ISO 16759:2013规定了量化使用任何形式的印刷技术生产印刷媒体产品所需的工艺、材料和技术的碳足迹的要求，这些工艺、材料和技术在用户的知识和控制范围内。它基于生命周期评估（LCA）方法，使用定义的系统边界和指定的功能单元作为完整或部分碳足迹研究的基础。这些数据可以在各个印刷媒体产品的整个供应链中引用。 ISO 16759:2013定义了向企业和消费者传达印刷媒体产品碳足迹研究结果时应遵循的完整性标准。 ISO 16759:2013提供了一个组织可以遵循的碳计算器框架，可以用作市场或部门的结构- 特定的碳足迹工具。在此框架方法中构建的研究和工具提供了可验证和验证的印刷媒体产品的碳足迹量化。

ISO 16759:2013 specifies the requirements for quantifying the carbon footprint of those processes, materials and technologies required to produce print media products using any form of printing technology and that are within the user's knowledge and control. It is based on a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach, using defined system boundaries and a specified functional unit as the basis for complete or partial carbon footprinting studies. This data can be referenced throughout supply chains for individual print media products. ISO 16759:2013 defines standards of completeness to be followed when communicating the results of a carbon footprint study for print media products to business and consumers. ISO 16759:2013 provides a framework for carbon calculators that organisations can follow, and that can be used as the structure for market or sector-specific carbon footprinting tools. Studies and tools constructed within this framework methodology provide carbon footprint quantifications of print media products that can be validated and verified.