Product assessments: LCA, EPD and PEF

There is a growing need for clarity and proof of the environmental impact of products in a variety of industries, such as the construction sector. Global and regional institutions are requiring producers to identify and declare product related emissions. As a result, sustainability efforts are growing, and companies are increasingly searching for ways in which they can measure and decrease the emissions related to their products.

At the product-level, there are methodologies that can evaluate or assess the environmental performance of products. Examples of such methodologies are Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), and Carbon Footprint of Products (CFP). Such methodologies are regulated by international and European norms, and provide valuable insights into a product’s environmental impact, enabling informed decision-making essential for the transition towards sustainability.

Our global services in the field of product assessments

  • Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)

    An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is a Type III Environmental Declaration and is regulated by ISO 14025 and EN 15804. It contains quantifiable environmental information on a European harmonized, scientific basis. An EPD is based on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) data.
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  • Life cycle assessment (LCA)

    A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is systematic methodology which enables quantification of resource consumption and emissions for the entire life cycler of a product, a process, a service or a building in a meaningful environmental indicators.
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  • Create your life cycle assessment and EPD with R<THiNK

    R<THiNK is a software application that enables companies to create Life Cycle Assessments (LCA), Environmental Product Declarations (EPD), and Carbon Footprints of Products (CFP), efficiently and according to international and European standards. With R<THiNK you can carry out project-specific calculations as well as calculate the environmental impact of your entire product portfolio.
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  • Introducing the Sustainability Product Passport (SPP)

    Discover how the Sustainability Product Passport (SPP) is transforming construction: A smarter way to measure, understand, and improve the sustainability of building materials.
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  • Product Environmental Footprint (PEF)

    The "Product Environmental Footprint (PEF)" represents the next level of European environmental policy and serves to communicate essential environmental parameters in B2B and B2C.
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  • Carbon Footprint of Products (CFP)

    A Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) following ISO 14067 records the total CO2 emissions that occur directly or indirectly over the life cycle of a product. 
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