Environmental Product Declaration. Ginger

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1 Environmental Product Declaration Arper, Monastier di Treviso (TV) Ginger Round top and painted aluminium trestle base (H50, H74, H105) Rev.0 Data: Registrazione N : S-P UN CPC OTHER FURNITURE

2 Contents 1. The company and the product Arper Environmental policy Product description Environmental information Functional unit System boundaries Data quality Impact assessment Contact and other information Arper contact information Certification body information Other information Bibliography

3 1. The company and the product The ecodesign programme of Arper aims at the reduction of the environmental impact of products, improve technical performances and fulfil its engagement towards the environment. Arper obtained for some of its products the EPD certification and continues working on EPD certifications for the most representative collections of Arper. 1.1 Arper Arper is an Italian furniture company producing mainly chairs, tables and sofas, exporting most of its production all around the world. Arper obtained in 2006 the ISO certification followed by the EPD certification for some Catifa models and the Babar collection. All Arper s chairs are GreenGuard certified. Many of Arper s products obtained the Australian GECA certification and meet the requirements of the Australian Green Star system that evaluates the design and environmental impact of buildings. 1.2 Environmental policy In the perspective of continuous improvement aiming at excellence in every product aspect and dedication towards its clients and stakeholders, Arper is working on its product stewardship programme. According to this principle, all stakeholders involved in the product life cycle share responsibilities about human health and environmental impacts caused by the management of all life cycle stages (materials, production, use and end of life). The adoption of this policy was mainly motivated by its search for excellence in every aspect of its products and by its attention towards all stakeholders. The first steps taken in this direction involved ISO 9001 and ISO certification. ISO 9001, obtained in 1997, allowed Arper to successfully apply a quality system monitoring corporate processes aimed at improving organisation efficiency and effectiveness as well as customer satisfaction. ISO 14001, obtained in 2006, laid the foundations for an effective environmental management system enabling the sustainable design of new products and promoting continuous improvement. 1.3 Product description Ginger is a table designed for interior and exterior situations, with polypropylene top and aluminium trestle base. The table is available in three heights (50, 74 and 105 cm) with both round and square tops and polished or painted aluminium base. The table described in this declaration concerns the Ginger table with round top and painted aluminium base, available in three different heights (50, 74 e 105 cm). Figure 1 shows Ginger s exploded isometric view and Table 1 lists the material declaration of both the table and its packaging. 3

4 1 Round lower top 2 Reinforcement plate 3-4 Fixing bolt 5 Plastic screw l =20 6 Round upper top 70x70 7 Under-top bushing Fixing bar h Fixing bar h. 74 Fixing bar h Seeger Extruded column h Extruded column h. 74 Extruded column h Base 12 Adjustable foot 13 Pin 14 Base s bushing Washer Ø 8 17 Screw M8x25 Figure 1: Ginger s exploded view. Table Packaging Weight Materials Ginger h. 50 Ginger h. 74 Ginger h. 105 kg % kg % kg % PP+GS 6,604 42,1 6,604 40,7 6,604 39,1 Aluminium 1,907 12,2 2,212 13,6 2,608 15,4 Steel 0,417 2,7 0,627 3,9 0,897 5,3 Nylon+GF 0,066 0,4 0,066 0,4 0,066 0,4 Varnish 0,021 0,1 0,026 0,2 0,032 0,2 Cardboard 6,592 42,0 6,592 40,7 6,592 39,0 PE 0,047 0,3 0,047 0,3 0,047 0,3 Steel 0,023 0,1 0,023 0,1 0,023 0,1 Paper 0,013 0,1 0,013 0,1 0,013 0,1 Table weight 9,015 57,5 9,535 58,8 10,207 60,5 Packaging weight 6,674 42,5 6,674 41,2 6,674 39,5 Total weight 15, ,0 16, ,0 16, ,0 Table 1: Ginger s list of materials.. 4

5 2. Environmental information 2.1 Functional unit The functional unit is represented by one table with a lifetime of 15 years. 2.2 System boundaries The system boundaries include raw materials, production, transport, packaging, distribution, use and the end of life of the Ginger table and its packaging (i.e. from cradle to grave ). Specifically, upstream processes consist of raw materials, transport, production of the components, the assembly of the top and packaging. Core processes consist of transport of components from suppliers to Arper, assembly of the structure, packaging and storage. The consumption of energy and water, emissions and waste treatment are included in Ginger s core processes. Downstream processes include the distribution of the packed product, the use phase and the end of life stage of both product and packaging. Upstream Core Downstream Materials Distribution Packaging Production (consumptions, emissions, transport) Use Raw material transport End of life Figure 2: Ginger s LCA system boundaries. Time boundaries Primary data originate from Arper and refer to Secondary data originate from the ecoinvent database v.3.3 (allocation recycled content), published in Life cycle boundaries The following processes are excluded from the LCA: infrastructure, building of site, production of manufacturing equipment and personnel activities. For those LCA processes that already 5

