Environmental Product Declaration

An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) tells the story of a product over its life cycle in a format that is clear and transparent. It is science-based, independently verified and publicly available.

EPDs help manufacturers translate complex sustainability information about their product’s environmental footprint into simpler information that governments, companies, industry associations and end consumers can trust to make decisions.

EPDs are not always comparible

When comparing EPDs it is important to consider:

EPDs within the same product category but from different programmes or utilising different Product Category Rules (PCRs) may not be comparable.
EPDs of construction products may not be comparable if they do not comply with EN 15804 or if they are produced using different Product Category Rules
EPDs of construction products from a group of manufacturers (industry-wide EPD) may not be comparable to an EPD of a similar construction product that has been generated by a single manufacturer (product-specific or manufacturer specific EPD).
Understanding the detail is important in comparisons. Expert analysis is often required to understand the detail and ensure data is truly comparable, to avoid unintended distortions.
The best way to compare products and materiality of differences is to place them into the context of a structure across the whole life cycle.

If you need help interpreting the data in this EPD summary or in the full EPDs, please get in touch.