Enviromental Product Declaration (EPD) (English)

The Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is a declaration, based on established parameters, containing a quantification of the environmental impacts associated with the product’s life cycle calculated using LCA methodology. 

The EPDs are independently verified and presented in a clear and comparable form. 

  

Product EPD: 

• declaration of a specific product by a specific manufacturer;   

• declaration of an average output of a product performed in different plants by a specific producer;   

• declaration of an average product among different products in a specific plant by a specific producer;    

• declaration of an average product among different products in different plants by a specific producer.

 

Sector EPD:

• declaration on the production of a specific product, as an average of the production performed in different plants, by different producers;   

• declaration on the production of an average product, as an average of the production of different products performed in different plants, by different producers; 
  
  

Adavantages:    

Clear communication of the environmental performance of its product through an Environmental Declaration;  

  

Improvement of the company’s image within the international market through the adoption of sustainability policies. 

• producer certifies its interest in environmental issues; 

• the consumer obtains clear and transparent information about the environmental impacts of the product; 

• obtaining an internationally recognized certification;    

• the guarantee of the reliability of the information, derived from objective, credible analysis and easily comparable with other products in the same sector; 

• improved relations with institutions: LCA studies can be a demonstration and desire for the company to achieve certain environmental objectives;    

• competitive position in the market (compliance with Green Public Procurement regulation);   

• deepening the environmental assessment of the system within the Environmental Management System (EMAS or ISO 14001);  

• clear communication of the environmental performance of its product through an Environmental Declaration; 

• improving the company’s image within the international market by adopting sustainability policies. 

 

Sea Consulenze e Servizi S.R.L., operating mainly in Northern Italy, is available to its clients to follow them along the path for necessary to obtain the EPD of one or more products:  

•  analysis of the standards applicable to the product or sector and identification of the field of application;  

• carrying out the Life Cycle Assessment, in accordance with the requirements of the ISO 14040 series of standards, up to the preparation of the LCA Report;  

• preparation of the EPD declaration. 

  

Seaconsulenze is currently following several companies from different sectors (construction, chemical, security) for LCA and Environmental Product Declaration. 

Currently, the following projects have been completed: 

• Essepi S.R.L.: https://www.environdec.com/library/epd14254
• https://www.environdec.com/library/epd19455
• https://www.environdec.com/library/epd25344
• https://www.environdec.com/library/epd25343

 

For information please contact matteo.buffa@seaconsulenze.it, erica.ambrosi@seaconsulenze.it.