UL Solutions Launches AI-Powered ULTRUS UL 360 Software to Strengthen Product Carbon Footprint Data

UL Solutions has launched an AI-powered ULTRUS UL 360 software capability designed to help organisations calculate product carbon footprints using supplier-provided emissions data, addressing one of the most persistent bottlenecks in corporate Scope 3 reporting. The new offering is built for sustainability, procurement and product teams that need a repeatable way to request, organise and use supplier emissions data across products and suppliers. The launch comes as companies face growing pressure to measure and disclose product-level emissions under frameworks including the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, California's SB 253 and the International Sustainability Standards Board climate standards, all of which are raising the bar for the quality and consistency of supplier emissions data.

 

How the ULTRUS UL 360 Software Works

 

The software is designed to streamline the process of collecting, validating and integrating supplier emissions data into product carbon footprint calculations. Many organisations still depend on manual spreadsheets and one-off supplier questionnaires, making it difficult to generate consistent or updatable results across product portfolios. ULTRUS UL 360 centralises supplier data and enables teams to produce consistent, comparable product-level carbon footprints across an entire portfolio over time.

The AI-powered functionality is intended to bring structure to supplier inputs and translate them into audit-ready product carbon footprints. By automating elements of the data collection, validation and aggregation process, the software reduces the manual effort required to maintain product-level emissions reporting at scale. The result is a more efficient pathway from raw supplier data to decision-ready outputs that can be used for customer requests, internal decarbonisation targets and external disclosure obligations.

 

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The Regulatory Drivers Behind the Launch

 

In Europe, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive is expanding climate reporting expectations and pushing companies to collect Scope 3 emissions data covering suppliers and product use. In the United States, California's SB 253 requires large companies doing business in the state to report Scope 3 emissions, marking one of the most significant sub-national climate disclosure requirements in the country. The ISSB climate framework also continues to influence reporting expectations across multiple jurisdictions globally.

Together, these regulatory frameworks are accelerating demand for consistent, decision-ready product carbon footprint data across complex supply chains. John Genovesi, Executive Vice President and President of Risk and Compliance Software at UL Solutions, said companies are being asked for product-level carbon information more frequently and that Scope 3 supplier data can represent one of the biggest reporting bottlenecks. Simin Zhou, Vice President and General Manager of Software at UL Solutions, added that new disclosure rules are raising the bar for Scope 3 data quality even as many organisations still struggle to use supplier emissions data consistently.

 

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Outlook for Product Carbon Footprint Software

 

The UL Solutions launch reflects a broader pattern in which established assurance and testing providers are extending into AI-enabled software offerings to address rising demand for credible emissions data. As mandatory disclosure regimes tighten and customer requests for product-level emissions information accelerate, demand for tools that combine supplier engagement with audit-grade output is expected to expand significantly. Established assurance providers entering this space bring credibility advantages that may differentiate their offerings from standalone software vendors.

Whether ULTRUS UL 360 can capture meaningful market share will depend on the quality of its AI integration, the credibility of its outputs and the breadth of supplier participation it can drive across customer value chains. Sustained execution would reinforce UL Solutions' positioning as a leading provider of integrated emissions reporting infrastructure for global supply chains. The continued growth of product-level carbon disclosure is expected to remain one of the most active segments of the broader sustainability software market through the second half of the decade.

 

Source: BUSINESS WIRE