6 contained infrastructure, such as processes the ecoinvent database, infrastructure has not been excluded. Boundaries to nature Air emissions, wastewater treatment, waste production and transportation have been included in the LCA. A transport of 1000 km by truck (lorry RER) has been taken into account for the product s distribution. Geographical boundaries Arper SpA is located in Monastier di Treviso. Almost all packaging materials are produced in Italy, as most part of Ginger s raw materials, except for the aluminium base (Vietnam) and the nylon granulate of the under-top bushing (Germany). The product is sold both in Italy and abroad. Allocation rules Raw materials and production processes are included for virgin. No allocation is made for materials subject to recycling. The recycling process is included for input of recycled. Outputs subject to recycling are regarded as inputs to the next life cycle. For energy and water consumptions, emissions and waste treatment, mass allocation has been applied. 2.3 Data quality Primary LCA data have been collected at the Arper plant in Monastier di Treviso, while generic data originate from the ecoinvent database v3.3. The LCA calculations have been performed with the LCA software SimaPro 8.3. Primary data have been used for most of the processes, such as the weight of components and packaging materials and end of life options. Ecoinvent processes of some components have been adapted to the Italian situation by changing the electricity mix. For the aluminium base imported from Vietnam, a specific process has been created to represent the Vietnamese electricity mix, while the nylon granulate process has been adapted to the German situation. Generic data have been used for raw materials processing, for the manufacturing of Ginger s base components and for packaging manufacturing. For the disposal scenario, Italian national data of 2015 have been selected from the document Rapporto sui rifiuti urbani 2016, ISPRA. 2.4 Impact assessment Tables 2, 3 and 4 (h. 50; h. 74; h. 105) represent the environmental indicators of Ginger s life cycle. The environmental indicators consist of 5 impact categories (global warming, ozone depletion, acidification, photochemical smog and eutrophication), energy content (renewable and nonrenewable), energy material (renewable and non-renewable), secondary (material and energy ), Recovered energy flows, water use (total amount and direct core consumption), waste, human toxicity, ecotoxicity and land occupation. The environmental indicators represent the environmental impact of the Ginger table. Furthermore, indicators are broken down into upstream processes (raw materials, their transport, and production of components), Arper s manufacturing process (core), and downstream processes (distribution, use phase and end of life). 6

7 Ginger h. 50 Unit Total Upstream Core Downstream Global warming kg CO 2 eq 43,4 37,0 1,7 4,7 Impact categories Ozone depletion g CFC-11 eq 0,003 0,002 0,000 0,001 Acidification kg SO 2 eq 0,199 0,178 0,005 0,015 Photochemical oxidation kg C 2H 4 eq 0,012 0,011 0,000 0,001 Eutrophication kg PO 4 3- eq 0,058 0,049 0,001 0,007 Non renewable Renewable Secondary Water consumption Material kg 11,0 7,8 0,3 2,9 Energy kg 20,9 19,1 0,6 1,1 Material kg 9,8 0,0 9,8 0,0 Energy kg 5,51 5,48 0,02 0,02 Energy MJ Material kg 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 Energy kg 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 Energy MJ 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 Total consumption m Core direct consumption l 13,7 0,0 13,7 0,0 Hazardous kg 0,570 0,118 0,005 0,447 Waste Non hazardous kg 3,04 1,77 0,05 1,23 Material to recycling kg 14,1 0,9 0,5 12,6 Human toxicity CTUh ,8 15,4 0,2 1,2 Others Eco- toxicity CTUe ,72 2,59 0,01 0,12 Land use species. yr ,1 17,4 0,1 0,5 Table 2: Impact assessment of Ginger (h.50). 7

