selected washing/drying procedure, dimensional-change method and pilling method with acceptance criteria and result; do not infer durability from fibre type alone.	ISO 6330:2021 procedure record, ISO 5077:2007 result and ISO 12945-2:2020 result or justified equivalent
dq_completeness	inventory and exclusions	Report missing UUIDs, missing activity data, proxy datasets, outsourced stages, excluded life-cycle stages and unresolved mass-balance discrepancies explicitly.	Data-gap register, supplier dataset register, validation report and manifest review metadata

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validate_reference_identity	reference flow	Confirm the product flow UUID, Product flow type, exact product name, CPC path 2 > 28 > 282 > 2822 > 28226, Mass property UUID, Units of mass UUID and kg reference unit.	unsd-cpc-3-28226
validate_reference_mass	reference quantity	Reference output equals 1 kg calibrated net garment mass and excludes removable distribution packaging.	ec-pef-method-2021-2279
validate_required_qualifiers	dataset metadata	Every required qualifier in section 3 is present and consistent with the bill of materials, process route and quality records.	ec-apparel-footwear-pefcr-2025; iso-6330-2021; iso-5077-2007; iso-12945-2-2020
validate_atomic_inventory	all process inventory rows	Each row represents one product, waste or elementary exchange; reject combined utilities, combined chemicals, combined packaging, combined wastes and selector labels.	ec-pef-method-2021-2279
validate_foreground_evidence	every amount	Each amount links to a collection protocol and a real foreground record or disclosed calculation; absence of a reliable quantity must remain an unresolved foreground requirement, not an AI-created range.	ec-pef-method-2021-2279
validate_wet_processing	conditional wet-processing process	If wet processing occurs, verify separate records for water, electricity, each heat carrier or fuel, every chemical formulation, wastewater, sludge and applicable direct emissions; if it does not occur, verify the upstream supplier dataset and exclusion statement.	eu-textiles-bref-2023; eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508
validate_mass_balance	knitting, wet processing, assembly and finishing	Investigate and disclose mass-balance discrepancies after harmonising moisture states; do not close a discrepancy by creating an unmeasured waste or emission.	eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508; ec-pef-method-2021-2279
validate_allocation	shared processes and rework	Confirm subdivision was attempted first and every remaining allocation uses the declared physical driver; rework stays in its originating batch and waste receives no foreground avoided-burden credit.	ec-pef-method-2021-2279; wiedemann-recycled-wool-sweater-2022
validate_uuid_status	UUID-bearing and unresolved rows	Accept only UUIDs confirmed by both exact hybrid retrieval and state-100 direct read; all other candidate flow UUIDs remain absent and are tracked by row_id in manifest review metadata.

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Product-specific gate-to-gate foreground manufacturing dataset
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset when independently reviewed and matched to the user's geography, technology, time and product specification
allowed_use	Foreground apparel production packages; supplier-specific manufacturing inventories; lifecycle models that explicitly link upstream yarns and downstream distribution, use and end-of-life stages
excluded_use	Direct comparison or environmental claim without a complete compatible lifecycle model; substitution for T-shirts, woven garments or other excluded products; use as an average yarn-production or consumer-use dataset
required_metadata	PCR id and version; product subtype; CPC reference; verified reference-flow identity; bill of materials; fibre and recycled-content evidence; technology and gauge; coloration and wet-processing route; facility and countries; reporting period; net mass method; allocation; packaging; test methods and results; source and UUID gaps
required_quality_disclosure	Company-specific data coverage; meter and scale calibration; batch population and representativeness; supplier dataset coverage; proxy datasets; mass-balance discrepancies; waste destinations; chemical SDS coverage; direct-emission method; unresolved UUIDs and quantities
update_trigger	Change in product specification, fibre or accessory composition, knitting technology, wet-processing recipe or site, energy system, allocation driver, packaging system, reference-flow identity, applicable law or BAT, quality method, or a material data-quality review finding

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
unsd-cpc-3-28226	official_guidance	United Nations Statistics Division, Central Product Classification Version 3.0 and subclass 28226 structure, https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/CPC (retrieved 2026-08-13)	Product scope, classification hierarchy and reference-flow identity validation
ec-apparel-footwear-pefcr-2025	official_guidance	Technical Secretariat for Apparel and Footwear, Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules for Apparel and Footwear, version 3.1, 29 April 2025, https://pefapparelandfootwear.eu/afw_pefcr_v3-1_final/; recognised by the European Commission at https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/new-eu-rules-measuring-environmental-impact-clothes-and-shoes-2025-06-25_en (retrieved 2026-08-13)	Apparel lifecycle framing, material-neutral product qualification, bill-of-material and quality disclosures
ec-pef-method-2021-2279	official_guidance	Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279 on Environmental Footprint methods, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32021H2279R(01) (retrieved 2026-08-13)	Company-specific inventory, complete inputs and outputs, boundary, allocation, data quality and validation
eu-textiles-bref-2023	official_guidance	European Commission Joint Research Centre, Best Available Techniques Reference Document for the Textiles Industry, January 2023, https://bureau-industrial-transformation.jrc.ec.europa.eu/index.php/reference/textiles-industry (retrieved 2026-08-13)	Wet-processing decomposition, fibre coverage, pretreatment, dyeing and finishing inclusion
eu-textiles-bat-2022-2508	official_guidance	Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2508 establishing BAT conclusions for the textiles industry, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2022/2508 (retrieved 2026-08-13)	Input/output inventory, water and energy monitoring, chemical records, wastewater, emissions and process control
iso-14040-2006	standard	ISO 14040:2006, Environmental management — Life cycle assessment — Principles and framework, https://www.iso.org/standard/37456.html (retrieved 2026-08-13)	Goal and scope, inventory and lifecycle-model separation
iso-6330-2021	standard	ISO 6330:2021, Textiles — Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing, https://www.iso.org/standard/75934.html (retrieved 2026-08-13)	Declared washing and drying procedure for performance testing
iso-5077-2007	standard	ISO 5077:2007, Textiles — Determination of dimensional change in washing and drying, https://www.iso.org/standard/41877.html (retrieved 2026-08-13)	Dimensional-stability test disclosure
iso-12945-2-2020	standard	ISO 12945-2:2020, Textiles — Determination of fabric propensity to surface pilling, fuzzing or matting — Part 2: Modified Martindale method, https://www.iso.org/standard/75375.html (retrieved 2026-08-13)	Pilling-performance test disclosure
wiedemann-wool-garment-2020	literature	Wiedemann et al., Environmental impacts associated with the production, use, and end-of-life of a woollen garment, International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 25 (2020), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-020-01766-0	Sweater process decomposition including spinning, dyeing, knitting, finishing and garment make-up
wiedemann-waste-wool-sweater-2021	literature	Environmental and social performance of valorizing waste wool for sweater production, Sustainable Production and Consumption 25 (2021), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2020.11.023	Foreground processing and garment-assembly energy relevance
wiedemann-recycled-wool-sweater-2022	literature	Wiedemann et al., Reducing the Environmental Impacts of Garments through Industrially Scalable Closed-Loop Recycling, Sustainability 14 (2022) 1081, https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031081	Separate recycling, knitting, finishing and garment make-up stages and scrap disposition
bartl-alpaca-sweater-2023	literature	Bartl et al., Cradle-to-grave environmental analysis of an alpaca fiber sweater produced in Peru, Science of the Total Environment 905 (2023) 167023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167023	Primary-data collection by interviews and questionnaires for spinning, dyeing, knitting and garment production stages