Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) are becoming the industry standard to demonstrate the environmental impact of a product. They are increasingly being used in construction, investment, government and large buying organisation to robustly measure the embodied carbon in buildings, infrastructure or supply chains.
An EPD provides data on resource consumption, energy use, waste generation, and emissions to air, water and soil in line with European Standard EN 15804, ISO 14025 and other relevant international standards.
EPDs are commonly specified for construction materials to ensure that clients are able to make informed decisions about the environmental impacts of components. Sustainability assessments such as BREEAM and LEED also utilise EPDs in their scoring methodologies.
