EPDA Welcomes Three New Independent Verifiers

11th Jun 2024

EPD Australasia is pleased to announce the approval of three new independent verifiers for our programme. We congratulate Lindita Bushi, PhD, Viktor Hakkarainen, and Sazal Kundu, and welcome their extensive skills and knowledge in the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) fields.

The Importance of Independent Verification

The market acceptance of EPDs relies on the publication of environmental information that is both reliable and trustworthy. To ensure this, the underlying data, data handling, and the EPD itself are subjected to rigorous independent verification. All verifiers must demonstrate expertise and meet competency requirements in Life Cycle methodologies and the critical review of LCA studies, as defined in the General Programme Instructions.

Meet Our New Verifiers

Lindita Bushi, Ph.D
Athena Sustainable Materials Institute
Toronto, Canada
Email: lindita.bushi@athenasmi.org
Website: https://www.athenasmi.org/

Lindita is the principal LCA consultant at Athena Sustainable Materials Institute. With a doctoral engineering degree in life cycle assessment, Lindita brings two decades of global LCA and EPD experience across many sectors.

Viktor Hakkarainen
CHM Analytics AB
Gothenburg, Sweden
Email: viktor.hakkarainen@chm-analytics.com
Website https://chm-analytics.com/

Viktor is a Climate & Energy Consultant and the Founder of CHM Analytics.  He has wide ranging experience in Life Cycle Assessment & Environmental Product Declarations, as well as sustainability strategies for products, processes and organisations.

Sazal Kundu
Edge Impact
Sydney, Australia
Email: sazal.kundu@edgeimpact.global
Website: https://www.edgeimpact.global/

Sazal is a chemical engineer by profession and Principal Consultant Circular Economy and Lifestyle Thinking at Edge Impact. He has extensive industry experience in manufacturing and production in the field of sustainability and environmental impact.

Further information

See the full list of approved individual verifiers operating in Australia and New Zealand.