You are free to select the area of application for the verification of the Carbon Footprint, and this is noted on the certificate. It can apply for example to one specific site, all sites in Germany, all branches in Europe, all production facilities, Product X or all products from Brand XY. Areas which are not taken into account are also noted. The inventory boundary for the verification can also be freely selected, but should include all the relevant emission sources (95 %). For the Product Carbon Footprint, a choice has to be made between two approaches: “Cradle to gate” and “Cradle to grave”.