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EPD Overview 2024

EPD environmental product declaration

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ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONS

Your Turnkey Service for EPD Publication


Launched in 2011, SCS Global Services has one of the oldest and largest EPD programs
in North America. SCS Global Services offers a complete turnkey package for publishing
EPDs. This includes the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study, the coordination of external
reviews by internationally recognized experts as well as the EPD program operation.

What is an EPD?
An EPD is a verified, market-facing summary of the environmental impacts associated
with a product as studied in a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). It is used to communicate
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information about the potential environmental and human health effects of a product.
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Sometimes described as a nutritional label for products, EPDs document what a product
is made of and how it impacts the environment. LCAs measure potential environmental
impacts such as:

SO2 SO2

Climate Change Acidification Smog Formation Eutrophication Ozone layer


(acid rain) (a type of water pollution) depletion

The LCA must be conducted according to a set of Product Category Rules (PCRs). This
allows comparability for products in the same category. The PCR outlines the boundary
and stages that must be accounted for in the LCA which can include some or all of the
following: raw material extraction, manufacturing, transportation, use and maintenance,
and end-of-life disposal. The two most common are:

§ Cradle-to-Gate – Raw material extraction through to final manufactured product


§ Cradle-to-Grave – All stages, raw material extraction through end-of-life disposal
Credible LCAs conform to international standards such as ISO 14044, ISO 14025, and
ISO 21930 (for building products).

EPDs must be published and publicly listed on a recognized EPD program.


LCA and EPD Process

Determine Product Scoping and Data Life Cycle Prepare EPD Verify EPD Publish EPD
Category Rule Collection Assessment
(PCR)

Why publish an EPD?


EPDs are robust transparency documents that detail a product’s environmental information.
They contribute to credits in LEED® v4.1 and other green building schemes, so they help
products gain visibility with specifiers working on sustainable projects. EPDs are increasingly
required for government, school and higher education projects. EPDs are also used to
compare carbon intensity of products in a given category so specifiers can work to lower
embodied carbon in buildings.

SCS EPD Verification and Program Operation


If you already have completed an LCA, SCS can critically review the LCA and provide a template
for the EPD. SCS will verify the EPD against the LCA report and designated PCR.

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Critical Review Provide EPD Verify EPD


of LCA Template

Document Improvement with EPD Optimization


Products with existing EPDs undergoing renewal or products included
in industry-wide EPDs, have the opportunity to demonstrate improve-
ment in environmental impacts and contribute to an additional credit in LEED v4.1 for EPD
Optimization. SCS will prepare an Optimization Report based on the new LCA comparing
the impacts to the old EPD or industry-wide EPD. If a new product EPD demonstrates
improvement in greenhouse gas warming potential (required) over the comparison
EPD, it can contribute to the additional credit.

Why SCS?
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Founded in 1984, SCS brings nearly 40 years of sustainability experience, in every sector of
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the economy, to inform your project. SCS has prepared and published EPDs for companies
around the globe including North America, EMEA and Asia. Contact SCS today to simplify
your EPD journey.

For more information contact:

Oren Jaffe
Sales Manager, Climate & Carbon Accounting + Environmental Certifications
+1.510.882.0951
[email protected]

www.scsglobalservices.com/services/environmental-product-declarations

SCS Global Services 2000 Powell Street, Suite 600, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA | main +1.510.452.8000 | www.scsglobalservices.com

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