ISO 14025:2006

International

vISO 14025:2006, first edition (2006-07)

5 domains

39 controls

ISO's standard for Type III environmental declarations (EPDs) in its first edition, built as the duties on programme operators, declaring organisations and verifiers: the general principles, the programme operator's instructions and product category rules developed with interested parties, declarations grounded in life cycle assessment, independent verification with verifier independence and data confidentiality, updating, and the extra information and verification duties when a declaration is aimed at consumers. ISO 14025:2026 is the current edition.

This edition has been superseded.

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ISO 14025:2006 is a compliance framework from International with 5 domains and 39 controls. The largest domains are Clause 5: General principles of Type III environmental declarations – ISO 14025:2006 (9 controls), Clause 6: The Type III environmental declaration programme and the programme operator's duties (scope, instructions, interested parties, product categories, PCR, LCA methodology) – ISO 14025:2006 (9 controls), Clause 8: Review and independent verification, verifier independence and competence, data confidentiality – ISO 14025:2006 (8 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.

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Framework Domains (5)

Clause 5: General principles of Type III environmental declarations – ISO 14025:2006

9 controls

Controls in the Clause 5: General principles of Type III environmental declarations – ISO 14025:2006 domain of ISO 14025:2006: 9 controls
Code	Title	Description
iso-14025-2006::5.1	Apply ISO 14020 principles	The principles of ISO 14020 must be applied alongside this standard. Where this standard sets a more specific requiremen...
iso-14025-2006::5.2	Voluntary nature of participation	Participation in a Type III programme and use of declarations are voluntary, but an organization that chooses to develop...
iso-14025-2006::5.3	Life cycle basis for declarations	A declaration must take account of each relevant environmental aspect of the product over the whole life cycle. If some...
iso-14025-2006::5.4	Use of information modules	Where a declaration combines information modules, those modules must be brought into line with the PCR that governs the...
iso-14025-2006::5.5	Consult interested parties openly	The development process should include open, participatory consultation with interested parties and reasonable efforts s...
iso-14025-2006::5.6	Transparent comparability information	Declarations must present information transparently so that a purchaser or user can understand the limits on comparabili...
iso-14025-2006::5.7	Independent verification procedures	The programme operator must establish transparent procedures for reviewing the PCR and the LCA and LCI results, informat...
iso-14025-2006::5.8	Flexibility with technical credibility	A programme may use different types of operating bodies, relevant life cycle stages and additional environmental informa...
iso-14025-2006::5.9	Public availability of programme documents	The programme operator must publish the general programme instructions, an up-to-date list of every PCR document that ha...

Clause 6: The Type III environmental declaration programme and the programme operator's duties (scope, instructions, interested parties, product categories, PCR, LCA methodology) – ISO 14025:2006

9 controls

Controls in the Clause 6: The Type III environmental declaration programme and the programme operator's duties (scope, instructions, interested parties, product categories, PCR, LCA methodology) – ISO 14025:2006 domain of ISO 14025:2006: 9 controls
Code	Title	Description
iso-14025-2006::6.2	Clear programme scope	The programme scope must be clear and must define whether it is limited by geographical area, industrial sector, product...
iso-14025-2006::6.3	Programme operator administration duties	The programme operator must administer the programme, including preparing, maintaining and communicating the general pro...
iso-14025-2006::6.4	General programme instruction content	The programme operator must prepare general programme instructions covering the programme scope, objectives, operator id...
iso-14025-2006::6.5	Consultation on programme and PCR	The programme operator must identify and invite interested parties into an open consultation on programme development an...
iso-14025-2006::6.6	Transparent product category definition	As part of consultation, the programme operator must apply a procedure that is open and traceable when defining product...
iso-14025-2006::6.7.1	PCR development and content	The programme operator should promote harmonization by considering readily available PCR for the same product category a...
iso-14025-2006::6.7.2	Comparability conditions for declarations	Declarations are comparable only when the product category definition, LCA goal and scope, inventory methods, impact rul...
iso-14025-2006::6.8.1	Publish LCA methodology information	The programme operator must make information available on the general methodological aspects of declarations, such as ca...
iso-14025-2006::6.8.2	Apply LCA methodology options	Quantified environmental information must be drawn from at least one life cycle assessment in the ISO 14040 series, or f...

