FRENCH ECO SCORE
The legislation is live. Take control of your product scores in France.
Publish French Eco
Scores with confidence
The French Eco-score, officially renamed Environmental Cost (Coût Environnemental), is a mandatory-methodology labeling system that assigns a single environmental impact score to apparel and textile products sold in France.
October 2026 is a critical milestone where third parties (such as NGOs, retailers, and comparison platforms) are legally authorised to calculate and publish an Environmental Cost score on behalf of a brand using conservative or worst-case default assumptions if the brand has not done so itself.
TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR SCORE 🎯
Take control of your score with CircKit’s connected product workflow. Calculate French Eco Scores at product level, understand the data and decisions driving the result, and publish with confidence using the same product information that supports your wider impact, compliance and product workflows.
For brands selling into France, publishing your own score means more control over how your products are represented. From 1 October 2026, third parties may publish scores on behalf of brands, so it’s worth publishing yourself for full control.
WHY CIRCKIT?
CircKit makes French Eco Score part of a connected product workflow, not a standalone calculation exercise.
With CircKit, teams can:
- calculate scores at product level
- understand score drivers and lifecycle breakdowns
- identify missing information before publishing
- distinguish between in-scope, incomplete and out-of-scope products
- review and refine key score inputs.
French Eco Score sits on top of the same product data used across the wider CircKit platform. Your data readiness for outputs like LCA and EPR largely prepares you for French Eco Score.
Accessories
0.1% · 0.82 pts
Raw Materials
38.6% · 406.59 pts
Transformation
38.1% · 401.84 pts
DURABILITY COEFFICIENT
0
impact points
CircKit is an approved Eco Score provider using the Ecobalyse framework, assessed by Adéme (Agence de la transition écologique), the French public agency for ecological transition, and approved by EY (Ernst & Young) for the rigour and accuracy of its Ecobalyse methodology.
Accuracy you can trust...
CircKit’s French Eco Score calculations have been tested against official reference examples. Across 97 scorable products, CircKit’s scores matched the independently checked results, with benchmark outputs closely aligned to official values.
CircKit’s wider LCA outputs also sit within published material-level ranges. The chart below compares CircKit’s cradle-to-gate climate intensity results for key materials against industry benchmarks. CircKit’s broader product impact engine provides audit-ready, industry-aligned accuracy.
CircKit’s Engine vs Recomputation
One dot per scored product. The dashed line is perfect agreement.
Cradle-to-gate climate intensity by material - CircKit vs published ranges
... and what this means for you!
The French Eco Scores calculated in CircKit are robust, credible and aligned with recognised methodology. For your team and brand, that means greater confidence in the numbers you publish, clearer visibility into what’s driving them, and reassurance that your scores are grounded in both official reference points and wider industry benchmarks.
SELLING CLOTHING OR TEXTILES INTO FRANCE?
Use CircKit to calculate and publish French Eco Scores with confidence and accuracy.
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