IS/ISO 14025: Environmental Labels and Declarations - Type III Environmental Declarations - Principles and Procedures

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IS/ISO 14025 (2006): Environmental Labels and Declarations
- Type III Environmental Declarations - Principles and
Procedures [CHD 34: Environmental Management]
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TYPE III ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATIONS
PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES
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NATIONALFOREWORD
TrusIndian Standardwhich ISIdenticalwith ISO 14025:2006'Envi..mrnentattabelsanddeclarations- Type
111 environmental declarations - Principles and procedures' issued by the International Organization for
Standardizanon (ISO) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on the recommendation of the
Envrronrnental Management SectionalCommitteeandapprovalof the Chemical DivisionCouncil.
The text ot ISO Standard has been approved as suitable for publication as an Indian Standard without
deviations. Certainconventions are,however,notidentical to those used In Indian Standards.Attention is
particularlydrawntothe tollowrnq:
a) Whereverthewords'IntemanoralStandard'appearreferringtothisstandard,theyshouldbe readas
'IndianStandard'.
b) Comma(,JhasbeenusedasadecimalmarkerInthe InternationalStandardswhileinIndianStandards,
thecurrentpractice ISto usea pornt(.Jas the decimal marker.
In this adopted standard,reference appears to certain tnternational Standards for which Indian Standards
also exist.The corresponding Indian Standards which are to be substituted in their places are listed below
along wrtntheirdegreeof equivalencefor theeditron Indicated:
tnternetionetStandard CorrespondmgIndian Standard DegreeofEquivalence
ISO 14020 2000' Environmental ISiJSO 14020 1998 Envrronmental Technically Equivalent
labels and declarations - General labels and declarations - General
pnnoples pnnciples
ISO 14021 1999Envrronrnentallabels IS/ISO 14021 1999 Environmental Identical
and declarations .- Sett-declared labelsanddeclarations- Self-declared
environmental CIZWT1S (Type II envlfonmental claims (Type II
~nvlronrnenl-lll;lbel!ln9') erwrronrnentalIabelhnq)
ISO l·tO;?4 1999Envrronrnentaltabets IS'ISO 14024 1999 Envrronrnentat do
dn,j dec!aratlons Type I labels and dectarations - Type I
env.ronrnentalIdbeiling - Pnncrples Envrronrnental labelling - Principles
and procedures and procedures
ISO 14040 ~)006 Environmental IS ISO 14040 •2006 Envrronmental do
r11anaqemflr~t Lde cvcte management- Lifecycleassessment
assessment -. Prmcrples and - Pnncrples and framework (first
framework reVISion)
ISO 14044 2006 Env.ronmenta: IS,ISO 14044 •2006 Envrronmental do
management l:fe cycle management - Lifecycleassessment
assessment - Requrrernents and - ReqUirementsandgUidelines
gUidelines
ISO 1..1050 2002 Env.ronrnental IS ISO 14050 •2002 Environmental do
management--Vocabulary management- Vocabulary
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Indian Standard
ENVIRONMENTAL LABELS AND DECLARATIONS
TYPE III ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATIONS
PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES
1 Scope
This International Standard establishes the principles and specfies the procedures for developing Type III
environmental declaration programmes and Type IIIenvironmental decraranons It speafICally establishes the
use of the ISO 14040 series of standards m the development of Type III envuonmentat oeciaranon
programmesandType IIIenvironmental declarations
TrusInternational Standardestablishes pnnciples for the useofenvironrnentat mtormanoo. Inaodrtron totnose
givenIn ISO 14020
TypeIIIenvironmental oeciaranons as described In trus InternahOnal Standard are pnmanly intended for use
Inbusmess-to-busmess commurucanon,but the,r use In business-to-consumer cornrnumcanon under certain
conditions ISnotprecluded
This Internatronal Standard does not overnoe. or In any way change, legally reqUired environmental
Information,claims orlabelling,or any other applicablelegal requuements
This International Standard does not Include sector-specnic provisions. which may be dealt WIthInother ISO
documents. It is Intended that sector-specific previsions In other ISO documents related to Type III
envrronmental declarations bebasedonanduse the prrnaples andprocedures ofttus tnternauonal Standard
2 Normative references
The follOWing referenced documents are mdispensable for the application of thiS document For dated
references, only the edition cited applies For undated references. the latest edllien of the referenced
document(Includingany amendments) applies
ISO140202000.Environmetnetlabelsandaecieret.ons-- GeneralPllllClplcs
ISO14021 1999, Envuonmenuu labels and doctereucns-- Self(1eclamr1 Fn,ilO/;rnCII'il' ctaun« (Type II
onvlronmentallabellmg)
ISO14024 1999. Fnvironmerne! labels and ooctereuons- TypeI en"Ironmental !;jbcf!,nq.._. Pllfl(;qiles anet
txocooures
ISO1404020061),Envuonmente'managemenl- L,fecycleassessment- Pnnclplesandtrsrrewon:
ISO 140442006'i.Envuonmentetmanagemenl-lifecyfeassossment- Requcemems and gUldelmes
ISO 14050.EIl'v'lfonmenla!managemenl- Vocabulary
1) ISO 140402006 and ISO14044 2006 can cel and replace ISO 14040 1997. ISO 14041 1998. ISO1400422000and
ISO140432000
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3 Tenns and definitions
FOfthepurposesofthisdocument,thetermsanddefinitionsgiveninISO 14050and the following apply.
