Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)

An EPD is a standardized document that provides transparent and comparable environmental information about a product. EPDs fall under Type III Environmental Declarations according to ISO 14025 and are based on EN 15804 for construction products and EN 50693 for electronic and electrical products and systems. Before an EPD is published, it is verified by an independent third party to ensure its quality and credibility.

An EPD offers a transparent and scientifically grounded representation of a product's environmental impacts over its entire life cycle. Based on a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), it can cover all phases—from production and installation to usage and disposal. The EPD provides quantifiable data, such as the global warming potential or acidification potential, presented in a structured format. This enables clear traceability and comparability of environmental impacts.

Our EPDs are created by experienced experts who are well-versed in the rigorous requirements for environmental product information.

Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) provide a solid decision-making foundation for companies, planners, architects, and consumers. They create transparency about a product's environmental impacts, supporting the selection of sustainable materials, achieving climate goals, and enhancing market positioning through credible environmental information.

Through comprehensive analysis, EPDs also reveal optimization potential along material and energy flows. As an EPD includes information on CO₂-equivalent emissions in the form of global warming potential, it can also be used as an carbon footprint of products (CFP).

In the construction sector, EPDs fulfill critical requirements of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) and are essential for calculating the life cycle assessment of buildings. They are indispensable for sustainable certification systems such as BNB, DGNB, BREEAM, or LEED. EPDs are the key to sustainable construction and transparent communication of ecological responsibility.

The process of obtaining your EPD is simple: Contact us for a brief online consultation where we discuss your specific requirements. We will then provide you with a tailored offer.
Contact us at: de.nachhaltigkeit@kiwa.com

There are three main options available:

• Full-Service Solution
  We handle the entire process of creating your EPDs, including the independent verification by the program operator Kiwa-Ecobility Experts. We also coordinate communication and alignment with the external verification body.

• License for Our Online Tool R<THINK
  With a license for our user-friendly online tool R<THINK, you can independently create EPDs and LCAs. We provide comprehensive onboarding and support you during the independent verification of your EPDs by the program operator Kiwa-Ecobility Experts.

• Combined Solution
  We create your first EPD and then offer you a license for R<THINK, including onboarding. Since we also work with R<THINK, you can easily adopt and adjust the calculations we have prepared. This allows you to quickly and efficiently create EPDs for additional products based on our initial work.

1. Kick-off Meeting
   An EPD project starts with a kick-off meeting where we jointly define the relevant products, life cycle phases to be considered, and the goal and scope of the study.

2. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
   Based on the data you provide, we create a detailed life cycle assessment. We provide suitable templates for this process—available online or, if needed, on-site.

3. EPD Compilation
   The results of the life cycle assessment are then formatted into the standardized structure of an EPD in accordance with the relevant standards.

4. Verification and Publication
   After independent verification, the finalized EPDs can be published, for example, in industry-specific databases. As an established member of the ECO Platform, we also have the ability to make your EPDs available on the ECO Portal—for maximum visibility and reach.