Environmental Product Declarations

An Environmental Product Declaration, or EPD, is a document that can be used internationally to demonstrate the environmental performance or impact of any product or material over its lifetime.

For information about publishing EPDs through our operator programme, you can visit our EPD Programme page.

Obtaining an EPD for your product or material helps: 

• Transparency: EPDs provide transparent and credible information about the environmental performance of a product. This transparency can help consumers and other stakeholders make informed decisions about your products
• Market Differentiation: An EPD can differentiate your product to an increasingly environmentally aware audience
• Regulatory Compliance: In some regions or industries, there are regulatory requirements or incentives for disclosing environmental impacts. Developing EPDs can help you comply with these regulations and demonstrate compliance to relevant authorities
• Product Improvement: The results of an EPD can help you analyse potential energy hotspots within the production/supply of a product, giving you insight into areas to target improvements

In summary, an EPD serves as a comprehensive tool for communicating the environmental performance of a product, meeting regulatory requirements, improving supply chain sustainability, and responding to customer demands for transparency and sustainability.

What Types of EPD Do We Offer?

1. Cradle-to-Gate: This covers the raw material extraction and manufacturing stages of a product and is the minimum level required for an EPD.
2. Cradle-to-Grave: This covers the extraction of raw materials and manufacturing of the product, and also any impacts associated with the use of the product and the disposal at the end of the product’s life.
3. Cradle-to-Gate with Options: This option includes the raw material extraction and manufacturing stages, and also selected end of life modules.

The most widely followed reporting standard in the field of EPDs is EN 15804. By providing the categories under which construction projects must be assessed, understanding this standard is essential for the production of any rigorous and verifiable EPD, as we discuss in this article. We offer the ability to cover all lifecycle stages required, as well as all environmental indicators.

Our EPD Programme documentation outlines the requirements, lifecycle stages, and indicators applied in our assessments.

What Does a Typical EPD Process Involve?

1. Preliminary Meeting to discuss and agree upon the scope and boundaries of the assessment, data requirements & timelines for the process
2. Data Collection of product information and any available supporting primary data
3. Life Cycle Assessment of the product will be conducted according to the relevant standards
4. Background Report of the results to accompany the EPD and support any statements or environmental claims
5. Third-party Verification is required in order to publish an EPD to ensure accuracy and completeness
6. Publication of the EPD by a programme operator who will process and register the EPD. This has a lifetime of 5 years before requiring revalidation

Read more: How to Produce and Publish an EPD

The Circular Ecology EPD Programme

In January of 2026, Circular Ecology launched our EPD Programme, providing a structured route for developing and publishing EPDs in alignment with ISO 14025. You can find out more about the programme and explore the governing documentation, verification requirements and supporting resources needed to prepare and register EPDs via:

• EPD Programme (main page)
• About the Programme
• Key Documents
• EPD Library
• EPD Programme Fees
• EPD Programme FAQs

Advance Your Product Transparency With a Verified EPD

If you’re looking to better understand EPDs, the benefits they bring, how much they typically cost, and more, you can explore our Guide to EPDs here.

Whether you are new to EPDs or looking to refine your approach, we can help. Complete the form below to get in touch with the team.

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