Glossary

Aspect Model A formal, machine-readable semantic description (expressed with RDF/turtle) of data accessible from an aspect.

Note An Aspect Model must adhere to the Semantic Aspect Meta Model (SAMM), i.e., it utilizes elements and relations defined in the Semantic Aspect Meta Model and is compliant to the validity rules defined by the Semantic Aspect Meta Model, see CX-0003 SAMM Aspect Meta Model v1.1.0.

Note Aspect models are logical data models which can be used to detail a conceptual model in order to describe the semantics of runtime data related to a concept. Further, elements of an Aspect model can/should refer to terms of a standardized Business Glossary (if existing).

Business Partner Number (BPN) A BPN is the unique identifier of a partner within Catena-X. Additional terminology used in this standard can be looked up in the glossary on the association homepage.

Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) The balance of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions along the entire life cycle of a product in a defined application and in relation to a defined unit of use. The Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) is the most established method for determining the climate impact of a product. Within the boundary of the Catena-X PCF Rulebook (see Product Carbon Footprint Rulebook v3.1.0), emissions related to the product use and end-of-life stages are excluded from the PCF.

WBCSD Pathfinder At the 9th of November 2021, on the Industry Day at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, UK, the Carbon Transparency Partnership published the Pathfinder Framework, a guidance for the calculation and exchange of product-level carbon emissions data across value chains.

The Framework was developed jointly by 35 stakeholders from industry and the broader decarbonization ecosystem, harnessing WBCSD's role as co-convenor of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol

The guidance enables companies to better understand carbon emissions on a granular level, improving business decision-making and helping them meet their net zero targets.

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