ISO 14025 / 14020 Environmental Labels & EPDs

Indian use case

EPDs (ISO 14025 + PCRs) are increasingly required for material credits in green-building ratings (LEED, IGBC, GRIHA) and to substantiate product-level environmental claims for cement, steel and export markets. ISO 14021 governs anti-greenwashing rules for self-declared claims.

Key points

• Type I ecolabels (14024), Type II self-declared claims (14021), Type III EPDs (14025).
• EPDs require an LCA per ISO 14040/14044 and a Product Category Rule (PCR).
• Type III EPDs are independently verified before publication.

Sources

• ISO 14025