First EPDs published using fully pre-verified tools

4th Aug 2026

As demand for Environmental Product Declarations continues to grow, EPD International has announced a significant milestone: the publication of the first end-to-end digital EPDs developed using fully pre-verified tools with API integration into the International EPD System.

The first EPDs published through this process demonstrate how digital workflows can support the large-scale adoption of EPDs while maintaining high standards of quality and credibility, while also being faster and more cost effective.

High-quality EPDs at scale

This end-to-end digital EPD workflow enables manufacturers with high EPD demand to work with a range of non-exclusive LCA and EPD tool providers to produce high-quality EPDs at volume. The innovation combines two complementary elements:

• Fully pre-verified tools ensure that environmental calculations and data handling comply with International EPD System requirements through a rigorous tool verification process.
• API integration enables the automated transfer of EPD information between verified tools and the International EPD Portal, eliminating manual data entry, reducing administrative effort, and minimising human error.

Take-up in construction sector

Fully pre-verified tools are now being used across several product categories within the construction sector, including windows and doors, acoustic wall systems, and ball valves. Manufacturers of cement and wood-based products are also adopting this approach to develop their EPDs.

Swedish window and door manufacturer Elitfönster, which has an extensive product range, was among the first companies to develop EPDs using a pre-verified tool. With hundreds of product variations to manage, the company is using the digital workflow to generate and maintain EPDs more efficiently. Read more in the article Elitfönster leads the way with a new generation of EPD tools.

Tools for helping product development, strategic procurement and sales

Beyond accelerating EPD development, fully pre-verified tools can be adapted to support manufacturers without specialist life cycle assessment (LCA) expertise to explore and retrieve environmental data. This functionality is particularly valuable for:

• Product development teams in assessing the environmental impacts of alternative materials and components and improving performance
• Strategic procurement teams in understanding and optimising the environmental performance of suppliers
• Sales and customer support teams to communicate improved product environmental performance to customers

This new way of developing EPDs is also available to companies in Australia and New Zealand looking to have their EPDs published with EPD Australasia in the International EPD System.

Further information

• Contact us if you are an Australian or New Zealand business interested in registering a fully pre-verified tool in the International EPD System
• Learn more about fully pre-verified tools
• Read article: Elitfönster leads the way with a new generation of EPD tools | Miljögiraff