Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) was coined by the International organization for Standardization (ISO) in order to ensure the concern of different companies on the sustainable development of various products and brands within their business. waey.qa helps our clients to successfully navigate development projects with efficiency bound to sustainability.
2. Environmental Product Declaration
(EPD)
It primarily refers to a
comprehensive report mentioning
the environmental impact of a
particular product during the entire
course of its life cycle, prominently
assuring the control of greenhouse
gas emissions and resultant global
warming, ozone layer depletion,
and other environmental hazards
Environmental Product
Declaration (EPD) was coined by
the International organization for
Standardization (ISO) in order to
ensure the concern of different
companies on the sustainable
development of various products
and brands within their business.
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It primarily refers to a comprehensive report mentioning the environmental
impact of a particular product during the entire course of its life cycle,
prominently assuring the control of greenhouse gas emissions and
resultant global warming, ozone layer depletion, and other environmental
hazards
3. SIGNIFICANCE
OF EPD
An EPD report for firms or enterprises enables
genuine comparison between the products
4. An EPD report for firms or enterprises enables
genuine comparison between the products,
helping in distinguishing between the products
that have more sustainable qualities and
environmental performances, such that the
customers are left with more informed and
sustainable options to choose from.
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The customers, therefore, have a better
understanding of each product and its
potential impact on the environment and
contribution to sustainable development.
This would help them keep environmentally
focused when purchasing products and
services form a particular company.
6. it is important for the organizations and firms to
maintain a transparent EPD system as it points
out the company’s willingness to control and
reduce the environmental impacts of their
products and services, disclosing their negative
and positive outcomes based on third party data
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7. A better EPD report would reflect the company’s
responsibility towards its society and
environment, leaving a fruitful impression on the
target customers leading to more business.
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8. EPD CONSULTING
⊷ EPD consulting primarily aims in safeguarding the
environment offering civil and environmental
engineering design services.And some text
⊷ EPD consulting work on projects related to
hydrology and impart the client access to low
impact technology and development
⊷ Assistance is provided for on site wastewater
treatment, erosion control, grey water reuse, storm
water capture, grading and drainage, pumping
systems and utilization of renewable energy
⊷ In case of a construction project, EDP consulting
encourages the clients to choose the supplies and
materials which emits less Carbon dioxide and
other green house gases upon combustion and
other processing
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9. EPD CONSULTING
⊷ It supports the reduction in emission of such
harmful pollutants in to the atmosphere also
enabling comparisons of impact of different
products and materials so that the most
sustainable option can be selected
⊷ It also encourages companies to adopt the
measures like recycle and reuse, contributing to
sustainable practices
⊷ EPD consulting assures the quality of its work and
guarantees the maintenance of their long term
services creating a rapport in relationship with its
clients while assisting them in effectively achieving
their objectives and offer cost- effective designs
that enhances durability and service.
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11. EPD documents are
prepared based on the
conduction of Life
cycle assessment
(LCA) and Product
Category Rules (PCR)
The EPD Consulting helps
clients create PCRs and
also help certify that the
information in LCAs are
accurate and authentic.
Following are the key
steps in achieving EPD
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12. Collect data of
raw materials,
consumption and
data of waste
management for
the product
The EPD consulting
would help in
determining the kind of
data that is to
collected, which will
depend on the various
stages of your product
life cycle.
A Life Cycle
Assessment (LCA)
is conducted
conforming to the
Product Category
Rules (PCR)
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13. LCA report is to be
prepared providing
details of
methodology,
assumption and
approach adopted
to support third
party verification
After Third Party
Verification, the EPD
report is ready to be
published. The Companies
submit their verified EPD
report to their respective
EPD consulting who
process and register them
to be put in the public
domain
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The EDP needs to be
Verified by an
independent third party
verifier. This is done to
ensure accuracy and
reliability of EPD. Third
Party Verification
approves the
requirements of the
relevant PCR
15. Presentation design
⊷Our summaries and overview on EPD enable clients
to make specification regarding the purchase of product.
WAEY help the client review the contents of EPD and
apply them in their projects.
⊷WAEY helps our clients to successfully navigate
development projects with efficiency bound to
sustainability.
⊷Clients get assured that the information in EPD
report from WAEY has been thoroughly investigated and
verified to meet objectives of both the parties through
Business to Business transaction.
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