Data Calculation
Turn complex data into confident, compliant results.
Our Data Calculation Services transform verified packaging and product data into precise, audit-ready outcomes. Ideal for compliance teams, sustainability officers, and procurement teams who need accurate, auditable packaging data for EPR submissions and sustainability reporting.
Using robust methodologies, proprietary modelling, and our Ecohub data platform, we calculate packaging obligations and environmental impacts with accuracy, transparency, and consistency across every reporting market.
Whether you’re preparing EPR submissions or assessing sustainability performance, we ensure your data is complete, compliant, and ready to deliver meaningful insight.
The Challenge
Calculating packaging obligations is complex and resource-intensive. Businesses need to translate raw data from suppliers and internal systems into accurate, compliant submissions across multiple markets with different rules, materials, and reporting deadlines. Mistakes can lead to compliance risk, fines, or lost credibility.
Where Teams Get Stuck
- Uncertainty about which regulations apply in each country (EPR, WEEE, plastics, batteries, etc.)
- Linking collected data to actionable calculations
- Managing incomplete or inconsistent supplier information
- Time-consuming validation and manual processing
- Lack of internal expertise to ensure audit-ready results
How Our Service Works:
Step 1 – Validate your data
After data collection we validate every sales, purchase, and packaging dataset. This ensures a clean, consistent foundation for all subsequent calculations, saving your internal teams time and effort.
Step 2 – Apply quality assurance checks
We run detailed QA processes to identify anomalies and confirm accuracy. Packaging tonnages are compared by material, department, and sub-department to previous reporting periods, with any discrepancies thoroughly investigated.
Step 3 – Fill any data gaps through extrapolation
For missing packaging data, we apply verified sample weights from similar products, grouped by category. This ensures every SKU is accounted for, providing 100% coverage across your dataset.
Step 4 – Perform packaging calculations
Once complete, all validated and extrapolated data is processed through our proprietary EPR calculation models. These models convert your packaging data into accurate material weights and compliant reporting outputs.
Step 5 – Prepare final outputs and reporting files
We generate final submission-ready datasets formatted to meet specific regulatory requirements for each market. The result — reliable, auditable data that underpins confident reporting and informed sustainability decisions.
The key components of accurate data calculation
Every calculation we deliver follows a proven framework designed to guarantee accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
From data validation and quality assurance to extrapolation and final reporting, each stage ensures your packaging information is fully traceable and ready for confident submission.
We securely import validated data into Ecohub, ensuring it aligns with your reporting categories and market requirements.
Products are classified into correct packaging materials and sub-categories to meet each country’s EPR definitions.
We cross-verify supplier and internal data against our 3M+ SKU database and historical benchmarks to ensure accuracy.
Missing data is filled using sample weights derived from similar product groupings. All extrapolation assumptions are documented for audit transparency.
Validated data is modelled through our calculation engine, producing final, submission-ready outputs across multiple jurisdictions.
Why accurate data matters:
Accurate packaging and product data is the foundation for everything, from compliance reporting to sustainability performance and business improvement.
For example, accurate packaging tonnage data can identify where minor discrepancies in supplier reporting could cost thousands in EPR fees. By providing fully validated and standardised data, we ensure you pay the correct amount and remain audit-ready, giving confidence in every submission.
✔ Ensure your data is complete, clean, and compliant
✔ Reduce manual effort and reporting errors
✔ Gain confidence in your EPR and ESG submissions
✔ Build a trusted dataset that supports analysis, improvement, and innovation
Once your data is collected and verified, the next step is turning it into calculations and compliant reports.
Part of your compliance and sustainability journey
Each of our service activities builds on the one before it, helping you move from understanding your obligations to analysing performance and driving improvement.
Obligation Mapping & Assessment
Data Collection
Data Calculations
Registration & Reporting
