Worldly expands Scope 3 calculator to 260 product categories

Worldly, the sustainability and supply chain intelligence platform for consumer goods, has expanded its Product Impact Calculator to cover more than 260 product categories, extending coverage from its original 40 apparel categories to include sporting goods, footwear, furniture, and home goods.

The 3 February announcement positions the platform to serve multi-category retailers and brands facing looming global emissions reporting deadlines, including the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Digital Product Passport (DPP) mandates.

The tool calculates product-level carbon footprints and corporate Scope 3 emissions using primary data from materials and suppliers—not spend-based estimates or full life cycle assessments. Since launch, brands have used the calculator to model Scope 3 emissions for more than 400,000 products.

Primary data replaces spend estimates

Unlike spend-based carbon accounting, which estimates emissions from purchase amounts, Worldly’s approach links actual supplier performance data with materials information and finished product specifications. The system integrates with Cascale’s Higg Materials Sustainability Index, Higg Product Module, and Higg Facility Environmental Module.

The expanded calculator accounts for category-specific factors: packaging differences between product types, assembly complexity variations, and use-phase behaviour such as washing frequency or charging requirements. For high-wash items like athletic apparel, use-phase activity can represent up to 30 per cent of total environmental impact, according to Worldly.

Regulatory mandates accelerate Scope 3 data shift from estimates to supplier-level tracking

The expansion responds to accelerating sustainability disclosure requirements across markets. CSRD mandatory reporting begins for large European companies in 2025, while DPP requirements will phase in for various product categories through 2030. Scope 3 emissions, those generated across the value chain rather than from owned operations, typically account for the majority of a sporting goods brand’s carbon footprint but remain difficult to quantify without supplier-level data.

Companies using Worldly’s platform accounted for more than half of the top 10 percent ranked in the 2025 Fashion Transparency Index and scored 60 percent higher than non-customers overall, according to the announcement.

Compliance becomes competitive necessity

Worldly’s expansion comes as brands confront a widening gap between voluntary carbon pledges and binding disclosure rules. With CSRD and DPP deadlines approaching, companies that once treated sustainability reporting as a reputational exercise now need systems capable of producing auditable, product-level emissions data.

The move from modelled estimates to primary supplier data reflects a broader regulatory shift. Draft EU Green Claims Directive rules would force brands to substantiate environmental marketing with verified evidence—not industry averages or financial proxies. For sporting goods manufacturers facing overlapping CSRD, DPP, and Green Claims requirements, tools like Worldly’s calculator are becoming essential compliance infrastructure rather than optional reporting add-ons. 

The company released updates to its primary data collection capabilities in December 2025.