ISO 14020:2022

International

vISO 14020:2022, third edition, published 2022-12-21, 24 pages; read from the official ISO catalogue record and the publisher's public previews. Amendment 1 (ISO 14020:2022/DAmd 1) is at stage 40.60, close of voting, recorded 2026-10-23; its text is not public.

4 domains

33 controls

Verified

ISO 14020:2022 is a compliance framework from International with 4 domains and 33 controls. The largest domains are Principles – ISO 14020:2022 (11 controls), Programme requirements – ISO 14020:2022 (9 controls), Statement requirements – ISO 14020:2022 (7 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.

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Framework Domains (4)

Principles – ISO 14020:2022

11 controls

Controls in the Principles – ISO 14020:2022 domain of ISO 14020:2022: 11 controls
Code	Title	Description
iso-14020-2022::4.1	Principles: how the eleven principles work	Clause 4.1 opens the principle set. This clause introduces the principle set. What the structure shows is that every lat...
iso-14020-2022::4.10	Voluntary	Voluntary is the ninth principle. The subject is the nature of participation. A programme that applies the principle doe...
iso-14020-2022::4.11	Regionality	Regionality is the tenth principle. The subject is the fit between a programme and the region where it operates. A progr...
iso-14020-2022::4.2	Credibility	Credibility is the first principle in the set. The subject is the credibility of a statement: a reader has to be able to...
iso-14020-2022::4.3	Evidence-based methodology	Evidence-based methodology is the second principle. The subject is the link between a statement and the method that prod...
iso-14020-2022::4.4	Transparency and availability	Transparency and availability is the third principle. The subject is what a reader can see and obtain. A programme that...
iso-14020-2022::4.5	Confidentiality	Confidentiality is the fourth principle. The subject is the limit on disclosure. A programme that applies this principle...
iso-14020-2022::4.6	Life cycle perspective	Life cycle perspective is the fifth principle. The subject is the perspective a statement takes. A programme that applie...
iso-14020-2022::4.7	Environmental performance improvement and innovation	Improvement and innovation is the sixth principle. The subject is the direction of travel. A programme that applies the...
iso-14020-2022::4.8	Accessibility and avoidance of unnecessary information and administrative demands	Accessibility is the seventh principle. The subject is the cost of taking part. A programme that applies the principle a...
iso-14020-2022::4.9	Interested parties and consultation	Interested parties and consultation is the eighth principle. The subject is who is heard when the programme rules and cr...

Programme requirements – ISO 14020:2022

9 controls

Controls in the Programme requirements – ISO 14020:2022 domain of ISO 14020:2022: 9 controls
Code	Title	Description
iso-14020-2022::6.1	Environmental statement programme	Clause 6.1 opens the programme requirements. The subject is the programme itself: the set of rules, criteria and methods...
iso-14020-2022::6.2	Programme owner and operator	Clause 6.2 deals with the owner and the operator. The subject is accountability. A programme needs an identifiable body...
iso-14020-2022::6.3	Involvement of interested parties	Clause 6.3 deals with the interested parties. The subject is the involvement of the parties who have an interest in the...
iso-14020-2022::6.4	Scope of programme, responsible parties and intended audiences	Clause 6.4 deals with the scope, the responsible parties and the audiences. The subject is the written boundary of the p...
iso-14020-2022::6.5	Specified requirements and criteria	Clause 6.5 deals with the specified requirements and criteria. The subject is the criteria a product has to meet for a s...
iso-14020-2022::6.6	Quantification methodologies, data quality and reporting	Clause 6.6 deals with quantification, data quality and reporting. The subject is the method and the data behind a quanti...
iso-14020-2022::6.7	Conformity assessment	Clause 6.7 deals with conformity assessment. The subject is the assessment route. A programme that meets the clause stat...
iso-14020-2022::6.8	Format of environmental statements, reporting and publication	Clause 6.8 deals with format, reporting and publication. The subject is how the statement reaches its audience. A progra...
iso-14020-2022::6.9	Changes or revisions to programmes, specified requirements and criteria and statements	Clause 6.9 deals with changes and revisions. The subject is change. A programme that meets the clause has a version for...

Statement requirements – ISO 14020:2022

7 controls

Controls in the Statement requirements – ISO 14020:2022 domain of ISO 14020:2022: 7 controls
Code	Title	Description
iso-14020-2022::7.1	General requirements for environmental statements	Clause 7.1 opens the statement requirements. The subject is the statement as published, as distinct from the programme t...
iso-14020-2022::7.2	Vague or non-specific statements	Clause 7.2 deals with vague or non-specific wording. The subject is precision. A statement that meets the clause names w...
iso-14020-2022::7.3	Statements of sustainability	Clause 7.3 deals with statements of sustainability. The subject is the broadest kind of claim, the one that says a produ...
iso-14020-2022::7.4	Comparative environmental statements	Clause 7.4 deals with comparative statements. The subject is comparison. A comparative statement has to identify the com...
iso-14020-2022::7.5	Use of supporting information	Clause 7.5 deals with supporting information. The subject is the relationship between the statement and what supports it...
iso-14020-2022::7.6	Use of symbols and graphics in environmental statements	Clause 7.6 deals with symbols and graphics. The subject is the visual element of a statement. A symbol or graphic can ca...
iso-14020-2022::7.7	Other information or statements	Clause 7.7 is the catch-all for other information. The clause exists because a statement can carry information beyond th...

Statement types – ISO 14020:2022

6 controls

Controls in the Statement types – ISO 14020:2022 domain of ISO 14020:2022: 6 controls
Code	Title	Description
iso-14020-2022::5.1	Types of environmental statement: how the five types divide	Clause 5.1 introduces the classification of statement types. The structure shows that the clause classifies statements b...
iso-14020-2022::5.2	Self-declared environmental claim	A self-declared environmental claim is the first named type. The type is a statement made by the party responsible for t...
iso-14020-2022::5.3	Ecolabel	An ecolabel is the second named type. The type is a label awarded to a product that meets a programme's criteria, where...
iso-14020-2022::5.4	Environmental product declaration	An environmental product declaration is the third named type. The type is a statement that presents environmental data f...
iso-14020-2022::5.5	Footprint communication	A footprint communication is the fourth named type. The type is a statement that communicates footprint information for...
iso-14020-2022::5.6	Other types of environmental statement	Clause 5.6 is the catch-all at the end of the type clause. The clause exists because the named types are not exhaustive....

What is ISO 14020:2022 and who does it apply to?

ISO 14020:2022 is a compliance framework from International with 4 domains and 33 controls. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

What does ISO 14020:2022 actually require?

ISO 14020:2022 has 33 controls organised across 4 domains. The largest domains are Principles – ISO 14020:2022 (11 controls), Programme requirements – ISO 14020:2022 (9 controls), Statement requirements – ISO 14020:2022 (7 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

If I already comply with another framework, how much of ISO 14020:2022 do I already cover?

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