EPD & LCA Insights

Practical guidance on EPD verification, LCA methodology and sustainability standards — written from a verifier's perspective.

RegulationsThe Buy Clean Lesson: In the US, It Was Procurement That Made EPDs MandatoryWhat grew EPDs in the US was not voluntarism but a tender rule: California's Buy Clean act requires facility-specific EPDs and a GWP cap for four material groups in public projects. The limits were updated in 2025 and tighten every three years. How the model works — and what it means for producers selling into the EU.1 September 2026 · 6 min read EPD VerificationHow to Read an EPD: A Verifier's 10-Minute GuideEPDs are produced, published and attached to bids — and very often misread. Where should you look before comparing two EPDs, what does the A1-A3 total say and not say, and what does the verification statement actually guarantee? The reading order of a verifier who has reviewed hundreds of them.1 September 2026 · 8 min read CBAMThe UK CBAM Starts in 2027: How It Differs from the EU'sThe EU's will not be the only border mechanism: the United Kingdom launches its own CBAM on 1 January 2027. The design departs from the EU's on important points — a tax instead of certificates, a sterling threshold instead of tonnes, a different sector list. For producers also exporting to the UK, we compare the two regimes in one article.1 September 2026 · 7 min read CBAMDoes a Carbon Price Paid at Home Reduce Your CBAM Bill? The Real Limits of Article 9"We already pay a carbon price at home — surely that comes off the CBAM bill?" The answer sits in Article 9 of the Regulation, and its conditions are narrower than most retellings. The effectively-paid test, why voluntary markets don't count, and the free-allocation trap — with sources.31 August 2026 · 6 min read CBAMThe CBAM Communication Template: How Producers Get Data to ImportersWhen your EU customer asks for CBAM data, the file landing in your inbox will most likely be the Commission's communication template. What it is, which data it asks for, how it relates to the registry's operator module (O3CI), and where to start filling it in — collected here from a producer's point of view.31 August 2026 · 7 min read CBAMThe CBAM Timeline: Who Must Do What, and When?The definitive-period timeline is where CBAM confusion concentrates. Authorised declarant status, the 50-tonne exemption, the first declaration on 30 September 2027 and the quarterly certificate requirement starting in 2027 — all sourced from the Commission, in one article.31 August 2026 · 7 min read LCAWhat Is a Product Carbon Footprint (ISO 14067)? And How It Relates to EPDs and CBAMWhat is a product carbon footprint (PCF), how does it differ from a corporate footprint, and how does it connect to EPDs and CBAM? Explained by an LCA consultant and EPD verifier.24 August 2026 · 6 min read

RegulationsCBAM Default Values in the Definitive Period: Which Value Applies, and How?How do CBAM default values work in the definitive period? IR (EU) 2025/2621, the 2026/1740 correction, mark-up rates and the '–' rows — a verifier's guide for exporters and importers.10 August 2026 · 8 min read

RegulationsWhat Is a Digital Product Passport (DPP)? A Guide for Manufacturers Exporting to the EUWhat is the Digital Product Passport, which products will need one and when? The DPP, EPD and LCA connection explained through a verifier's lens — for manufacturers exporting to the EU.31 July 2026 · 7 min read

EPDWhat Is an EPD? A Verifier's Guide to Environmental Product DeclarationsWhat is an EPD (Environmental Product Declaration), what is it for, and how is one prepared? ISO 14025, EN 15804+A2 and the verification process, explained in plain language from an EPD verifier's perspective.22 July 2026 · 7 min read

EPD VerificationThrough a Verifier's Lens: Why EPDs Fail Long Before VerificationMost EPDs don't fail during verification — they fail months earlier, in the data. A look at where problems really start, and why EPDlogy exists.21 July 2026 · 2 min read

Data QualityWhy Data Quality Matters in an EPD — Through a Verifier's LensAn EPD is only as reliable as the data behind it. A verifier's look at the data quality checks that make an EPD credible — representativeness, completeness, consistency and source reliability.20 July 2026 · 3 min read