Data Strategy Briefing — July 10, 2025

Executive briefing: Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 requires manufacturers of industrial and electric-vehicle batteries with capacity above 2 kWh to submit carbon-footprint declarations from February 18, 2025. By July 2025, data teams must evidence cradle-to-gate life-cycle assessments (LCAs), declare the total carbon footprint per battery model, and upload information to the EU Battery Passport system when available. Third-party verification is mandatory, and the data recorded now will underpin carbon footprint performance classes scheduled for August 2026.

Data governance checkpoints

LCA data completeness. Consolidate supplier datasets, energy consumption logs, and transport emissions covering every production step outlined in Annex IV.
Verification workflow. Coordinate accredited verifiers to review methodology choices, emission factors, and uncertainty analyses before declarations are submitted.
Passport readiness. Structure carbon data so it can populate upcoming digital battery passports and meet Article 77 interoperability requirements.

Operational priorities

Data controls. Implement audit trails for emission-factor updates, version-controlled LCA models, and change approvals.
Supplier enablement. Train upstream suppliers on mandatory templates and sampling procedures to improve data quality for the 2026 performance class thresholds.
Scenario planning. Model potential performance class assignments and remediation costs ahead of the August 2026 thresholds.

Sources

Zeph Tech strengthens battery carbon data pipelines, aligning LCAs, verifier interactions, and digital passport integration before performance class thresholds kick in.