SIST EN ISO 14020:2024/oprA1:2026

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 18-Oct-2026
• ICS: 13.020.50 - Ecolabelling
• Technical Committee: UZO - Environmental management
• Current Stage: 4020 - Public enquire (PE) (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 11-Aug-2026
• Due Date: 29-Dec-2026
• Ref Project: EN ISO 14020:2023/prA1 - Environmental statements and programmes for products - Principles and general requirements - Amendment 1 (ISO 14020:2022/DAM 1:2026)

• Amends: SIST EN ISO 14020:2024 - Environmental statements and programmes for products - Principles and general requirements (ISO 14020:2022)
• Effective Date: 17-Dec-2025

Overview

SIST EN ISO 14020:2024/oprA1:2026 is an amendment to the widely recognized standard on environmental statements and programmes for products, developed by CEN based on ISO guidance. This amendment updates the principles and general requirements for making reliable, accurate, and transparent environmental claims concerning products, and aims to align terminology and definitions for greater market clarity. The standard addresses concepts such as environmental statements, ecolabels, environmental product declarations (EPDs), self-declared claims, and the structure of environmental labelling programmes.

As global emphasis on environmental responsibility grows, EN ISO 14020 and its amendments play a critical role in supporting credible communication regarding the environmental impact of products, helping consumers, manufacturers, and regulatory bodies identify trustworthy environmental information and avoid greenwashing.

Key Topics

• Environmental Statements: Updates in the definitions highlight that statements should inform and influence the market, not just inform the audience. Statements can take the form of claims, labels, declarations, or digital communications.

• Self-Declared Environmental Claims: Clarifies that these are made without third-party certification, typically by manufacturers or product suppliers, and not by independent reviewers unless sponsored by the supplier.

• Ecolabels and Programmes: Emphasizes that ecolabelling is now based on “requirements” rather than just “criteria”, and is operated by third-party organizations with a life cycle perspective.

• Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs): Updated to reflect that EPDs rely on predetermined indicators derived from life cycle assessment (LCA) and product category rules (PCRs), and must undergo independent verification.

• Responsible Party: Expands on which entities (e.g., manufacturers, marketers, distributors) may be responsible for environmental claims.

• Programme Structure: Stresses harmonization between environmental statement programme operators and highlights different types of programmes (international, national, regional).

• Conformity Assessment and Verification: Aligns definitions with global standards, detailing the process for confirming that environmental statements meet required criteria through objective evidence.

Applications

Implementing SIST EN ISO 14020:2024/oprA1:2026 offers several benefits and strategic applications for organizations and stakeholders:

• Product Marketing: Organizations can use validated environmental statements and ecolabels to differentiate their products in competitive markets and communicate their commitment to sustainability.
• Supply Chain Management: Facilitates reliable environmental data transfer throughout the supply chain, supporting procurement decisions and sustainability reporting.
• Regulatory Compliance: Aligns with national and international regulations that increasingly require credible environmental information and discourage misleading environmental claims.
• Consumer Confidence: Increases trust among consumers seeking products with verifiable eco-friendly attributes.
• Green Public Procurement: Enables policy makers and procurement bodies to specify verifiable environmental requirements in tender and purchasing processes.

Related Standards

SIST EN ISO 14020:2024/oprA1:2026 is part of a comprehensive family of ISO standards supporting environmental labelling and declarations:

• ISO 14021 - Self-declared environmental claims (Type II)
• ISO 14024 - Environmental labels (Type I)
• ISO 14025 - Environmental product declarations (Type III)
• ISO 14026 - Footprint communications
• ISO/TS 14027 - Product category rules for LCA
• ISO/TS 14029 - Mutual recognition of EPDs and footprint communications

By adhering to EN ISO 14020 and its related standards, organizations contribute to a harmonized, credible, and effective framework for environmental communication, fostering sustainable production and consumption. Use of these internationally aligned standards ensures robustness in ecolabelling, enhances green competitiveness, and supports environmental transparency across markets.

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2026
Okoljske izjave in programi za proizvode - Načela in splošne zahteve - Dopolnilo 1
Environmental statements and programmes for products — Principles and general
requirements — Amendment 1
Umweltaussagen für Produkte und deren Programme - Grundsätze und allgemeine
Anforderungen - Änderung 1
Déclarations environnementales et programmes pour les produits — Principes et
exigences générales — Amendement 1
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 14020:2023/prA1
ICS:
13.020.50 Označevanje z ekološko Ecolabelling
nalepko
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

DRAFT
Amendment
ISO 14020:2022/
DAM 1
ISO/TC 207/SC 3
Environmental statements and
Secretariat: SA
programmes for products —
Principles and general
Voting begins on:
2026-07-30
requirements
Voting terminates on:
AMENDMENT 1 2026-10-22
Déclarations environnementales et programmes pour les
produits — Principes et exigences générales
AMENDEMENT 1
ICS: 13.020.50
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Principles and general
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— Amending selected definitions
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ISO 14020:2022/DAM 1:2026(en)
Environmental statements and programmes for products —
Principles and general requirements
AMENDMENT 1
Pages vi to viii, Introduction
Delete the Introduction and replace with the following text:

Introduction
0.1  This document contains principles and general requirements for environmental statements and
environmental statement programmes for products. The validity and accuracy of such statements is
essential to avoid unfair competition that can arise from vague, unreliable and deceptive environmental
statements (e.g. greenwashing). When assessment methods used by those who make environmental
statements are transparent, scientifically sound and documented, those who purchase, or will potentially
purchase, products can be assured of the validity and accuracy of the statements.
0.2  The overall goals of environmental statements are to:
a) communicate accurate and relevant information about the environmental aspects or potential
environmental impacts of products;
b) encourage the demand for and supply of products that cause less stress on the environment;
c) stimulate market-driven continual environmental improvement in products.
0.3  This document is one of the documents developed by ISO/TC 207/SC 3 that provide principles,
requirements and guidance for different types of environmental statements about products. These
documents include the following:
— ISO 14020 (this document), which provides common terms and definitions, principles and general
requirements for all environmental statements (e.g. self-declared environmental claims, ecolabels,
EPDs and footprint communications) and associated programmes that enable the communication of
environmental aspects and potential environmental impacts of products.
— ISO 14021, which provides principles, requirements, and guidance for environmental statements in the
form of self-declared environmental claims.
— ISO 14024, which provides principles, requirements, and guidance for environmental statements in the
form of ecolabels.
— ISO 14025, which provides principles, requirements, and guidance for environmental sta
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