Tacton, the leading Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) partner for manufacturers, is thrilled to announce the launch of its latest innovation focusing on sustainable product sales: Environmental Footprint Configuration. This groundbreaking addition to Tacton CPQ is set to revolutionize the manufacturing industry by empowering businesses and their customers to make informed decisions that align with their sustainability goals.
Carbon footprint goals and regulations continue to be a critical focus for companies worldwide. Based on interviews with customers, Tacton sees manufacturers at risk of losing revenue if they cannot provide ESG data as part of their quotes. The risk is up to 5% reduction in revenue without ESG data and a potential for approximately 25% increase in revenue with the inclusion of ESG data. Tacton’s Environmental Footprint Configuration comes at a pivotal time. This much-needed capability will enable manufacturers to understand the environmental impact of configured products. Now, manufacturers can not only report environmental impact of products to regulatory organizations but also inform their prospects on choosing optimal products with readily available carbon emissions data for configured products.
With Environmental Footprint Configuration, product specific environmental impact data is generated via an interface with life cycle assessment (LCA) software for each individual configuration. Leveraging LCA information usually requires manual work from experts, taking several days for just one configuration. With the new integration to LCA software this calculation is automated and can result in significant cost savings. Tacton is purpose-built to integrate seamlessly with any LCA data sources and is starting the first integration with PRe’ Sustainability using their software SimaPro for LCA data. SimaPro is a robust source of data built over 30 years of use by research institutions and companies across 80 countries.
With LCA data and Environmental Footprint Configuration, Tacton CPQ equips manufacturers with comprehensive emissions data spanning Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, enabling them to quantify and optimize the environmental impact of their products throughout the entire product lifecycle. From material selection and energy consumption during use to transportation and end of life disposal, businesses can now make environmentally conscious decisions enabled by configuration.
Tacton’s Environmental Footprint Configuration will deliver unmatched business value. Manufacturers will now be able to:
- Have instant availability of emissions data per product for reporting.
- Generate new revenue and higher margin opportunities with lower environmental impact offerings.
- Avoid manual LCA calculations for reporting or selection of products.
- Configure products fast and visualize the CO2 emissions for that configuration.
- Integrate with any LCA database.
“With the introduction of Environmental Footprint Configuration, Tacton is revolutionizing what it means to offer sustainable products in the industrial space,” said Bo Gyldenvang, Chief Executive Officer at Tacton. “We believe emission data transparency will drive innovation and drive manufacturers to develop more sustainable products. We are proud to offer manufacturers a powerful tool that can easily optimize environmentally sound product configuration online, giving manufacturers the ability to provide differentiated and sustainable solutions to their customers.”
