Approved Tool Verifiers in the International EPD System

The Secretariat of the International EPD System (IES) is pleased to announce the approval of eight additional third-party verifiers as tool verifiers for pre-verified Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tools. With these additions, the IES now has a total of fifteen tool verifiers available to support the verification of pre-verified tools.

As demand for EPD development continues to grow, there is an interest in adopting pre-verified EPD and LCA tools to enhance efficiency in EPD development within the IES. Tool verifiers play a critical role in this process by evaluating the technical robustness and methodological alignment of these tools. This work requires solid expertise in LCA methodology, software systems, and database structures.

Tool verifiers are selected through a rigorous process, including a formal review and voting by the IES Technical Committee. This ensures that only qualified candidates are approved. The first round of tool verifier selection for 2025 has been completed, and several new verifiers have now joined the existing pool. Additional selection rounds are planned to support the verification process of pre-verified tools.

The Secretariat remains committed to careful and continuous expansion of the tool verifier pool through a stringent selection. Qualified third-party verifiers within the IES are encouraged to apply to contribute their expertise to meet the increasing demand for reliable pre-verified tools.

The full list of approved tool verifiers, including new appointments for 2025, is provided below and is also available on Pre-Verified Tool Verifiers

Newly approved tool verifiers:

• Andrew D. Moore - Life Cycle Logic
• Claudia Pena - Ingenieria Circular y de Ciclo de Vida PINDA SpA
• Mattias Schulz - Schulz Sustainability Consulting
• Nasser Ayoub - Greenwave Consultancy LTD
• Niels Jungbluth - ESU-services Ltd.
• Rui Wang - IVL Swedish Environmental Institute
• Susanne Jorre - TÜV Rheinland Energy & Environment GmbH
• Tom Gloria - Industrial Ecology Consultants LLC

• Viktor Hakkarainen – CHM Analytics AB

Existing approved tool verifiers:

• Diogo Aparecido Lopes - Federal University of São Carlos
• Elia Rillo - Studio Fieschi & soci Srl
• Marcus Wendin - Miljögiraff
• Pär Lindman - Miljögiraff
• SGS ICS Italia Srl (Mirco Volanti)
• Ugo Pretato - Studio Fieschi & soci Srl
• Vito D’Incognito – Take Care International