An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is a standardized, third-party-verified document that communicates transparent and comparable information about the environmental impact of a product throughout its life cycle. As sustainability becomes increasingly important in purchasing decisions and regulatory compliance, EPDs have emerged as a crucial tool for demonstrating environmental performance.
At Enviropass, we're here to guide you through every step of the EPD development process, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and maximum value from your environmental declarations.
Expertise: Our team comprises seasoned LCA practitioners, environmental scientists, and industry specialists with in-depth knowledge of EPD standards and methodologies.
Comprehensive Service: We offer end-to-end EPD solutions, from initial scoping to verification and publication.
Innovative Approach: We leverage cutting-edge LCA software and databases to provide accurate, efficient EPD development.
Proven Track Record: Our portfolio includes successful EPDs across diverse product categories and industries.
Cost-Effective Solutions: We help you maximize the value of your EPD investment through strategic planning and efficient processes.
Challenge: A leading electronics manufacturer needed to assess and improve the environmental performance of their new smartphone model.
Enviropass Solution: We conducted a comprehensive LCA of the smartphone, identifying the use phase and raw material extraction as key hotspots. Our team worked with the client to develop strategies for improving energy efficiency and material selection.
Outcome: The manufacturer achieved a 30% reduction in the product's carbon footprint and used the LCA results to support successful marketing claims, leading to increased sales in the eco-conscious consumer segment.
Challenge: A food packaging company wanted to compare the environmental impacts of their new bio-based packaging material with traditional plastic packaging.
Enviropass Solution: We performed a comparative LCA of both packaging types, considering different end-of-life scenarios. Our analysis revealed that while the bio-based packaging had lower impacts in some categories, it performed worse in others due to agricultural inputs.
Outcome: The company used our insights to optimize their bio-based formulation, resulting in a packaging solution that outperformed traditional plastic across all impact categories. This led to successful product launch and adoption by major food brands.
Challenge: A furniture manufacturer needed an EPD for their best-selling office chair to meet customer demands and tender requirements.
Enviropass Solution: We conducted a full LCA of the office chair in line with the relevant PCR and supported the development and verification of the EPD. Additionally, we identified opportunities for reducing the chair's environmental impact through material substitution and improved end-of-life recyclability.
Outcome: The manufacturer successfully published their EPD, leading to increased sales in the commercial sector. They also implemented our recommended improvements, reducing the chair's carbon footprint by 20% in the next product iteration.
Getting an EPD involves a detailed Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to gather environmental data, followed by drafting a report that meets international standards. Enviropass simplifies this complex process, managing everything from data collection to third-party verification, ensuring your product is market-ready with a professional, verified declaration.
Beyond compliance, an EPD is a powerful marketing tool. it allows you to win high-value tenders, meet "Green Public Procurement" requirements, and gain a competitive edge by proving your sustainability claims with hard, scientific data rather than vague promises.
Absolutely. An LCA identifies "hotspots" in your production—areas where you are wasting energy or materials. By optimizing these, small businesses often see significant cost savings that far outweigh the initial assessment fee, all while improving their environmental profile.
Under UK procurement policy (like PPN 06/21), the government prioritizes suppliers who can demonstrate their carbon impact. A verified Environmental Product Declaration from Enviropass serves as the "gold standard" of proof, making your bid significantly more robust.
While not always legally mandatory for every sector yet, the EU's "Eco-design for Sustainable Products Regulation" (ESPR) is making digital product passports and EPDs the norm. Enviropass ensures your documentation meets both UK and international standards, protecting your export markets.
Yes. "Greenwashing" is a major legal and reputational risk. Because an EPD is based on a rigorous Life Cycle Assessment and is third-party verified, it provides a "defensible" set of facts that back up your marketing claims, ensuring you stay on the right side of the CMA (Competition and Markets Authority).
Major UK retailers are under pressure to report on "Scope 3" emissions (emissions from their supply chain). By providing them with an EPD, you make their job easier, positioning yourself as a preferred, transparent partner in their sustainability journey.