Clause 7: Content and updating of a Type III environmental declaration – ISO 14025:2006

7 controls

Controls in the Clause 7: Content and updating of a Type III environmental declaration – ISO 14025:2006 domain of ISO 14025:2006: 7 controls
Code	Title	Description
iso-14025-2006::7.1	Consistent units and qualitative data	Quantitative data must be reported using the units that the PCR prescribes, and qualitative data must allow comparison....
iso-14025-2006::7.2.1	Required declaration content	Every declaration in a product category must follow the PCR format and include the parameters identified in the PCR. It...
iso-14025-2006::7.2.2	LCA, LCI and module data in declarations	The declaration must present the LCA, LCI or information module data selected under the applicable option, grouped into...
iso-14025-2006::7.2.3	Additional environmental information content	Where relevant, the declaration must add environmental information beyond the LCA, LCI and module data and keep it disti...
iso-14025-2006::7.2.4	Rules for additional environmental information	Additional environmental information must appear apart from LCA, LCI and module data. To substantiate and verify it, the...
iso-14025-2006::7.2.5	Declarations built from information modules	A declaration may cover only some life cycle stages and be assembled from information modules, but combining modules int...
iso-14025-2006::7.3	Updating a published declaration	The declaration must be reassessed and updated when technology or other changes could affect its content or accuracy, an...

Clause 8: Review and independent verification, verifier independence and competence, data confidentiality – ISO 14025:2006

8 controls

Controls in the Clause 8: Review and independent verification, verifier independence and competence, data confidentiality – ISO 14025:2006 domain of ISO 14025:2006: 8 controls
Code	Title	Description
iso-14025-2006::8.1.1	Programme verification rules	The programme operator must establish verification rules that align with this standard, with ISO 14020, and with the ISO...
iso-14025-2006::8.1.2	PCR review panel and report	A third-party panel of no fewer than three people, one chair and two members, must carry out the PCR review. The PCR mus...
iso-14025-2006::8.1.3	Verification of LCA and other data	Life cycle assessment, LCI, module data and additional environmental data must be independently verified, and that verif...
iso-14025-2006::8.1.4	Verification of the declaration	The verification procedure must be sufficient to establish that the declaration conforms with ISO 14020, this standard's...
iso-14025-2006::8.2.1	Independence of verifiers	Independent verifiers, internal or external, must not have taken part in the LCA work or the declaration's development a...
iso-14025-2006::8.2.2	Competence of verifiers	The programme operator must set minimum competence requirements for verifiers covering sector, product and environmental...
iso-14025-2006::8.2.3	Competence of the PCR review panel	The programme operator must set minimum competence requirements for the PCR review panel, whose combined skills should c...
iso-14025-2006::8.3	Confidentiality of supporting data	Confidential product data need not be made public, and business data supplied for verification must be kept confidential...

Clause 9: Type III environmental declarations for business-to-consumer communication – ISO 14025:2006

6 controls

Controls in the Clause 9: Type III environmental declarations for business-to-consumer communication – ISO 14025:2006 domain of ISO 14025:2006: 6 controls
Code	Title	Description
iso-14025-2006::9.1	Audience for the declaration	The programme operator must consider who the intended audience is for each declaration under development, because most d...
iso-14025-2006::9.2.1	Content of consumer declarations	No item of content that the PCR requires may be dropped or simplified when communicating with consumers. A declaration m...
iso-14025-2006::9.2.2	Availability at point of purchase	Where a declaration is meant for consumer communication, the consumer must be able to see it at the place of purchase.
iso-14025-2006::9.2.3	Explanatory material for consumers	When a declaration is used for consumer communication, the declaring organisation must supply extra explanatory material...
iso-14025-2006::9.3	Consumer and environmental representation	In addition to clause 5.5, interested parties involved in developing a consumer-facing declaration or programme must inc...
iso-14025-2006::9.4	Third-party verification for consumers	When a declaration is used in consumer communication, a third party whose competence meets 8.2 must carry out the verifi...

What is ISO 14025:2006 and who does it apply to?

ISO 14025:2006 is a compliance framework from International with 5 domains and 39 controls. ISO's standard for Type III environmental declarations (EPDs) in its first edition, built as the duties on programme operators, declaring organisations and verifiers: the general principles, the programme operator's instructions and product category rules developed with interested parties, declarations grounded in life cycle assessment, independent verification with verifier independence and data confidentiality, updating, and the extra information and verification duties when a declaration is aimed at consumers. ISO 14025:2026 is the current edition. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

What does ISO 14025:2006 actually require?

ISO 14025:2006 has 39 controls organised across 5 domains. The largest domains are Clause 5: General principles of Type III environmental declarations – ISO 14025:2006 (9 controls), Clause 6: The Type III environmental declaration programme and the programme operator's duties (scope, instructions, interested parties, product categories, PCR, LCA methodology) – ISO 14025:2006 (9 controls), Clause 8: Review and independent verification, verifier independence and competence, data confidentiality – ISO 14025:2006 (8 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

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