8 Ginger h. 74 Unit Total Upstream Core Downstream Global warming kg CO 2 eq 45,8 39,3 1,8 4,8 Impact categories Ozone depletion g CFC-11 eq 0,003 0,002 0,000 0,001 Acidification kg SO 2 eq 0,212 0,191 0,005 0,016 Photochemical oxidation kg C 2H 4 eq 0,013 0,012 0,000 0,001 Eutrophication kg PO 4 3- eq 0,062 0,053 0,001 0,007 Non renewable Renewable Secondary Water consumption Material kg 11,8 8,4 0,3 3,0 Energy kg 21,9 20,1 0,7 1,2 Material kg 10,2 0,0 10,2 0,0 Energy kg 5,55 5,51 0,02 0,02 Energy MJ Material kg 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 Energy kg 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 Energy MJ 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 Total consumption m Core direct consumption l 14,1 0,0 14,1 0,0 Hazardous kg 0,647 0,131 0,005 0,511 Waste Non hazardous kg 3,34 2,02 0,05 1,27 Material to recycling kg 14,5 0,9 0,5 13,0 Human toxicity CTUh ,2 17,8 0,2 1,2 Others Eco- toxicity CTUe ,14 3,00 0,01 0,14 Land use species. yr ,3 17,6 0,1 0,5 Table 3: Impact assessment of Ginger (h. 74). 8

9 Ginger h. 105 Unit Total Upstream Core Downstream Global warming kg CO 2 eq 48,9 42,2 1,9 4,9 Impact categories Ozone depletion g CFC-11 eq 0,003 0,003 0,000 0,001 Acidification kg SO 2 eq 0,229 0,207 0,005 0,017 Photochemical oxidation kg C 2H 4 eq 0,014 0,013 0,000 0,001 Eutrophication kg PO 4 3- eq 0,067 0,058 0,001 0,008 Non renewable Renewable Secondary Water consumption Material kg 12,8 9,3 0,3 3,2 Energy kg 23,1 21,2 0,7 1,2 Material kg 10,6 0,0 10,6 0,0 Energy kg 5,60 5,56 0,02 0,02 Energy MJ Material kg 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 Energy kg 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 Energy MJ 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0 Total consumption m Core direct consumption l 14,7 0,0 14,7 0,0 Hazardous kg 0,746 0,147 0,006 0,593 Waste Non hazardous kg 3,73 2,35 0,05 1,33 Material to recycling kg 15,0 0,9 0,6 13,5 Human toxicity CTUh ,3 20,8 0,2 1,3 Others Eco- toxicity CTUe ,70 3,53 0,01 0,16 Land use species. yr ,6 17,9 0,1 0,6 Table 4: Impact assessment of Ginger (h. 105). 9

10 3. Contact and other information 3.1 Arper contact information The LCA study and this EPD have been produced by Arper in collaboration with Mr. Leo Breedveld of 2B Srl ( The company references are: Arper SpA Attn. Michela Possagno Via Lombardia 16, Monastier di Treviso (TV), Italia web-site: Certification and certification body information Registration N : S-P Rev.0 Data: Document valid until: Reference year: 2016 Geographical validity: Global PCR 2012:19, version 1.1 (UN CPC 38140, other furniture), reviewed by Leo Breedveld, available on the website of the International EPD Consortium (IEC): Quality audit for the declaration and the information in compliance with ISO 14025:2006 EPD process certification Third party verifier: EPD verification CSQA Certificazioni Srl, Via San Gaetano n. 74, Thiene (VI) Tel: , Fax: , Accredited by Accredia, Number: 004H rev Other information This Enviromnetal Product Declaration is developed under the EPD International System. This document is available on the website of the Swedish Environmental Management Council ( EPDs belonging to the same product category may not be comparable. Comparisons between EPDs shall be done carefully, special attention shall be given to system boundaries and data sources. 10

11 3.4 Bibliography ISO 14025:2006. Environmental labels and declarations, type 3 environmental declarations, principles and procedures ( ISO 14040/14044:2006. ISO series on Life Cycle Assessment, UNI EN ISO 14040:2006 e 14044:2006 ( PCR 2012:19 v1.1 Other Furniture. Product Category Rules (PCR) for preparing an environmental product declaration (EPD) for other furniture, the Swedish Environmental Management Council ( EPD International (2015) General Programme Instructions of the International EPD System. Version 2.5, dated ( IEA, International Energy Agency, Vietnam: Electricity and heat for 2013 ( ISPRA, Rapporto Rifiuti Urbani. ISBN ( 2B Srl, LCA project Ginger ( Ecoinvent, 2016: web site of the Swiss Centre for Life Cycle Assessment, supplier of the ecoinvent database v3.3 ( PRé Consultants, Netherlands. SimaPro Software, version 8.3 ( 11