They are likely reacting to the shift in the UK market where "carbon transparency" is becoming a standard requirement for specification. Don't get left behind; an EPD ensures your product remains "specifiable" alongside the market leaders.
Typically, the process takes between 3 to 6 months depending on data availability. Enviropass streamlines this by providing clear data collection templates, ensuring your Life Cycle Assessment stays on track and meets your project deadlines.
The Life Cycle Assessment is the "behind-the-scenes" study that calculates the impact; the EPD is the standardized, public-facing document that communicates those results. You cannot have a valid EPD without first conducting a compliant LCA.
PCRs are the "recipe books" for EPDs. They ensure that all products in a specific category (e.g., paint, steel, or furniture) are measured using the same rules. Enviropass identifies the correct PCR for your product to ensure your EPD is valid and comparable.
It depends on the scope. A "Cradle-to-Grave" Life Cycle Assessment covers everything from raw material extraction to disposal. A "Cradle-to-Gate" assessment only covers the factory gate. Enviropass advises you on which scope your specific customers are asking for.
While EN 15804 is the core standard for construction, many other industries use similar ISO standards (like ISO 14025). Enviropass ensures your assessment follows the specific international standards relevant to your industry, whether you make electronics, textiles, or machinery.
Operators like BRE or The International EPD System host your verified EPD. Enviropass helps you select the operator that offers the best visibility and relevance for your specific target market.
You will need to provide data on raw materials, energy use at the factory, transport distances, and waste outputs. Our team at Enviropass provides a structured data-collection tool to make this as painless as possible for your operations team.
These represent the different stages of a product's life. A1-A3 is manufacturing, A4-A5 is construction/install, B is the use phase, and C/D covers end-of-life and recycling. We help you navigate these to show the full "circular" potential of your product.
Independent, accredited verifiers review the work.
Yes, to an extent. We use high-quality global databases (like Ecoinvent) to fill gaps where specific supplier data isn't available, ensuring your Environmental Product Declaration remains accurate and compliant.
Embodied carbon refers to the CO2 emitted during the raw material extraction, transport, and manufacturing of your product. An EPD is the most accurate way to quantify and report this figure to your clients.
Yes, increasingly so. Tech firms are under pressure to reduce the "carbon footprint" of their hardware. An EPD for your components can make you the "supplier of choice" for global electronics brands.
Absolutely. The fashion industry is facing strict new rules on environmental claims. A Life Cycle Assessment helps garment manufacturers prove the sustainability of their fabrics and processes to high-street retailers.
Chemical EPDs focus heavily on the "cradle-to-gate" impact. Enviropass specializes in navigating the complex data of chemical processing to produce clear, compliant declarations for industrial clients.
Yes. In the commercial office fit-out sector, architects specifically look for EPDs to meet BREEAM "Health and Wellbeing" and "Materials" credits.
Yes. As brands move toward a circular economy, proving the low impact of packaging through a Life Cycle Assessment is essential for staying on supermarket shelves.
With the rise of EVs, the focus has shifted from "tailpipe emissions" to "manufacturing emissions." Car manufacturers now require detailed environmental data from their tier-1 and tier-2 suppliers.
It provides a transparent look at the materials used and the energy consumed during the machine's lifetime. Enviropass helps industrial manufacturers stand out in complex global supply chains.
An LCA can model the benefits of using recycled content versus virgin plastic, providing the data needed to justify a premium price for "greener" plastic products.
Ironically, yes. Buyers of solar panels or wind turbines want to know that the "carbon payback" period is as short as possible. An EPD proves this scientifically.
The NHS has a target to reach Net Zero by 2045. Suppliers who can provide Environmental Product Declarations are much better positioned to maintain their status as approved vendors.
Products with EPDs contribute directly to credits in the "Materials" category. Enviropass ensures your EPD is formatted so that BREEAM assessors can easily award those points to your clients.
