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Environmental statements and programmes for products - Principles and general requirements (ISO/DIS 14020:2022)

This document establishes principles and specifies general requirements that are applicable to all types of product-related environmental statements and environmental statement programmes. Environmental statements result from environmental statement programmes and include self-declared environmental claims, ecolabels, environmental product declarations (EPDs) and footprint communications.
This document is intended to be used in conjunction with other standards in the ISO 14020 family.
NOTE      Those other standards contain additional terms and definitions, principles and requirements that are relevant to their specific scopes.

Umwelterklärungen und -programme für Produkte – Grundsätze und allgemeine Anforderungen (ISO/DIS 14020:2022)

Dieses Dokument legt Grundsätze und allgemeine Anforderungen fest, die für alle Arten von produktbezoge
nen Umweltaussagen und Programmen für Umweltaussagen gelten. Umweltaussagen gehen aus Programmen für Umweltaussagen hervor und umfassen selbsterklärte Umweltansprüche Umweltzeichen,
deklarationen(EPDs) und Fußabdruckkommunikationen.
Dieses Dokument ist für die Anwendung in Verbindung mit anderen Normen der Normenfamilie ISO14020 vorgesehen.
ANMERKUNG Diese anderen Normen enthalten ergänzende Begriffe, Grundsätze und Anforderungen, die für den jewei
ligen Anwendungsbereich relevant sind.

Déclarations environnementales et programmes pour les produits - Principes et exigences générales (ISO/DIS 14020:2022)

Le présent document établit les principes et spécifie les exigences générales qui sont applicables à tous les types de déclarations environnementales et programmes de déclarations environnementales de produits. Les déclarations environnementales sont issues de programmes de déclarations environnementales et comprennent les autodéclarations environnementales, les écolabels, les déclarations environnementales de produits (DEP) et les communications d’empreinte.
Le présent document est destiné à être utilisé conjointement avec d’autres normes de la famille ISO 14020.
NOTE       Ces autres normes contiennent des termes et définitions supplémentaires, ainsi que des principes et des exigences pertinents pour leur domaine d’application.

Okoljske izjave in programi za proizvode - Načela in splošne zahteve (ISO/DIS 14020:2022)

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 16-Jun-2022
• ICS: 13.020.50 - Ecolabelling
• Technical Committee: UZO - Environmental management
• Current Stage: 4020 - Public enquire (PE) (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 08-Apr-2022
• Due Date: 26-Aug-2022
• Completion Date: 17-Jun-2022
• Ref Project: EN ISO 14020:2023 - Environmental statements and programmes for products - Principles and general requirements (ISO 14020:2022)

