ECOLOGICAL LABEL POLICIES (ECOLABEL)
Astor Mayer provides policies, compliance assurance requirements and internal procedures to support and manage programmatic activities for eco-labels. These documents ensure that ASTOR MAYER's ecolabels continue to exceed the requirements of ISO 14021, ISO 14025 and ISO 14024, the internationally recognized standard for the management of Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3 ecolabels. Detailed policies for the Astor Mayer ECOLABEL Program are available in the ASTOR MAYER Policy Guide.
ASTOR MAYER has been audited by NAC and found to meet the requirements of ISO 14021, ISO 14025 and ISO 14024, the internationally recognized standard for Type 1, Type 2, Type 3 eco-labels. has received official recognition.
Manufacturers and/or brands wishing to register their products under one of ASTOR MAYER's eco-labels must first sign a contract confirming that they will meet ASTOR MAYER-related policies.
Conformity Assurance Body providing third party verification services Astor Mayer, ISO/IEC 17020 Conformity assessment – Requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection and ISO/IEC 17065 Conformity assessment – Standard of requirements for organizations that certify products, processes and services It is an accredited, experienced testing and certification organization.
ADVISORY COUNCIL
ASTOR MAYER's ASTOR MAYER ecolabel works with an Advisory Council to ensure ASTOR MAYER continues to meet the needs of participating brands, buyers, policy makers, investors and other stakeholders interested in the development of more sustainable technology.
The ASTOR MAYER Advisory Council is a non-fiduciary body whose mission is to provide feedback, advice, input, insight and perspective to ASTOR MAYER and ASTOR MAYER.
The Advisory Council brings together volunteers from a variety of ASTOR MAYER stakeholder groups, including representatives of manufacturing, purchasing, environmental advocacy, recycling, government, research, retail, and dealer interests. Advisory Council members shown here serve three-year terms. The Advisory Council meets two to four times a year, usually by teleconference.
Environmental Product Declarations (ISO 14025)
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Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) are designed to meet global market demand for science-based, transparent, quality-assured information about the environmental performance of the product. EPDs based on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) are rapidly becoming an important component of the material selection process, especially in the construction industry. Astor Mayer The Evaluation Service helps meet industry demand by serving as a Program Operator with published Program Instructions detailing our approach.
What is EPD?
An EPD is a comprehensive description of the environmental impacts of a product based on its Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). More specifically, EPD is a voluntary ISO Type III environmental declaration based on the ISO 14025 standard. These third-party verified, comprehensive documentation communicates a product's LCA results along with additional relevant environmental performance information at one of two levels: business-to-business (B-to-B) or business-to-consumer (B-to-C).
What is the Purpose of EPD?
EPD provides manufacturers with the opportunity to have greater transparency about the environmental impact of their products using established international standards. Often likened to a nutrition label, the EPD provides a summary of environmental impacts and related information in an accessible and consistent format. Consumers, building design teams, specifiers and other users can then make appropriate and informed product choices.
What is Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)?
LCA reports detail the environmental impacts of a product throughout its life stages (material extraction, manufacturing, transportation, installation, use, and end-of-life). LCA reports can be long and difficult to navigate; therefore this information is usually summarized in a shorter length EPD. An EPD is a compact summary of an LCA report that contains additional information useful about the product for comparison with similar products.
What Kind of Environmental Impacts Are There?
The EPD declares impact measures as follows:
The EPD also describes the use of resources and renewable energy, as well as whether waste is declared as hazardous material.
EPDs within the same product group use the same impact measurement units for comparison purposes (e.g. greenhouse gases use kg CO2). Product EPDs are comparable using the same units required in the Product Category Rules (PCR); just as the Nutrition Facts Label on food uses similar serving size for competing products.
Manufacturers may declare additional environmental information beyond that used to create the LCA.
Steps Used to Develop an EPD
Step 1: Choose a Program Operator
International ISO Type III assertions require an independent agency, called a Program Operator, to oversee the entire EPD development process in accordance with ISO 14025 guidelines. A Program Operator shall also maintain General Program Instructions, which cover the basic processes and procedures for the development of Product Category Rules (PCRs) and EPDs within its program. The Program Operator shall also ensure that the basic steps of creating an EPD are followed in accordance with ISO standards.
Step 2: Develop Product Category Rules (ISO 14027)
Product Category Rules (PCRs) define the product category and provide a detailed set of procedures for LCA. The Program Operator is responsible for the development of the PCR using a defined process that includes, but is not limited to, consultation with designated stakeholders with expertise in LCA, as well as those knowledgeable about the product and its manufacturing.
In accordance with international standards, an existing PCR should be adopted as is or adapted to reflect product or jurisdiction characteristics. If an existing PCR is not available, the Program Operator works with the manufacturer to create a new PCR, which must then be validated by a panel consisting of a chairperson and at least two panel members. An adapted or new PCR must also go through an open consultation process (this does not necessarily imply a formal public consultation) in which interested parties have the opportunity to comment and the Program Operator is obliged to respond to all comments.
Step 3: Conduct a Life Cycle Assessment
Once the PCR has been terminated, an LCA must be completed or modified as necessary to accommodate the PCR. As defined in ISO standards, LCA is “the compilation and evaluation of the inputs, outputs, and potential environmental impacts of a product system throughout its life cycle.” While validating LCAs for use in B to C EPDs is only mandatory, PCR may require a peer-reviewed LCA for B to B EPD.
Step 4: Create the EPD
The EPD may be created by the manufacturer, the manufacturer's representative, or a third party. The EPD document summarizes the essence of the LCA and provides the user with all the basic information and results necessary for a fully transparent declaration of environmental impacts. Upon completion, the manufacturer receives the EPD for his product and the right to use the Astor Mayer EPD logo within the EPD.
Astor Mayer, as Program Operator, is responsible for verifying that the EPD complies with applicable international standards and PCR. EPD verification can be done by an internal reviewer for B to B assertions and by a third party verifier for B to C assertions. The Program Operator appoints the verifier and establishes a transparent verification procedure, often in consultation with the verifier.
The manufacturer also has the option to include in the EPD an independent evaluation of its products against other normative reference documents such as model building codes and/or green building rating systems in the EPD.
Step 5: Save EPD
Once verified, the EPD can be officially recorded and www.astormayer.us It automatically saves to the directory.
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