BCome version updates
BCome’s methodologies and databases are regularly updated based on an internal versioning system. Indeed, our background data is living data. Research on the sustainability of products becomes more and more accurate and new data is constantly released. It leads to recurrent reviews and updates of our database and methodology to always provide the best available data to our clients.
The versioning system includes a global version of BCome product and subversions of each of the features available on the platform. The new versions of BCome products are released up to 2 times a year, including at least a review of one of the subproducts:
The client can access the Metrics and Eco-Score results calculated only with the last released version of BCome product. As soon as the following version is released, the results already calculated on the platform and communicated through e-commerce and QR codes are overwritten. Two data versions can coexist neither on the platform nor in e-commerce and QR codes.
Each new version and list of changes is previously communicated to all of our clients through our newsletter. Details of the methodology version are also accessible through our platform. In terms of data expiry, only customers with active contracts will have access to the new versions.
| BCome Product | BCome sub-product | Date |
| BCome 1.6 | Traceability 1.5 LCA & Benchmark 1.6 Stage Comparator 1.6 CEI 1.2 1.0 Eco-Score 1.2.1 AGEC law indicators 1.1 SLCA 1.0 | January 2024 |
| BCome 1.5 | LCA & Benchmark 1.5 Stage Comparator 1.5 CEI 1.0 Eco-Score 1.2 | June 2023 |
| BCome 1.4 | LCA & Benchmark 1.4 Stage Comparator 1.4 Eco-Score 1.2.1 | April 2022 |
| BCome 1.3 | LCA & Savings 1.3 Eco-Score 1.2 | November 2021 |
| BCome 1.2 | LCA & Savings 1.2 Eco-Score 1.2 | August 2021 |
| BCome 1.1 | LCA & Savings 1.1 Eco-Score 1.1 | July 2021 |
| BCome 1.0 | LCA & Savings 1.0 Eco-Score 1.0 | – |
If the brand/company ceases to be part of BCome:
- Access to the platform.
- E-commerce and QR labels will be active only for the duration of the contract.
- BCome is not responsible for the analyzed data once they lose access to the platform.
Do you struggle to explain to your customers why BCome’s results are updated?
Here’s a little tip on what you could share with them.
“Have you noticed that [BrandName]’s impact data has recently changed? Let us explain you why? Our sustainable performance is constantly evolving, so is our data. In order to always provide the best available information to you we work together with BCome to assess the impact of our products. BCome recurrently updates its methodology based on new data released in order to offer the most accurate environmental information.
Our impacts has changed and will continue to change as we are committed to provide reliability and transparency.”