Relations

• Revised: SIST EN ISO 14020:2002 - Environmental labels and declarations - General principles (ISO 14020:2000)
• Effective Date: 02-Oct-2019
• Replaces: SIST EN ISO 14020:2002 - Environmental labels and declarations - General principles (ISO 14020:2000)
• Effective Date: 16-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN ISO 14020:2022
01-junij-2022
Okoljske izjave in programi za proizvode - Načela in splošne zahteve (ISO/DIS
14020:2022)
Environmental statements and programmes for products - Principles and general
requirements (ISO/DIS 14020:2022)
Umwelterklärungen und -programme für Produkte – Grundsätze und allgemeine
Anforderungen (ISO/DIS 14020:2022)
Déclarations environnementales et programmes pour les produits - Principes et
exigences générales (ISO/DIS 14020:2022)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN ISO 14020
ICS:
13.020.50 Označevanje z ekološko Ecolabelling
nalepko
oSIST prEN ISO 14020:2022 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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oSIST prEN ISO 14020:2022
DRAFT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
ISO/DIS 14020
ISO/TC 207/SC 3 Secretariat: SA
Voting begins on: Voting terminates on:
2022-03-28 2022-06-20
Environmental statements and programmes for products -
Principles and general requirements
ICS: 13.020.50
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oSIST prEN ISO 14020:2022
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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction . vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
3.1 Terms and definitions related to the environment . 2
3.2 Terms and definitions related to environmental statements . 2
3.3 Terms and definition related to programmes . 5
3.4 Terms and definitions related to life cycle . 6
3.5 Terms and definitions related to conformity assessment of environmental
statements . 6
4 Principles . 7
4.1 General . 7
4.2 Credibility . 7
4.2.1 Principle . 7
4.2.2 Rationale . 7
4.3 Evidence based methodology . 7
4.3.1 Principle . 7
4.3.2 Rationale . 8
4.4 Transparency and availability . 8
4.4.1 Principle . 8
4.4.2 Rationale . 8
4.5 Confidentiality . 8
4.5.1 Principle . 8
4.5.2 Rationale . 8
4.6 Life cycle perspective . 8
4.6.1 Principle . 8
4.6.2 Rationale . 8
4.7 Environmental performance improvement and innovation . 9
4.7.1 Principle . 9
4.7.2 Rationale . 9
4.8 Accessibility and avoidance of unnecessary information and administrative
demands . 9
4.8.1 Principle . 9
4.8.2 Rationale . 9
4.9 Interested parties and consultation . 9
4.9.1 Principle . 9
4.9.2 Rationale . 10
4.10 Voluntary . 10
4.10.1 Principle . 10
4.10.2 Rationale . 10
4.11 Regionality . 10
4.11.1 Principle . 10
4.11.2 Rationale . 10
5 Types of environmental statements .10
5.1 General . 10
5.2 Self-declared environmental claim . 11
5.3 Ecolabel . 11
5.4 Environmental product declaration . 11
5.5 Footprint communication . 11
5.6 Other types of environmental statement . 11
6 General requirements for environmental statement programmes .12
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6.1 Environmental statement programme .12
6.2 Environmental statement programme owner and operator .13
6.3 Involvement of interested parties . 14
6.4 Scope of programme, responsible parties and intended audiences . 14
6.5 Specified requirements and criteria . 14
6.6 Quantification methodologies, data quality and reporting . 15
6.7 Conformity assessment .15
6.8 Format of environmental statements, reporting and publication . 16
6.9 Changes or revisions to environmental statement programmes, specified
requirements and criteria and environmental statements . 16
7 General requirements for environmental statements .17
7.1 General . 17
7.2 Vague or non-specific statements. 18
7.3 Statements of sustainability . 18
7.4 Comparative environmental statements . 18
7.5 Use of supporting information . 19
7.6 Use of symbols and graphics in environmental statements . 19
7.7 Other information or statements . 20
Annex A (informative) Example of a simple environmental statement programme for a
self-declared environmental claim .21
Annex B (informative) Self-declared environmental claims contained in ISO 14021 .22
Annex C (informative) Combination of different types of environmental statements .23
Annex D (informative) Examples of preferred and discouraged wording of environment
statements .25
Bibliography .26
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oSIST prEN ISO 14020:2022
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out
through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical
committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International
organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work.
ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of
electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are
described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the
different types of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the
editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of
any patent rights identified during the development of the document will be in the Introduction and/or
on the ISO list of patent declarations received (see www.iso.org/patents).
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation of the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and
expressions related to conformity assessment, as well as information about ISO's adherence to
the World Trade Organization (WTO) principles in the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), see
www.iso.org/iso/foreword.html.
This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 207, Environmental management,
Subcommittee SC 3, Environmental labelling.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO 14020:2000), which has been technically
revised.
The main changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:
— this edition contains two new concepts and terms - ‘environmental statement’ and ‘environmental
statement programme’;
— this edition has added terms and definitions that are generic to all types of environmental statement
programmes and environmental statements;
— this edition has consolidated and updated the principles applicable for environmental statements
that were previously contained in the ISO 14020 family of standards, and placed the requirements
that were previously included within those principles into separate requirement clauses within this
document; and
— this edition adds general requirements applicable to all types of environmental statement
programmes and environmental statements.
A list of all standards in the ISO 14020 family of standards can be found on the ISO website.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html.
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Introduction
0.1 Communicating the environmental aspects and potential environmental impacts of products assists
intended audiences (e.g. investors, purchasers and consumers) to make decisions on selection and
use of products. The overall objective of providing information about the environmental aspects
of products (i.e. environmental statements) is to encourage selection, purchase and use of those
products that have the least adverse potential or actual environmental impact.
0.2 Suppliers that communicate the environmental aspects of their products via environmental
statements hope to influence the market in favour of their products. If the communication has
this effect, the market share of those products can increase, and other suppliers may respond by
improving the environmental performance of their products. Ultimately this results in reduced
environmental impact from that product category.
0.3 Suppliers that communicate the environmental aspects of their products via environmental
statements also benefit at different levels within the company, both for the development of their
