Unlocking Environmental Sustainability: Guide to the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)
Understanding the Nature of the EPD
Environmental awareness is now paramount. Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) has proven to be indicators of transparency, providing a detailed and standardized overview of a product’s ecological footprint throughout its life cycle. This informative document acts as a bridge connecting consumers, businesses and policy makers with the critical knowledge they need to make sustainable decisions.
ISO 14025 defines internationally accepted principles and procedures for the development of Type III environmental reports as a basis for accounting. This standard emphasizes the accuracy, transparency and importance of environmental information transmission.
ISO 14040 and ISO 14044: The two dynamic ISO standards for life cycle assessment, ISO 14040 and ISO 14044, establish comprehensive principles and frameworks. These guidelines enable experts to conduct systematic assessments and ensure that EIAs are credible, reliable and globally applicable.