A short introduction to EPDs

EPDs signal a manufacturer's commitment to measuring and reducing the environmental impact of its products and services and report these impacts in a hyper-transparent way. With an EPD, manufacturers report comparable, objective and third-party verified data that show the good, the bad and the evil about the environmental performance of their products and services.

When developing an EPD, the environmental performance of the product shall be described from a life cycle perspective by carrying out a life cycle assessment (LCA) of the product. The results of the LCA study and other information mandated by the reference PCR and General Programme Instructions shall be compiled in the EPD reporting format. The EPD shall then be verified by an approved independent verifier before being registered and published at the International EPD System via our EPD Portal.

EPDs are SDG compatible!

Lifecycle methodology and the EPD can support organizations to understand, improve and communicate the environmental impact of their products and services.

Do you want to report your carbon emissions according to scope 3 Greenhouse Protocol (products) as part of your Science Based Targets (SBT) or, in more general terms, your sustainability product strategy/ambitions connected to the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals?

An EPD may be exactly what you need!
For more information on ways to use EPDs, please visit this page.

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NORDIC MRA in place

Strong signal from the Nordics! The EPD POs in Denmark, Sweden and Norway signed an MRA for EPDs, including the Product Category Rules (PCR) they operate under.

Update of PCR 2019:14 CP – to comply with GPI4

We’re happy to announce the publication of version 1.2 of PCR 2019:14 Construction products, which now complies with version 4 of the GPI.

Want to apply to become an approved EPD verifier?

As an approved EPD verifier, you can be contacted by manufacturers and service providers awaiting independent verification of their EPDs before they are registered and published with The International EPD System.