The International EPD® System invites you to the second stakeholder conference, June 4th in Bologna, Italy.

Details about the conference are available here: http://www.epdconference.org/

For more information please contact Massimo Marino, massimo@environdec.com or Joakim Thornéus, joakim@environdec.com.

Read about last years conference here.

Axpo has updated the EPD for electricity from Wildegg-Brugg run-of-river Power Plant. The declared product is 1 kilowatt hour (kWh) net electricity generated in Wildegg-Brugg run-of-river power plant and thereafter distributed to a customer connected to the Axpo network during the reference year 2011/2012.

UNIFE - the Association of the European Rail Industry have updated the PCR for rolling stock. The PCR includes rolling stock like rail vehicles, trams, metros, electric/diesel locomotives and passanger or goods wagons of different types.

A new PCR on prefabricated buildings has been issued. The PCR covers the CPC code 387 "Prefabricated buildings" and its subclasses.

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The Swedish Environmental Management Council (SEMCo), the program operator for the International EPD® System and the German organization IBU (Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V.) has agreed on a mutal recognition regarding their programmes for environmental declarations.

"This collaboration, in which we mutually recognize each programmes for EPDs in the construction sector, is now official. We are delighted to offer this expanded service to our clients ", says Sven-Olof Ryding, CEO of SEMCo

"EPDs in the construction sector will become increasingly important with the standard EN 15804 as well as the requirements on environmental information to obtain the CE label on construction products" says Joakim Thornéus, responsible for the international EPD® System.

Currently, there are available EPDs registered from more than 100 organizations in 18 countries around the world in the International EPD® system. These include most of the major product groups - including construction products.

IBU is a driving force in matters of EPD on construction products and has led the work on the development of European Standard EN 15804. IBU's business is dedicated to providing its members help to develop and register EPDs for construction products in accordance with the new EU rules.

For interested organizations within the construction sector, the International EPD® System and IBU now offer the possibility to expand the market for their EPDs and label the declaration with the logotypes of both organizations.

For more information, please contact Joakim Thornéus, head of the International EPD® System, joakim@environdec.com, tel +468 5010 5552.

The Italian company Monini S.p.A has issued EPDs for four of their extra virgin olive oils.

The Luxottica Group has issued five EPDs for Ray-Ban® and  Oakley® sunglasses. The EPDs are pre-certified and work have started on the development of a new PCR for the product category.

A new PCR covering the UN CPC class 3814 "Other furniture" has been issued. The PCR includes basically all types of furniture except seats, office furniture, wooden kitchen furniture, mattress supports and mattresses and parts of furniture.