Wiki source code of C0250 - CEC Assessment Plan Form - Guidance

Last modified by Uwe Trueggelmann on 2025-02-17

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1.1	1	= Introduction =
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6.1	3	This page is supposed to provide guidance to the vendor how to use the cecAP to define and prepare the {{glossaryReference glossaryId="Glossary" entryId="Environmental Claim"}}Environmental Claim{{/glossaryReference}} for the CEC Assessment.
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6.1	5	If you have any questions that the current version of this page and the FAQs page do not answer, please send your questions to [[contact@cecocert.com>>path:mailto:contact@cecocert.com]] so that we can update and amend accordingly. Many thanks in advance!
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5.1	9	FAQs: Answers to some frequently asked questions are provided here:
	10	[[https:~~/~~/cecocert.com/bin/view/CEC%20Home/Environmental%20Claim%20Registration/C0250%20-%20CEC%20Assessment%20Plan%20Form%20-%20Guidance/C0258%20-%20cecAP%20FAQs/>>https://cecocert.com/bin/view/CEC%20Home/Environmental%20Claim%20Registration/C0250%20-%20CEC%20Assessment%20Plan%20Form%20-%20Guidance/C0258%20-%20cecAP%20FAQs/]]
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5.1	15	Process: An overview of the CEC Certification process is provided here:
	16	[[https:~~/~~/cecocert.com/bin/view/StartPage/X0200%20-%20Overview%20of%20the%20CEC%20Certification%20Process/>>https://cecocert.com/bin/view/StartPage/X0200%20-%20Overview%20of%20the%20CEC%20Certification%20Process/]]
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6.1	19	= Purpose of the cecAP =
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	21	The CEC Assessment Plan form, subsequently referred to as “CECAP”, is used throughout the CEC Certification process to define and review one {{glossaryReference glossaryId="Glossary" entryId="Environmental Claim"}}Environmental Claim{{/glossaryReference}}.
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6.1	23	= Where to get the cecAP? =
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6.1	25	The cecAP is included in the CEC Document Package provided to vendors once they have signed the CEC NDA, and as an update from time to time.
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6.1	27	If the cecAP form you have is more than 6 months old, it is recommended to ask your assessor for an updated version.
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6.1	29	= Structure of the cecAP =
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6.1	31	The cecAP consists of a set of worksheets:
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	33	(% summary="List of worksheets in the CECAP" %)
2.1	34	\|=(% style="background-color: rgb(0, 96, 101); color: white; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; border-color: rgb(0, 96, 101);" %)Name of CECAP worksheet\|=(% style="background-color: rgb(0, 96, 101); color: white; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; border-color: rgb(0, 96, 101);" %)Purpose of CECAP worksheet
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	36	Define the vendor and contact information for this {{glossaryReference glossaryId="Glossary" entryId="Environmental Claim"}}Environmental Claim{{/glossaryReference}}
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	38	High level information about the {{glossaryReference glossaryId="Glossary" entryId="Environmental Claim"}}Environmental Claim{{/glossaryReference}}, including the commercial product name, and the type of product or service.
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	40	Names of the manufacturing sites to be included in the {{glossaryReference glossaryId="Glossary" entryId="Environmental Claim"}}Environmental Claim{{/glossaryReference}}
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	42	Summary information about the CEC Assessment result, once the CEC Assessment has been completed
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	44	\|Claim Details\|This worksheet is used to define the KPIs specifying the environmental impact of the {{glossaryReference glossaryId="Glossary" entryId="Environmental Claim"}}Environmental Claim{{/glossaryReference}}, such as ent energy consumption to make one unit, the mass of recycled material used, and the carbon footprint, according the rules of the CEC Scheme.
	45	\|AP Claim\|Assessment Plan (“AP”) for the assessment of the high level information defined on the coversheet
	46	\|AP Program\|Assessment Plan (“AP”) for the assessment of the vendor’s activities necessary to produce the product or service subject to the {{glossaryReference glossaryId="Glossary" entryId="Environmental Claim"}}Environmental Claim{{/glossaryReference}}.
	47	\|AP Claim\|Assessment Plan (“AP”) for the assessment of the KPIs defining the environmental impact, and their supporting information.
	48	\|AP Regressions\|Assessment Plan ("AP") for the assessment of regressions, if any. Regressions are KPIs were the performance of the product or service subjects to the {{glossaryReference glossaryId="Glossary" entryId="Environmental Claim"}}Environmental Claim{{/glossaryReference}} is worse relative to the applicable CEC {{glossaryReference glossaryId="Glossary" entryId="Baseline"}}Baseline{{/glossaryReference}}.
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6.1	50	= Completing the cecAP Form =
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6.1	52	== Initial completion of the cecAP Form ==
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	55	\|1.1\|Chose a {{glossaryReference glossaryId="Glossary" entryId="Baseline"}}Baseline{{/glossaryReference}} in the "Coversheet" worksheet in field D32.
	56	The "CEC {{glossaryReference glossaryId="Glossary" entryId="Baseline"}}Baseline{{/glossaryReference}}" column in the "Claim Details" worksheet then should automatically be populated with the data from the CEC {{glossaryReference glossaryId="Glossary" entryId="Baseline"}}Baseline{{/glossaryReference}}.
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	58	Complete the Technical Contact information in the Coversheet, fields D5 to D16.
	59	List the site to be included in this claim in column D19. If the product is produced in multiple sites, you must complete a cecAP for each site. Mastercard no longer accepts claims covering multiple sites. An individual claim must be made for each product and site combination.
	60	Complete the cells D30 to D38. Some guidance regarding how to word the Claim Highlight, Improvements, and Regressions is provided [[here>>doc:.C0254 - Wording of the Claim.WebHome]].
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1.1	62	\|1.3\|In the worksheet "Claim Description", complete the relevant fields in column E.
	63	\|1.4\|In the worksheet "Claim Details", complete the relevant fields in column G.
	64	Optionally, in the worksheet "Claim Details", complete the fields in column F, to report an internal {{glossaryReference glossaryId="Glossary" entryId="Baseline"}}Baseline{{/glossaryReference}}, should you choose to do so. If you report an internal {{glossaryReference glossaryId="Glossary" entryId="Baseline"}}Baseline{{/glossaryReference}}, it might be considered by CEC in a future revision of the public {{glossaryReference glossaryId="Glossary" entryId="Baseline"}}Baseline{{/glossaryReference}}.
	65	\|1.5\|Complete the blue sections of the worksheets 'AP Claim', 'AP Program', 'AP Metrics'
	66	\|1.6\|If the claim shows significant regressions, then go to the "Regressions" worksheet.
	67	Metrics with significant regressions are shown with a coloured background; Metrics without regressions are shown with a grey background.
	68	Complete columns J and K for the Metrics with significant regressions, following the guidance given in the notes in the cells I10, J10, and K10.
9.1	69	\|1.7\|Email the completed cecAP form to [[contact@cecocert.com>>path:mailto:contact@cecocert.com]]t
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	71	== Updating the CECAP Form ==
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	74	\|2.1\|Before you start updating any information, ensure you remove any previous update markings (underlined). No text should be formatted as underlined at this stage.
	75	\|2.2\|Update the information in there as needed. Format any updated information as underlined.
6.1	76	\|2.3\|Email the completed form to the [[contact@cecocert.com>>path:mailto:contact@cecocert.com]]
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6.1	78	Note: the e-mail address of the CEC Contact is [[contact@cecocert.com.>>path:mailto:contact@cecocert.com]]
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