Professional Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Development and ISO 14025 Compliance
Independent, engineering-led EPD development from ALCAS and ACLCA certified life cycle practitioners, built on ISO 14025 and the relevant Product Category Rules for any product and any sector across Australia.
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Verify Your Product’s Footprint
An Environmental Product Declaration turns raw lifecycle data into a credible, independently verified statement your customers and supply chain partners can actually rely on. Our team can scope and deliver yours end to end.
See Our ProcessEnvironmental Product Declaration: What It Is and Why It Matters
An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is a standardised, independently verified document that reports the environmental impacts of a product across its life cycle, developed in accordance with ISO 14025 and the relevant Product Category Rules (PCR). An EPD is built on a life cycle assessment conducted to ISO 14040 and ISO 14044, giving architects, engineers, developers and procurement teams comparable, evidence-based data to weigh one product against another. For manufacturers and suppliers, publishing an EPD is fast becoming a condition of entry for Green Star, NABERS and major infrastructure tenders, rather than a nice-to-have.
At Aqualis Carbon Advisory, our EPD service is built on our established life cycle assessment practice. Our practitioners are certified through the Australian Life Cycle Assessment Society (ALCAS) and the American Center for Life Cycle Assessment (ACLCA), and we apply the same rigorous, ISO-aligned modelling to every EPD we develop, regardless of product type or industry sector.
We develop the underlying LCA, select and apply the correct Product Category Rules, and compile your EPD in the standardised reporting format required by your chosen program operator. Independent verification is then carried out by an approved third-party verifier, kept entirely separate from the development work, which is exactly how the international EPD system is designed to preserve credibility and impartiality.
Environmental Product Declaration Development Aligned with ISO 14025
A credible EPD rests on four building blocks. We manage each one so that your declaration is technically sound, correctly scoped and ready for independent verification.
The Right Product Category Rules
We identify and apply the Product Category Rules that govern your product category, including any complementary PCR, so your declared unit, system boundary and reporting format meet the programme operator’s requirements from the outset.
Underlying Life Cycle Assessment
We conduct the ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 aligned LCA behind your EPD, typically to a cradle to gate boundary unless your PCR specifies otherwise, using primary data from your operations wherever possible.
Recycling and End of Life Benefits
Where relevant to your product and PCR, we model end of life pathways and recycling potential under Module D, helping your declaration capture the genuine circularity benefits of your product.
Prepared for Independent Verification
We compile your EPD in the standardised reporting format and prepare the supporting documentation your independent verifier will need, so the verification stage runs smoothly through your chosen programme operator.
Our Environmental Product Declaration Development Process
We follow the EPD development sequence set out in the relevant programme’s General Programme Instructions, so your declaration moves smoothly from scoping through to publication.
Select the Product Category Rules
We identify the correct PCR, and any applicable complementary PCR, for your product category and confirm it is current and appropriate for your intended programme operator.
Conduct the LCA Study
We conduct the underlying life cycle assessment to ISO 14040 and ISO 14044, following the data requirements, cut-off rules and allocation methods set out in your PCR.
Compile the EPD Reporting Format
We translate the LCA results into the standardised EPD reporting format, covering product description, system boundary, impact indicators and any additional environmental information your PCR requires.
Independent Verification
Your EPD is verified by an independent, accredited verifier engaged through your programme operator. This step is kept separate from our development work, which is how the international EPD system preserves impartiality. We prepare your documentation and liaise with the verifier on your behalf throughout.
Registration and Publication
Once verified, your EPD is registered and published through the programme operator’s portal, giving you a publicly available, independently verified document ready to support tenders and specifications.
Why Choose Aqualis Carbon Advisory for Your Environmental Product Declaration
Your EPD is only as credible as the life cycle assessment behind it. Whatever your product or sector, we bring the same certified, ISO-aligned rigour to your EPD that underpins every life cycle assessment we deliver. We do not sell LCA software licences or inventory databases, and we do not verify our own work, which means your declaration is built with genuine independence at every stage.
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Our Full Range of Services
Life cycle assessment often sits alongside broader reporting and certification needs. Aqualis offers complementary services to help you measure, disclose, certify and reduce your environmental footprint.
Frequently Asked Questions
Have questions about Environmental Product Declarations? Here are the questions we hear most often from Australian manufacturers and product owners.
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