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Cost and Carbon Manager

PwC software for footprint calculations of processes and products

PwC software for cost calculation and determination of greenhouse gas emissions

Companies face the challenge of identifying which measures lead to sustainable cost and emission reductions. This is necessary to make the right decisions internally and to meet external reporting standards. Cost calculation addresses this challenge. Exemplary use cases include should costing, benchmarking, site selection, make-or-buy decisions or process and component optimisation.

Benefits

CO₂-Footprint

Combined efficient consideration of costs and the CO₂ footprint

Analysis

Detailed analysis and high accuracy through bottom-up approach

Cost and Emissions Savings

Well-founded benchmark calculations for the evaluation of the entire product portfolio or the process chain to determine the potential for cost and emission savings

Regulations

The calculations meet the requirements of the applicable regulations such as DIN EN ISO 14044 and the GHG Protocol

The Cost and Carbon Manager creates transparency - a use case

The familiar design-to-cost approach of vehicle components is supplemented by a new dimension of sustainability (Design-to-NetZero). To accommodate these factors, the Cost and Carbon Manager offers the necessary capabilities. Companies benefit here from PwC's integrated approach:

01

CO₂-Footprint

The total CO₂-footprint of a vehicle is made up of the CO₂-equivalents of all greenhouse gas emissions generated by the production process - including production facilities, supply chains, purchased components and raw materials.

02

Production facilities

For each process, the production systems including cycle times, waste rates and energy consumption must be considered, taking into account the local energy mix, the recycling concept and much more.

03

Evaluation of existing process information

PwC's Cost and Carbon Manager evaluates existing process information using reference values for costs and greenhouse gas emissions. Alternatively, customer-specific information can be used.

04

Result visualisation

The transparent result visualisation supports you in identifying the largest and most effective levers for emission savings and in examining alternative courses of action.

Pricing

Basic Product-Pilot

  • Footprint calculation for a physical product
    • max. 2 technologies
    • max. 10 additional components (e.g. screws, bolts, etc.)
    • Example: Die-cast housing incl. assembly
  • Process analysis by PwC Experts with the help of the Cost and Carbon Manager
  • Use of reference or customer data
  • Identification of levers for emission reduction
  • Project duration 3-5 weeks

€ 50,000

one-time

The preferred price package is determined with the client prior to the signing of the contract on the basis of the component to be evaluated. Consultancy services for the implementation or elaboration of the identified levers are carried out in a subsequent consultancy project.

Complex Product-Pilot

  • Footprint calculation for a physical product
    • max. 4 technologies
    • max. 15 additional components (e.g. screws, bolts, etc.)
    • Example: Cold-pressed shaft incl. additional manufacturing processes (e.g. milling, drilling), heat treatment and assembly
  • Process analysis by PwC Experts with the help of the Cost and Carbon Manager
  • Utilisation of reference or customer data
  • Identification of levers for emission reduction
  • Project duration 7-9 weeks

€ 100,000

one time

The preferred price package is determined with the client prior to the signing of the contract on the basis of the component to be evaluated. Consultancy services for the implementation or elaboration of the identified levers are carried out in a subsequent consultancy project.

Project

  • Assessment of the product line's maturity in terms of sustainability and evaluation of the target framework
  • Identification of benchmark products
  • Footprint calculation for benchmark products
  • Process analysis by PwC Experts using the Cost and Carbon Manager
  • Use of reference or customer data
  • Identification of levers for emission reduction
  • Potential analysis and prioritisation of levers 
  • Derivation of an operational sustainability roadmap
  • Consulting project duration >10 weeks

upon request

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