The "London Plan" requires Whole Life-Cycle Carbon (WLC) assessments for many developments. By providing an EPD, you provide the data developers need to get their planning applications approved.
As the UK tightens building regs, the focus is moving toward the environmental impact of the materials themselves. EPDs are the primary source of truth for these calculations.
While ISO 14001 is about your management, an EPD is about your product. However, the data from a Life Cycle Assessment can be used to set the "environmental objectives" required by ISO 14001.
While not yet a blanket law, the trend toward "mandatory carbon reporting" suggests that having an EPD will soon be a "licence to operate" in many UK sectors.
"Part Z" is a proposed amendment to UK Building Regs to limit embodied carbon. Enviropass stays ahead of these policy shifts to ensure your products are always compliant.
Yes. LEED (an international green building standard used in the UK) provides significant points for using products that have a Type III Environmental Product Declaration.
For larger manufacturers, the data from your product LCAs feeds directly into your corporate-level sustainability disclosures, ensuring consistency across your business.
While the EA doesn't "verify" them, they recognize EPDs as a valid way for businesses to demonstrate they are using "Best Available Techniques" (BAT) to minimize impact.
Our Life Cycle Assessments can verify the percentage of recycled content in your products, providing the evidence needed for tax exemptions and audits.
Costs vary based on complexity, but Enviropass offers competitive, transparent pricing. We focus on delivering high-value reports that pay for themselves through new business wins.
The first step is a scoping call with Enviropass. we define the "unit" to be measured and identify which stages of the life cycle are most important for your customers.
Yes! If your products are similar, we can often create a "representative EPD" or a range-based declaration, which is much more cost-effective than doing each one individually.
Yes, they are typically valid for 5 years. This ensures the data reflects your current manufacturing processes. Enviropass offers simple renewal services to keep you compliant.
We encourage it! We help you translate the technical data into "customer-friendly" infographics and claims that you can use in your marketing materials.
Yes. An unverified EPD (sometimes called a "Self-Declared" or Type II declaration) lacks the credibility of a third-party check and is rarely accepted for BREEAM or major tenders.
Enviropass is recognized for our technical precision and our ability to make the process easy for manufacturers. We don't just "do the math"; we provide a strategic partnership.
Enviropass has access to major global PCR databases. We do the research to ensure your assessment is built on the right foundation from day one.
Yes. Once the Life Cycle Assessment is complete, we provide an "Impact Report" that shows exactly where you can make changes to lower your carbon score.
It's the specific thing being measured (e.g., "1 square metre of carpet for 10 years"). Getting this right is vital for a fair comparison, and Enviropass ensures yours is industry-standard.
We combine deep technical expertise in Life Cycle Assessment with a clear understanding of the UK business landscape. We make compliance a competitive advantage, not a headache.
Construction is a core specialty for Enviropass. We help manufacturers of everything from bricks to HVAC systems get specified in major UK builds.
Yes. Our product-level data is the essential building block for your company's overall Scope 3 (supply chain) emissions reporting.
Transparency is valued more than "perfection." Having an EPD shows you are honest and have a baseline. We then work with you on a "Carbon Reduction Plan" to improve it over time.
At Enviropass, we treat your manufacturing data with the highest level of confidentiality. We only publish the aggregated environmental results required by the EPD standard.
We use industry-leading databases and software that are globally recognized and fully compliant with ISO and EN standards, ensuring your reports are never questioned.
Yes. If a developer needs an EPD tailored to a specific building project, Enviropass can provide the exact data they need to satisfy their sustainability requirements.
Enviropass provides a "Sales Briefing" as part of our service, helping your team understand how to use the EPD to answer customer questions and close deals.
Yes. We are experienced in gathering data from international suppliers to ensure your UK-sold product has a complete and accurate Environmental Product Declaration.
The best way is to book a brief consultation via the Enviropass website. We’ll discuss your product range and give you a clear, fixed-fee proposal for your Life Cycle Assessment.
