CODDE®

DATABASE CONTENT

Created in 1996, CODDE® database is an LCI database made up of generic data sets and sectoral data sets suited for electrotechnic sector. Data are selected for its relevance (e.g. PlasticsEurope, worldsteel association) or developed by LCIE Bureau Veritas.

CODDE® database contains more than 2,100 data sets. It is published in EIME in 2 formats:

  • CODDE® Static: version of the CODDE® database available to all EIME users once a year.
  • CODDE® Dynamic: version of the CODDE® database updated quarterly. It guarantees users permanent access to the latest work of LCIE Bureau Veritas.

List of CODDE® data sets

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🏷️Generic

The Generic database contains more than 1,300 data sets to cover the majority of needs:

  • Energy production (~ 300 data sets)
  • Water supply and treatment (~ 280 data sets)
  • Production of virgin and recycled materials (~ 340 data sets)
  • Production of chemical substances (~ 120 data sets)
  • Manufacturing processes (~ 75 data sets)
  • Transport of goods and consumer goods (~ 60 data sets)
  • Waste treatment and recycling (~ 130 data sets)

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🏷️Electric & Electronics

The Electrical & Electronics sector database contains 750 data sets to cover the entire life cycle of manufacturing of electronic cards and electrical systems:

  • Materials and processes specific to the electrical and electronics sector (approximately 100 data points)
  • Printed circuits and processes for finishing and soldering components onto the printed circuit board (~ 110 data sets)
  • Semiconductor production using 20-mask etching technology (~ 100 data sets), including the supply and treatment of ultrapure water required by the semiconductor industry (~ 240 data sets)
  • Active components (diodes, transistors, thyristors, relays) and passive components (resistors, capacitors, inductors, and transformers) (~ 100 data sets)
  • Connectors (~ 90 data sets)
  • Other systems (cables, batteries, displays, light bulbs, etc.) (~ 110 data sets)

The Electrical & Electronics sector database is delivered in EIME with the ecosystem database (1,400 data sets).

Opening: July 15, 2025

🏷️MicroElectronics

The MicroElectronics sector database will contain around 100 datasets covering the manufacturing of semiconductors with an engraving level of up to 7 nm (20 to 75 masks) and electronic cards using these semiconductors:

  • Des cartes mères et graphiques avec des configurations les plus répandues (~ 15 data sets)
  • Regionalized electricity mixes, ultrapure water production, and water treatment (GLO, APAC, RER) (26 data points)
  • Regionalized monocrystalline silicon production and photolithography processes (25 data sets)
  • Processor, RAM, and SSD semiconductors with the most common configurations (~ 35 data sets)
  • Motherboards and graphics cards with the most common configurations (~ 15 data sets)

To take into account the specificity of each project, the base is delivered with 2 configurable and parameterizable LCI datasets:

  • 1 semiconductor dataset that can be regionalized across 18 geographical areas and configured according to their engraving level (1 dataset, 990 configurations*)
  • 1 electronic board dataset  to be used with all the parameters in the MicroElectronics sector database (1 dataset, ∞ of configurations)
    *configuration calculated for 18 geographic areas and 55 mask levels

The MicroElectronics sector database is to be used in conjunction with the Electrical & Electronics sector database.

Opening: July 15, 2025

🏷️Digital

The Digital sector database contains around 100 datasets covering the manufacturing of the main IT equipment in the data center, consultation terminals and use of the telecom network:

  • Data center IT equipment (switch, router, server, storage array) with the most common configurations (~ 60 data sets)
  • Consultation terminals (computer, tablet, smartphone, television, etc.) with the most common configurations (~ 30 data sets)
  • Estimated data on the impact of the fixed and mobile telecom network by four geographic areas (8 datasets)

To take into account the specificity of each project, the base is delivered with 8 configurable datasets:

  • 4 data center IT devices to be used with all parameters of the Microelectronics sector database (4 datasets, ∞ of configurations)
  • 4 consultation terminals to be used with all parameters of the Microelectronics sector database (4 datasets, ∞ of configurations)

The Digital sector database is to be used in conjunction with the Electrical & Electronics and Microelectronics sector database.

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🏷️2050 Targets 🆕

Created in July 2024, the 2050 Targets sectoral database contains a set of data to estimate the environmental profile of products by 2050.

  • The 1st data sets with the "2050 Targets" tag are the electricity production mixes of France by 2050, as defined by ADEME and RTE.

This sectoral database will be updated gradually until 2050, when the generic CODDE® database will take over.

BUREAU VERITAS EXPERTISE

CODDE® database was founded by electro-technology industries within the Federation of Electrical, Electronic and Communication Industries (FIEEC).

The first version of CODDE® database was published in 1996 when the EIME software was released. Subsequent updates have gradually enriched the database.

Since 2007, LCIE Bureau Veritas has been responsible for developing  CODDE® database, continuing its mission of providing high-quality data for environmental assessments of consumer goods products.

In 2012, a major revision was conducted with the integration of the ELCD database and compliance with the requirements of the ILCD handbook. Since then, developments have followed one another (EF 3.0, EF 3.1).

The expertise of LCIE Bureau Veritas in the electrotechnical sector and its knowledge of the operational needs of manufacturers has led to  CODDE® database being the most widely used LCI database for producing PEP ecopassport® files.

INDICATOR SETS

In EIME,  CODDE® database can be used with different indicator sets:

  • "EN 15804+A2 - PEF 3.0 indicators" indicator set: set based on the characterization factors established by the European Commission (method according to EF 3.0 EN 15804)
  • "EN 15804+A2 - PEF 3.1 indicators" indicator set: set based on the characterization factors established by the European Commission (method according to EF 3.1 EN 15804)
  • "TRACI 2.1" indicator set: set based on the characterization factors established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

📋 Archived indicator sets: "ILCD - Level I & II", "EN 15804+A1/CN", "PEP ecopassport® - PCR 2.1", "PEP ecopassport® - PCR 3.0"

COMPLIANCE & APPLICATIONS

CODDE® database meets the requirements of ISO 14040/44 standards as well as the ILCD entry level requirements. The applications are:

  • Eco-design assistance
  • Comparative or non-comparative LCA studies
  • Product Carbon Footprint Declarations (CFP)
  • Type III Product Environmental Declarations (PEP ecopassport®, EPD System, FDES)

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