BS EN ISO 14025:2010

What is ISO 14025 – Type III environmental declarations about?   

Type III environmental declarations present quantified environmental information on the life cycle of a product. 

ISO 14025  is an International Standard that establishes the principles and specifies the procedures for developing Type III environmental declaration programmes and Type III environmental declarations. ISO 14025 specifically establishes the use of the ISO 14040 series of standards in the development of Type III environmental declaration programmes and Type III environmental declarations. 

ISO 14025 establishes principles for the use of environmental information, in addition to those given in ISO 14020. 

Type III environmental declarations as described in ISO 14025 are primarily intended for use in business-to-business communication, but their use in business-to-consumer communication under certain conditions is not precluded. 

ISO 14025 does not include sector-specific provisions, which may be dealt with in other ISO documents. It is intended that sector-specific provisions in other ISO documents related to Type III environmental declarations be based on and use the principles and procedures of ISO 14025. 

Who is ISO 14025 - Type III environmental declarations for?  

ISO 14025 on ‘Type III environmental declarations’ is primarily intended for use in business-to-business communication. ISO 14025 is useful for different purchaser or user groups such as:  

• Large, small, and medium sized businesses 
• Public procurement agencies 
• Regulatory bodies 
• Local authorities (government/municipality) 
• Environmental bodies 
• Programme operators 
• Senior management of companies 
• Environment management teams at companies 
• Risk management teams 
• Documentation / reporting / compliance teams 
• Product design engineers/innovation teams 
• Quality control personnel 

Why should you use ISO 14025 – Type III environmental declarations?   

Environmental declarations involve relevant authorities becoming conscious of, and declaring the environmental impact of the product throughout its life cycle. 

ISO 14025 guides you with aspects of Type III environmental declarations such as: 

• Principles 
• Programme requirements 
• Scope of the programme 
• Programme instructions 
• Involvement of interested parties 
• Verification 

ISO 14025 also provides you with an example illustrating the development of a Type III environmental declaration from information modules contained in Type III environmental declarations of parts of products. 

A type III environmental declaration programme development and operation scheme has also been provided for your reference. 

ISO 14025 guidelines are a step towards a more responsible approach to product life cycle. This helps organizations to become more environmentally conscious in their activities.