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HB 207.1:2000

Environmental management
Part 1:
Environmental labels and declarations
Type III environmental declarations

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HB 207.1:2000

Environmental management
Part 1:
Environmental labels and declarations
Type III environmental declarations

First published as HB 207.1:2000.

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Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand
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publisher.
Jointly published by Standards Australia International Ltd, GPO Box 5420, Sydney, NSW 2001
and Standards New Zealand, Private Bag 2439, Wellington 6020
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PREFACE
This Handbook was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand
Committee EV/3, Environmental Labelling.

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This Handbook is identical to and has been reproduced from ISO/TR 14025:2000,
Environmental labels and declarationsType III environmental declarations.
The objective of this Handbook is to provide persons who have an interest in Type III
environmental declarations with information about issues and elements pertaining to Type III
environmental declarations. At the time that the ISO technical report was developed the subject
of Type III environmental declarations was still evolving and there was insufficient agreement
on a number of points to support the development of an International Standard. ISO/TR 14025
was thus developed to report on those elements where there was international agreement and to
provide information about various approaches currently being considered for those elements
where international agreement had yet to be reached.
As this Handbook is reproduced from an International Technical Report, the following applies:
(a)

Its number appears on the cover and title page while the International Technical Report
number appears only on the cover.

(b)

In the source text, this Technical Report should read this Standards Australia/Standards
New Zealand Handbook.

(c)

A full point substitutes for a comma when referring to a decimal marker.

At the time that this Handbook was published ISO 14021, ISO 14040 and ISO 14041
(mentioned in the Normative references clause) had been adopted as Australian/New Zealand
Standards. In the case of ISO 14021, the Australian/New Zealand Standard includes some
modifications from the International Standard but these modifications are not expected to affect
the way the document is referenced in this Handbook.

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CONTENTS

Page

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Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................viv
1

Scope ..............................................................................................................................................................1

Normative references ....................................................................................................................................1

Terms and definitions ...................................................................................................................................1

Objective of Type III environmental declarations.......................................................................................3

5
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5

Technical considerations..............................................................................................................................3
General............................................................................................................................................................3
Methodology options ....................................................................................................................................4
Pre-set categories of parameter...................................................................................................................5
Additional environmental information.........................................................................................................6
Quality assurance (data and pre-set types of information).......................................................................6

6
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4

Interested-party input ....................................................................................................................................7

General............................................................................................................................................................7
Suggested levels for interested-party input ...............................................................................................7
Concepts for establishing product-specific information requirements...................................................8
Possible options for addressing interested-party input............................................................................8

7
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5

Declaration format and communication......................................................................................................8

General............................................................................................................................................................8
Establishing the information needs of the user .........................................................................................8
Type III environmental declaration designs and formats ..........................................................................9
Combining Type III environmental declarations with other environmental labels ...............................11
Experience and research ............................................................................................................................11

8
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6
8.7
8.8
8.9

Procedures for establishing Type III environmental declarations and programmes ...........................11
General..........................................................................................................................................................11
Setting minimum programme requirements.............................................................................................12
Selection of product categories .................................................................................................................12
Related requirements ..................................................................................................................................12
Certification ..................................................................................................................................................12
Accreditation ................................................................................................................................................12
Mutual recognition.......................................................................................................................................12
Technology transfer ....................................................................................................................................13
Periodic review ............................................................................................................................................13

Annex A (informative) Review of methodologies and their application to Type III environmental
declarations..................................................................................................................................................14
Annex B (informative) Examples of roles of organizations involved in Type III environmental
declaration programmes.............................................................................................................................24
Bibliography ..............................................................................................................................................................25

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INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this Technical Report is to identify and describe the elements and issues concerning Type III
environmental declarations and corresponding programmes, as well as to provide information in specific areas
where general agreement among experts exists.

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This Technical Report also discusses issues that should be resolved prior to the possible development of an
International Standard. It recognizes that there are various Type III environmental declarations in use and that the
concept is still evolving.
In the work plan of the Type III task group, a Type III environmental declaration is described as quantified
environmental life cycle product information, provided by a supplier, based on independent verification, (e.g. third
party), (critically reviewed) systematic data, presented as a set of categories of parameter (for a sector group)1.

The Type III environmental declaration is non-selective but presents the information in a format that facilitates
comparison between products.

The Type III environmental declaration includes information supplied to industrial customers and to end-use
consumers.

Third party does not necessarily imply the involvement of a certification body.

1 These terms of reference are not yet finalized and represent a majority, rather than a unanimous, point of view on some
issues. The parts in parentheses are issues for further consideration.

TECHNICAL REPORT

ISO/TR 14025:2000(E)

AUSTRALIAN/NEW ZEALAND HANDBOOK

Environmental management

Part 1:
Environmental
labels and declarations Type III environmental
Environmental labels and declarations
declarations
Type III environmental declarations

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Scope

This Technical Report identifies and describes elements and issues concerning Type III environmental declarations
and corresponding programmes, including technical considerations, declaration format and communication, and
administrative considerations for developing and/or issuing a Type III environmental declaration.

Normative references

The following normative documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of
this Technical Report. For dated references, subsequent amendments to, or revisions of, any of these publications
do not apply. However, parties to agreements based on this Technical Report are encouraged to investigate the
possibility of applying the most recent editions of the normative documents indicated below. For undated
references, the latest edition of the normative document referred to applies. Members of ISO and IEC maintain
registers of currently valid International Standards.
ISO 14020:1998, Environmental labels and declarations General principles.
ISO 14021:1999, Environmental labels and declarations Self-declared environmental claims (Type II
environmental labelling).
ISO 14024:1999, Environmental labels and declarations Type I environmental labelling Principles and
procedures.
ISO 14040:1997, Environmental management Life cycle assessment Principles and framework.
ISO 14041:1998, Environmental management Life cycle assessment Goal and scope definition and inventory
analysis.
ISO 14042:2000, Environmental management Life cycle assessment Life cycle impact assessment.
ISO 14043:2000, Environmental management Life cycle assessment Life cycle interpretation.

Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this Technical Report, the terms and definitions given in ISO 14020, ISO 14024, ISO 14040,
ISO 14041, ISO 14042, ISO 14043 and the following apply.
3.1
category endpoint
attribute or aspect of natural environment, human health or resources, identifying an environmental issue of
concern
NOTE

Figure 2 [ISO 14042:2000] illustrates this term in further detail.

[ISO 14042:2000]

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