Those who chose EPDItaly share their story: Fornaci Calce Grigolin
Cristina Fregolent, Compliance Specialist
Fornaci Calce Grigolin operates in the construction materials sector, developing products and solutions for the building industry. Over the years, the company has expanded its production range by investing in the research of new materials, process innovation, and the development of construction systems for various application areas.
Headquartered in Nervesa della Battaglia (Treviso), the Venetian company boasts an extensive production network across Italy and Germany, along with laboratories dedicated to product development and quality control. Environmental awareness has long been a hallmark of the company’s activities, from raw material management to the monitoring of production processes and emissions.
In this journey, the company decided to rely on EPDItaly and an EPD-to-TOOL verification system to manage environmental declarations for a complex product portfolio across multiple manufacturing plants in a structured and consistent manner.
On this subject, we interviewed Cristina Fregolent, Compliance Specialist, who discussed the reasons behind choosing the EPD-to-TOOL approach, the benefits gained in terms of efficiency and environmental data management, and the role of EPDItaly within a recognized international network.
What were the reasons that led you to opt for the EPD-to-TOOL verification method over the standard verification of a single EPD? What benefits have you seen in terms of efficiency, data consistency, and managing a complex product portfolio?
The choice of the EPD-to-TOOL method was natural for a company with a highly diversified product portfolio like ours. Traditional single-EPD verification is effective when working with a limited number of items, but in our case, we needed to ensure consistency across different product families and plants.
The qualified tool allows us to maintain methodological uniformity, reduce update times, and manage extensions or new formulations more efficiently. It is a solution that better addresses the industrial complexity of a structured group like ours.
How does generating EPDs through a qualified LCA tool impact your ability to update, extend, or replicate environmental declarations across multiple products and production sites?
It has a significant impact. The tool is not a static instrument but a dynamic platform that allows us to update data whenever energy mixes, raw materials, or formulations change. This is particularly important in a constantly evolving regulatory and market landscape.
We can extend declarations to new items while maintaining methodological consistency and replicate the analysis across different plants without losing uniformity in the results. In this sense, the tool represents a true industrial investment, not just a documentary one.
In your opinion, how important is it to rely on a Program Operator like EPDItaly, which integrates EPD-to-TOOL verification within a recognized international network?
It is a decisive factor. The credibility of an EPD depends not only on the technical accuracy of the calculations but also on the framework in which it is published and verified. EPDItaly, with the support of ICMQ and its integration into an international network, guarantees a solid and recognized reference framework. This strengthens the credibility of our environmental declarations for designers, contractors, and public authorities.
Furthermore, integration into the Eco Platform network ensures that our EPDs are recognized and applicable abroad, supporting our growth in international markets. Being part of this network means speaking a shared language of sustainability, offering customers the guarantee that the environmental value of Fornaci Calce Grigolin products is validated according to globally recognized standards.