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The Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) system is a standardized method of displaying a manufactured item's, or a service's environmental impact.
Please contact us if you would like us to get your product or service listed on the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Portal.
It is important to have a standardised system, because otherwise respective purchasers or users of the product of service will not know if the declaration was prepared on a like for like basis. EPD therefore one of the most stringent forms of standardized life cycle assessment.
Here is an example of a EPD Declaration we have arranged to have listed on the EPD Portal. Relating to EPD 7653 this project saw us, carry out a thorough wide scope life cycle assessment, and arrange verification with a verifier. The EPD was subsequently listed on the EPD portal.
As with all life cycle assessment the combination of attention to detail and real world practical knowledge is required in order to complete the task one must envisage how the safety bollards (as was the subject in this case study) are installed in the real world:
In each of these cases one needs to consider the methods used and the volumes of waste and materials that are entered into the life cycle calculations these are fairly exacting calculations involving very large spreadsheets or in some cases modeling software such as Sima Pro.
At the core of any EPD is a life cycle assessment report. This follows the rules as set out in the relevant PCR. Product Category Rules (Aim) aim to further standardise the approach taken by assessors to make sure that studies are comparable as possible.
The majority of Life Cycle Assessment reports we undertake are limited in scope to carbon (CO2e) such is case with Amazon Climate Pledge. With EPD the scope is much wider and includes:
A verifier is a individual or company who specialises in checking over any work prior to verification. They we will need to be qualified for the type of certification you hope to achieve.
When all of the metaphorical ducks are aligned, then one can submit the reports and forms for certification to a relent certification body. There are a number of different certification bodies that you can use. We are not affiliated with any of the below organisations:
The oldest certification body is the "International EPD System" they use the logo below.
An EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) is a concise third-party verified and registered document with transparent and comparable information on products' environmental performance throughout the life cycle. Both the underlying LCA (Life-Cycle Assessment) and the EPD are always based on international standards. More than 1500 EPDs from over 220 companies are now published and freely available at EPD-Norway.
EPD Hub makes publishing Environmental Product Declarations easy,
reliable, automated, and cost-effective for manufacturers and
consultants anywhere in the world.
In time it may be that Life Cycle Assessment and the resultant EPD can be completed in just a few clicks (but never "one click" - it would be dishonest to suggest that), and when that happens it will be good for the planet as we will be able to easily compare 10,000s products.
But for now it there is a moderate, to large amount of work involved in producing an EPD. We can arrange the whole process for you. Please call us to discuss, or drop us an email to tell us about the product or services you would like an EPD for.