Welcome to EPD Australasia

Your trusted source for credible, transparent, and comparable environmental information.

At EPD Australasia, we empower businesses across Australia and New Zealand to measure, communicate, and improve the environmental performance of their products and services. As the official regional programme operator of the International EPD System, we provide a robust framework for developing and publishing Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) — verified documents that transparently report the environmental impact of products throughout their life cycle.

Whether you’re an industry leader aiming to meet green procurement standards, a manufacturer seeking to understand and communicate your products’ environmental impact, or a sustainability professional navigating Scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon or life cycle reporting, EPD Australasia is here to support your journey toward more sustainable outcomes.

The Value of an EPD

Having an EPD demonstrates that your company has a genuine commitment to environmental responsibility and transparency. EPDs are used to quantify and communicate the environmental credentials of an organisation’s products or services to business customers and consumers.

EPDs are popular for construction-based products, and the use of products with EPDs is recognised and rewarded in sustainable building, infrastructure and embodied carbon rating schemes such as GBCA Green Star, NZGBC Greenstar, IS Rating and NABERS in Australia and New Zealand.

EPDs can also be developed for almost any product, and in Australasia, we have EPDs for tissue-based products, fabrics and even a train! Internationally, EPDs have been published for waste management services, packaging, food and beverages, solar and wind farms and much more.

EPDs and the underpinning Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) are invaluable tools for companies wishing to identify and address hotspots in the environmental footprint of their products. If your company is ISO 14001 certified, the LCA and EPD will greatly assist compliance with the 2017 update to the standard.

With the release of ISO 20400, the International Standard for Sustainable Procurement, Australasian EPDs are increasingly helping businesses supplying Australian and New Zealand markets to meet public and private sustainable procurement and tender requirements.

Procurement professionals and building design teams are increasingly conversant in what EPDs are and how they can be used in decision-making. They are more frequently being used as a means of a quick and easy route to choose between different products and services, to achieve corporate and project objectives and better sustainability outcomes.