is developed in a program based on the ISO 14025 (The International EPD System). EPD is developed by the company EPD International AB, headquartered in Sweden. The company has many offices in different countries, including Russia.
Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)
Environmental declaration allows to inform consumers about the environmental properties of a product or a service.
Its benefits are:
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Transparency;
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Comparability (EPD for the same group of products can be compared – it’s called Product Category Rules);
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Authenticity (all information in the declaration is officially verified);
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Flexibility (EPD can be developed for all types of products and services);
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Compliance with the requirements of international standards (ISO 14025).
An environmental declaration can be developed for a wide variety of products and goods:
Services and etc.
Food
Machines and equipment
Plastics and their products
Wood and its products
Chemicals
Clothes
Electronics
Metal and metallic products
Glass
Construction materials
A declaration is developed in the following order:
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Product or service life cycle assessment (LCA)
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Development of an environmental declaration
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Verification of the environmental declaration
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Registration of the environmental declaration in the international system.
A declaration is valid for the period of 3-5 years.