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Environmental Product Declarations

Benefits, Expectations and Fulfilments - From the Stakeholder's Perspective, Volume 1 of 2

Cover of the study “Environmental Product Declarations”

The study looks at the benefits and expectations of environmental product declarations (EPDs according to EN 15804) from the perspective of the involved stakeholders. The study...

provides a basic understanding of EPDs

looks at the benefits of EPDs and balances stakeholder expectations and the degree of fulfilment

presents experiences and recommendations from a corporate perspective

provides an overview of programme holders

outlines the steps and key issues in the process of a verified EPD

shows the expected time frame and costs

Content

Introduction

Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)

What benefits can be expected from EPDs?

Results: Expectations and fulfilment - from a stakeholder perspective.

From a company perspective: Experiences and recommendations from EPD owners

First steps and questions

Finding the right programme owner

Types of EPDs

What is the normative context and what are Product Category Rules (PCR)?

Life cycle assessment

Verification and publication

What time frame and costs can be expected?

Further information

Year of publication: 2019

Publisher: brands & values GmbH

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