31st Aug 2018
The Australasian EPD Programme held their Annual General Meeting in August. The Programme is jointly owned by the Australian and New Zealand LCA Societies so the Presidents of each were present to approve the annual report on the Programme’s activities... Read more
31st Aug 2018
Environment Product Declarations have fast become the benchmark when it comes to measuring and reporting the environmental impacts of a product or service. As the world becomes increasingly aware of the importance of sustainability and that EPDs provide the credible... Read more
31st Aug 2018
Stephen Mitchell Chairs the Board of the Australasian EPD Programme. A leading sustainability professional, Stephen specialises in due diligence for illegally logged wood, timber resource recovery and environmental certification. We spoke to him about his involvement with sustainability and EPDs... Read more
28th Aug 2018
Those interested in environmental sustainability and particularly in accurately measuring environmental impacts will want to be at the 10th Australia LCA Conference which will held in Sydney from 4-6 March 2019. Themes this year include: Low embodied impact structures and... Read more
5th Jul 2018
The Australasian EPD Programme has introduced a new fee category for small businesses. The Australasian region has many small innovative businesses and this new fee category will make it more accessible for these businesses to provide credible environmental information about... Read more
29th Jun 2018
The International EPD System has announced the start of the process to develop Product Category Rules (PCR) for all consumer and distribution packaging. Packaging is a hot topic worldwide. Overpackaging, the logistics of returnable and reusable packaging as well as... Read more
29th May 2018
Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia (ISCA) is launching V2.0 of the IS rating scheme on 14th June in Canberra followed by launches in other Australian cities and Christchurch NZ. Click here for launch details. The update will include an updated Materials... Read more
29th May 2018
The Australian Department of the Environment and Energy has published a guidance document on how Australasian EPD holders can utilise a streamlined process to achieve carbon neutral certification against the National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS). The guidance was summarized during... Read more
29th May 2018
Andrew Marjoribanks may be officially “retired” after a lengthy career in the steel industry, but he remains an extremely active contributor to both the Steel Industry and sustainability initiatives. He is a board member of both the Australasian EPD Programme... Read more
29th May 2018
Planning for the next version of the Australian Green Star building environmental rating system has commenced. Due for release from 2020, it is proposed to include an increased focus on the environmental and social impacts of products and materials. A... Read more