NOTE Terms are not defined where they retam the" normal dlCbonary definition Where bold type is used withina
definotlon.thISIndICatesacross-reference toanothertermdefinedIII this dause,and the numberreferenceforthe term IS
gNen Inparentheses
3.1
environmentallabel
....vironmentaldeclaration
clam which rndicates the environmentalaspectsofaproduct(3.11)or service
~TE An envvoornentatlabelor dectsranon may take the form of a statement. Sfr""bO'or graphic on aproduct or
padagelabel.Inproducthlerature.rntechnical bulletins.,nadvertisingorinpublicity.arnor.qstotherthings.
[ISO 140202000]
3.2
TypeIIIenvironmentaldeclaration
environmental declaration (31) providinq quantified environmental data (;sing predetermined parameters
and.where relevant.additionalenvironmentalInformation
NOTE1 Tile predetermined parameters are based on the ISO 14~O senes of standards. whIch rs made up of
ISO141)40and ISO 14C44
NOTE2 The 3(ld,tlonalenvrronrnentatmtormano«mayoecuaontanveorquautanve
3.3
TypeIIIenvironmentaldeclarationprogramme
voluntaryprogramme for the development andliseofTypeIIIenvironmental declarations (32),basedon a
setofoperatingrules
3.•
programme operator
bodyoroo<jles thatconductaType 11\environmental declaration programme(3 3)
NOTE A progrilmme operator can be a company or a group of companoes. Industnal sector or trade associat.oo.
putlhr.;It;I~'Qrtl,,.·s0' aq''''C1es.oran,ndependentSClent,f,cbody orotherorqarnzaton
3.5
productcategory rule'S
PCR
sf!l I')f spI',:,k ~,;;,.~ relt;"emenls and gU"1clin,!$ fer devetooinq TypeIII environmental declarations (:J2\
toroneOf "'C'O'product categories () 121
3.6
PCR review
processwh.>r.'::v,Ithird party (3 lQ)pane've"t:e, th,~ productcategoryrules (35,
3.7
competence
dpmOl1srra~t~(j ~~(,rSj,)·~;'l; a~tribu!e.s d"d demo~s!ra!e..j ·'bILty toapr'. ~ "':~-:'-~Jf;~ a:~c; ';~: ~;<:;
3.8
verifier
oersooGr body thatcarries outveriftcation !3 91

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3.9
verification
confinnation,through the provision 01objectiveevidence,that spconedrequuemerust,avl: t,..en fulfilled
[ISO90002005)
3.10
thirdparty
person or body that ISrecognized as being Independent of the parties mvolved as concerns the IS!>UeS10
question
NOTE "Parties Involved' areusuauysupplier(first party")and purchaser ('secondparty'),n:ere",:s
[ISO 14024 1999)
3.11
product
anygoods orservice
(ISO140241999)
3.12
productcategory
group ofproducts(3.11)that can fulfil equivalentfunctions
3.13
information module
compilation of data to be used as a baSIS for a TypeIII environmental declaration (3 2), covennq a lind
process oracombinalron ofurutprocessesthat arepart ofthe lifecycle(3 20)of aproduct(3 11)
3.14
functional unit
quanutieo performanceof aproduct system foruse asareference umt
[ISO 14040 2006]
3.15
interested party
person orbody interested rnoraffectedbythedevelopment and useof aTypeIII environmen'-t declaration
(32)
3.16
consumer
mdivrdualmember 01the general pubhcpurchasmqoruSln~ goods.propertyor serviceslor prrvatepurposes
(Reference[5]. subclause43)
3,17
environmentalaspect
elementof anorqamzatron'sacnvmes.productsor services that can mteract Withthe envIronment
[ISO 140402006]
3.18
environmentalimpact
any change to the envrronment. whether adverse or beneficiat. wholly or partially resulting from an
organizalion'senvironmentalaspects (3 17)
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3.19
comparativeassertion
or equivalence of one product versus a competing product
emmonmental claim regarding the sucenontv
I) 11)thatperforms the same function
[ISO 1404020061
3.20
lifecycle f
consecutive and interlinked stages of a product system. from raw material acquisition or generation rom
naturalresourcestofinaldisposal
[ISO 1404020061
4 Objectives
The overall goal of enVIronmental labels and declaralions is to encourage the demand for. and supply of,
those procucts that cause less stress on the environment. through communication of verifiable and accurate
mformation that IS not m,sleadlng thereby stirnulatmq the potential for market-dnven continuous
envIronmentalImprovement
Theobjectives of TypeIIIenvrronrnentaldeclarations are asfollows:
a) toprovideLeA·basedmtorrnanon andaddrtional mformationonthe environmentalaspectsofproducts;
b) 10 assistpurchasers and users 10make Informed compansons between products;these declarations are
not comparative assertions,
C) 10encourageImprovementofenvironmentalperformance:
(1) toorovice Informallonfor assessmq theenvironmentalimpactsofproductsover theirhfecycle.