products as well as for their environmental management and improvement of environmental
performance.
0.4 Since the 1990s, ISO has developed the ISO 14020 family of standards that have provided terms
and definitions, principles and requirements for how the environmental aspects of products
should be communicated, including requirements for environmental statements (e.g. self-declared
environmental claims (ISO 14021), ecolabels (ISO 14024), environmental product declarations
(ISO 14025) and footprint communications (ISO 14026)). ISO 14020 is the core document in the
ISO 14020 family of standards, and this new edition updates and consolidates the common terms
and definitions, principles and requirements for environmental statements and programmes that
enable environmental statements to be made.
0.5 The structure of the revised ISO 14020 family of standards is illustrated in Figure 1 and summarized
as follows:
a) ISO 14020 - common terms and definitions, principles and general requirements for all
environmental statements (e.g. self-declared environmental claims, ecolabels, environmental
product declarations and footprint communications, etc.) and associated programmes that
enable the communication of environmental aspects of products;
b) ISO 14021 - requirements for environmental statements in the form of self-declared
environmental claims;
c) ISO 14024 - requirements for environmental statements in the form of environmental labels
known as ecolabels;
d) ISO 14025 - requirements for environmental statements in the form of environmental product
declarations (EPDs);
e) ISO 14026 - requirements for environmental statements in the form of footprint
communications;
f) ISO 14027 – requirements for product category rules (PCRs) that support the use of life cycle
assessment as a method to compile and evaluate the information used as a basis for making
environmental statements; and
g) ISO/TS 14029 – requirements for the mutual recognition of EPDs and associated programmes.
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Figure 1 — Structure of the revised ISO 14020 family of standards
0.6 Further explanatory information on the types of environmental statement is contained in Clause 5.
0.7 Fundamental to the communication of the environmental aspects of products through the use of
the ISO 14020 family of standards are the following understandings:
a) that an environmental statement is prepared or made about the environmental aspect(s) of a
product by an identifiable responsible party;
b) that all environmental statements (including self-declared environmental claims) are made
within the context of an environmental statement programme (see Annex A as an example of a
simple type of environmental statement programme for a self-declared claim);
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c) that an environmental statement programme is established by an identifiable programme
operator who:
i. defines the type of the environmental statement(s) (e.g. self-declared environmental claim,
ecolabel, environmental product declaration, footprint communication, etc.) included in
the environmental statement programme;
ii. prescribes the requirements, criteria and methodology associated with the environmental
statement programme and the environmental statement;
iii. where relevant, identifies how the environmental statement is to be assessed (e.g. through
methods such as auditing, evaluation, examination, inspection, testing, validation or
verification; and whether these assessment techniques can result in the environmental
statement being self-declared by the first party, or whether a second or third - party
assessment activity is required);
iv. confirms the format, media and type of information that is to be communicated with the
environmental statement to the intended audiences (e.g. investors, purchasers, consumers,
etc.); and
v. establishes the validity period of environmental statement(s) and any ongoing assessment
requirements.
0.8 This document aims to ensure that, in future, environmental statements will be made within
the context of an environmental statement programme or scheme. Environmental statement
programmes can vary in complexity depending on the type of environmental statement being
made (in some cases a simple internal process or procedure, in other cases an extensive set of
programme rules).
0.9 All programmes specify the product or the family of products that are to be covered; the specified
requirements and criteria that must be demonstrated to support the environmental statement;
and the determination methodology to undertake the demonstration, including any necessary
information, competencies and use of conformity assessment (e.g. testing, inspection, verification
or certification activities).
0.10 For reference, Annex B includes a list of self-declared environmental claims that are sometimes
found in the market and are further covered in ISO 14021.
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oSIST prEN ISO 14020:2022
DRAFT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/DIS 14020:2022(E)
Environmental statements and programmes for products -
Principles and general requirements
1 Scope
1.1 This document contains common terms and definitions, principles and general requirements
that apply to all types of product related environmental statements and environmental statement
programmes. Environmental statements result from environmental statement programmes and
include self-declared environmental claims, ecolabels, environmental product declarations (EPDs) and
footprint communications.
1.2 This document is a normative reference for other documents in the ISO 14020 family of standards.
NOTE Those other documents contain additional terms and definitions, principles and requirements that
are relevant to their specific scopes.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 14021, Environmental labels and declarations — Self-declared environmental claims (Type II
environmental labelling)
ISO 14024, Environmental labels and declarations — Type I environmental labelling — Principles and
procedures
ISO 14025, Environmental labels and declarations — Type III environmental declarations — Principles and
procedures
ISO 14026, Environmental labels and declarations — Principles, requirements and guidelines for
communication of footprint information
ISO 14050, Environmental management — Vocabulary
3 Terms and definitions
For the purpose of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www .electropedia .org/
NOTE The following terms and definitions are laid out in a systematic order. A term in a definition or note
that is defined in another entry is indicated by bold face followed by its entry number in parentheses.
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3.1 Terms and definitions related to the environment
3.1.1
area of concern
aspect of the natural environment, human health or resources of interest to society
EXAMPLE Water scarcity, climate change, biodiversity.
[SOURCE: ISO 14050, 3.2.11, EXAMPLE added]
3.1.2
environment
surroundings in which an organization operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora,
fauna, humans, and their interrelationships
Note 1 to entry: Surroundings can extend from within an organization to the local, regional and global system.
Note 2 to entry: Surroundings can be described in terms of biodiversity, ecosystems, climate or other
characteristics of an organization’s activities (including projects) or products that interact or can interact with
the environment.
[SOURCE: ISO 14050: 2020, 3.2.2; notes to entry added]
3.1.3
environmental aspect
element of an organization’s activities or products (3.2.11) that interacts or can interact with the
environment (3.1.2)
Note 1 to entry: Typically, environmental
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