Publication of news FAQs

EPDItaly would like to draw your attention to the new FAQs (available on the dedicated page) that clarify and integrate what is already defined in the EPDItaly Regulation Rev. 7.1

FAQ – EPD OWNER (CH 1.1) Reg. EPDItaly Rev. 7.1

For greater clarity regarding the role of the EPD Owner:
the EPD Owner is the legal entity holding full responsibility and ownership of the EPD. They are responsible for the accuracy and correctness of its content, for submitting the publication request, and for keeping the EPD up to date. The EPD Owner ensures that the product complies with applicable environmental and safety regulations.
They are also responsible for preparing or supervising the LCA Report and for collecting the necessary data, maintaining full responsibility even in cases where these tasks are delegated to third parties.

FAQ – EPD AVERAGE (CH 4.3) Reg. EPDItaly Rev. 7.1

Any significant differences concerning the average between products and/or production sites must be declared and justified in both the LCA Report and the EPD.
This applies to the maximum deviation (declaring both maximum and minimum values) for all environmental impact indicators (excluding indicators related to resource use and waste/output flows based on the LCA ) referring to the entire life cycle, excluding Module D, or in any case to all life cycle modules considered in the EPD (except Module D).

OPERATIONAL NOTE:

We remind that in the case of average EPDs, only the LCA Report must include the calculation of the maximum deviation of the environmental indicators with reference to the total value of all the life cycle modules considered (except module D). Conversely, in the EPD, it is sufficient to declare the maximum deviation of the identified product for each environmental indicator.
For example: the total GWP shows a maximum deviation of +35% and a minimum deviation of –25%, etc. Furthermore, it is recommended to include in the EPD additional explanations regarding the aspects influencing the deviations and the products showing the maximum and minimum impacts. Finally, please note that the LCA report must also justify any deviations ≤ 10%.

FAQ – BOOK AND CLAIM METHODS (CH 7.1) Reg. EPDItaly Rev. 7.1

Mass balance approaches (MBA) and/or “Book and Claim” methods, as per ISO 22095 (e.g., biomass balance (BMB) or allocation/attribution approaches for recycled content), must not be used in relation to ECO EPDs.
The Annex for Electricity and Biogas Rules applies. This approach must be extended to all EPDs published under the EPDItaly Programme Operator.

FAQ – RRS CONTENT (Annex 7) Reg. EPDItaly Rev. 7.1

CH – 1.1.1
For greater clarity, concerning compliance with the requirements under points b) and f), these will be met by including in the EPD the identification of products and values as indicated by the specific product certification Regulation/Disciplinary referred to in the previous point e), or as shown in the following table.

COMPILATION NOTES:

the use of “n.p.d.” is allowed only when referring to the value of pre-consumer or post-consumer recycled material.
If a given fraction (recycled, recovered, internal/external by-product) is not present, indicate the value 0.
Indicate values to one decimal place.
CH – 1.1.2
With regard to compliance with the requirements under points b) and f), these will be met by including in the EPD the identification of products and values as indicated in the certificate issued by the certification body.