Environmental Product Declaration

Lifecycle & carbon

A third-party verified environmental declaration for a product or product family under a programme operator and product category rule.

You might see it written as: EPD · Environmental Product Declaration

Issued by: UL Environment · SCS Global Services · EPD International · Smart EPD

What it proves

A third-party verified environmental declaration for a product or product family under a programme operator and product category rule.

That a product is environmentally preferable.
That two GWP values are comparable without declared unit, PCR, lifecycle module, and geography checks.

Minimum authority: Third-party verified
Should state: Program Operator · Product Category Rule · Declared Unit · Lifecycle Modules · Valid Until
Date sensitivity: Expiry matters — check the certificate is current.

EPD scope may apply to a product family, plant, region, or configuration rather than every SKU.