5 Principles
5.1 Relationshipwith ISO 14020
In add'l!Ontothe requirementsof th,s Internallanai Standard. the pnnciples set outIn ISO 14020 shall apply.
W~lere th,s Inlernallonal Standard crov.ces for more soecific requirements than ISO 14020. such specific
requirementsshallapply
5.2 Voluntary nature
The developmentand operationof rvpe IIIer1Vlfonrn~ntal deciarat.on orogrammesand the development and
use of Type ::1envucnrnerual (1eclau:,'_1I1s are voluntary Trus lnte-natronal Standard provides requirements
for an orqan.zanon cnoosmq to d",'j(,:cp iln.j operate such a croqrarnrne or to develop and use such
declarations
5.3 lifecycle basis
In the development of Type111enveoornentatdeclarations.all relevant environmental aspects of the ,)roduct
throughout ,ts life cycle shall be taken Into consideration and become Dart of the deciarat.cn. !f the aspects
considered to be relevant do not cover all stages of the Itfe cycle then th.s shall be stated and Justified The ...
data shall be generated USing the pnnciptes. framework. methodologies and practices established by the o
C
ISO 14040 senesofstandards(Ie lSa 14040and ISO 14044) z
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Relevant enwonmental aspects that have not been covered by LeA shall be addressed using other .-.,
appropriate methods
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5.4 Modularity
LCA·based data for rnatenals. parts and other Inputs that are used Inthe rnanutacture Of d~!>embly of other
products may be used to contribute to Type III environmental cectaranons for those other products In sucn
Circumstances.tneLCI' based dataforthematerials.parts andotherInputsshallbe referredtoas intormauon
modules and may represent the whole or a portion o! the life cycle for those matenats or parts tntormsnon
modules may be usedtodevelopa Type IIIenvironmentaldectarationor maybe combined todevetop a Type
IIIenvironmentaldeclaration for aproduct provided that the 'ntormatlon modules are aojusteo .n accordance
with the PCR for the product category If tne mforrnation rnocules cornb.ned to develop a Type III
envrronrnental declaration for a product do not covel all stages of the lite cycle of the product. then any
omissionsshall be staledand JustofledInthe PCR document
Aninforrnatronmodule may be.but does nothaveto be.aType IIIenvironmentaldeclaration
5.5 Involvement ofinterested parties
The process of developong envuonrnental labels and oectaranons should Include an open. paruopatory
consultation with interested parties Reasonable efforts should be made to acrueve a consensus throughout
theprocess
NOTE Taken'romISO140202000.491.PnnClple8
The interested parties for Type III envircnrnentat declaralton programmes rr.ay Include,but are not limited to.
material suppliers, manufacturers. trade assooanons purchasers use's consumers. nongovernmental
organizahons(NGCs).publicagencies and.when relevant.Independentpartiesand cemncanonbodies
'Open consuuanon' should take place and ISstrongly recommended but mrs does not necessaruv rmply a
public consultation The programme operator shall be responsible for ensunnq that appropnate consuttauons
take place to ensure credibility and transparency In the operation ot the programme Competitors of the
orqamzatiorus)developingthe programmeorthe PCR may be IncludedInthe openconsultation
5.6 Comparability
Type III environmental dectarauons are Intended to allow a purchaser or user to compare the envnonmentat
performance of products on a life cycle baSIS Therefore comparability of Type III eovuonrnentat declarations
isentreat The Information provided forth.scompanson shall be transparent Inorder to allowthe purchaseror
user to understand the limitations of comparability Inherent In the 1ype III envuonmentat deciaranons
(see67.2)
NOTE TypeIIIenvironmentaldeclarationsnotbasedonanLeAcovenngallhiecyclestages.orboned ondrflerent
peR, areexarnp'esofdeclarationsthathaveI.mltedcomparamutv
5.7 Verification
Toensurethat aType IIIenvnonmentaldeclaranoncontains relevant and verifiable LCAinformationbasedon
the ISO 14040 senes of standards,theprogramme operatorshall establish transparentproceduresfor
PCR review including review of the LCA, LCI. Information modules and additional enVIronmental
mtormationonwhich the PCR are based(see 8 12).
independent venfication of the LCA LCI. Information modules and addrtionat environmental InformatJOfl
onwhich the declaration ISbased (see8 13).and
Independentvenficationof the Type IIIenvironmentaldectaranon (see 8 14)

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