prEN ISO 14025

Scope

1.1 This document specifies principles and requirements, and provides guidance for environmental product declaration (EPD) programmes and their associated environmental product declarations. This document specifies the use of ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 on life cycle assessment in the development of EPDs. 1.2 This document covers EPD programmes and their associated EPDs intended to address environmental impacts and aspects of products which can also include related social and economic aspects in support of sustainable development. NOTE 1 This document does not deal with Social-LCA and Economic-LCA indicators. NOTE 2 Related social and economic aspects of the products can be reported as additional sustainability-related information, where relevant and available. 1.3 This document provides guidance and requirements for the communication of the environmental impacts and aspects of products to the intended audience of the EPD. 1.4 This document does not include sector-specific provisions, which are dealt with in other ISO documents. It is intended that sector-specific provisions in other ISO documents related to EPDs be based on and use the principles, requirements, and guidance of this document.