Verification

STEP 4/5: VERIFICATION

The market acceptance of EPDs relies on the publication of environmental information that is reliable and trustworthy. The underlying Life Cycle Assessment, data, data handling and the EPD itself are, therefore subject to verification.

There are two alternatives for verification:

• Individual Verification (most common): verification of the LCA background report and the EPD by a recognised individual verifier; or
• EPD Process Certification: certification of an organisation’s internal process to create and verify EPDs according to the General Programme Instructions. Only accredited certification bodies are allowed to certify an EPD Process. Read more here.

Recognised Individual Verifiers

A list of current approved individual verifiers operating in Australia and New Zealand is available here

Accredited Certification Bodies

Bureau Veritas Sweden is now accredited to undertake certification for EPD Australasia. Email Judy Auld at Bureau Veritas Australia & New Zealand for more information.

Epsten Group Inc is now accredited to undertake certification for EPD Australasia.  Email Lauren Wallace for more information.

Verification report

The verification must be transparent and result in a report in English by the verifier. The report must document the verification process while adhering to the rules of data confidentiality. This report must be included in the EPD registration request and available to any person upon request.

For construction product EPDs compliant with PCR EN 15804 a special checklist/verification report template has been developed and is available here.

All verification reports must state if the verification is the first to be done by the verifier in the scope of EPD Australasia, as this verification may be subject to an additional check by the Technical Advisory Group.