PEF USERS IN ECO-LABELS AND EPD S

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1 PEF USERS IN ECO-LABELS AND EPD S S T I G H I R S B A K, A A U C P H S T P L A N. A A U. D K

2 History long time ago. Commission communication 18 September 1989 on a community strategy on waste management 1992 Eco label regulation (products) and EMAS (enterprises) Name of department 2

3 Council of Ministers (Environment) 19 th September 1989 Objec ti v es E C Env i r onmental L abellin g System To inform consumers t hat, by thei r purchase of E n v i r onmental s o und produc ts, they c a n h elp t o impro v e the environment: To encourage m a nufacturers a nd product d esigner s to m arket products that are m ore Enviro nmental s ound ( M i n i s t er o f Enviro nment Lone Dybkjær ( B)) N A M E O F D E P A R T M E N T 3

4 Type I ISO TC 207 Environmental management 1993 B 2C :1999 E n vi ronme ntal l abels a n d declara t ions Typ e I envi r onmental labe lling Princ i pl es and proc edures N ordic S wa n scheme and GEN (G l obal Ec olabl l in g N etwork) is organization f or ISO type I schemes s ee gl obalecol abelling.net clause 3. 1 B 2C - ISO 14021:1 999/AM D 1:2011 Environmental labels and d eclara t ions S elf-de clared envi r onmental claims (Type I I envi r onmental labe lling) Biomass GHG Offsetting Disposal and recycling Renewable material Renewable energy Sustainable Product carbon footprint Carbon neutral

5 Name of department 5

6 Analysis C. A bigger system view 2004: Commission expert WG on future product information as input to SCP strategy

7 CEN/TC Sustainability of construction works EN 15804:2012+A1:2013 ECO Platform markedsdrevet harmonisering 5 th Action programme on Evnvironment

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9 ISO 14025:2006 Environmental labels and declarations Type III environmental declarations Principles and procedures (B2B/ B2C) Type III is a pure LCA based type of labeling, but open up for relevant environmental information not covered of LCA data e.g. if a product has been awarded the EU Eco-label clause 3.2 NOTE 1 The predetermined parameters are based on the ISO series of standards, which is made up of ISO and ISO NOTE 2 The additional environmental information may be quantitative or qualitative

10 Nat ure occupat ion Global warming Acidif icat ion Eut rophicat ion Phot ochemical ozone Human t oxicit y Injuries 0% 100% 200% 300% 400% 500% 600% Impacts from Product A relative to the impacts of spending the same amount of money on average consumer goods. Nature occupation Global warming Acidification Eutrophication Photochemical ozone Human toxicity Injuries 80% 85% 90% 95% 100% 105% 110% 115% 120% Impacts from Product A relative to the impacts of spending the same amount of money on an average product from the product group. ISO ANEC study Comprehensibility and comparability of the environmental information Reliability of data Completeness of the environmental information Adequate stakeholder involvement

11 ISO Labelling & declarations general principles 2000 (1998) type III Transparency Accurate, verifiable, reproducible Life Cycle basis Modularity Comparability Verification PEF Transparency Availability Reliability Completeness Comparability Clarity TITEL PRÆSENTATION MIT NAVN AALBORG UNIVERSITy 11

12 The challenge T he c overa ge of the market seems t o be bi gger than Type I og the m e thodology seems t o be a hybrid of Type III wh i c h I pers onal l i k e due to LCA and com parability. Th erefore also t he environment al i m pac t wi l l be bigger, i f a successfully i m pl ementation B U T I s i t possibl e to change the consum er p ra c t i c e that have wo r k ed we l l n ow f or more that 25 years? M aybe business i s p ro c o m para bi lity, b ut are consumers? I t requires goodwill and a close c ooperation b etween Type 1 l a bellin g organiz at io n and consum er N GO s W e f i n d t h a t c o n s u m e r s t r u s t o f g o v e r n m e n t a n d e n v i r o n m e n t a l N G O s t o p r o v i d e c r e d i b l e e n v i r o n m e n t a l i n f o r m a t i o n e n c o u r a g e s c o n s u m e r s u s e o f e c o l a b e l s I t require a l s o that the marketi ng l a ws are enforced a l l over E urope agai nst t he gre at number of misleadin g t ype II claims, wh i c h i s n ot t he case t o day TITEL PRÆSENTATION MIT NAVN AALBORG UNIVERSITy 1 2