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EPD, LCA, EU regulations and sustainability insights for building materials manufacturers.

ISO 14021:2026 and Recycled Content Claims: The Evidence You Need

15 Oct 2026 · 4 min read

ISO 14021:2026 and Recycled Content Claims: The Evidence You Need

ISO 14021:2026 requires a documented programme behind every self-declared claim. Here is what a precise recycled content claim and its evidence must…

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ISO 14025:2026: What Changes for Manufacturers and EPD Programmes

8 Oct 2026 · 4 min read

ISO 14025:2026: What Changes for Manufacturers and EPD Programmes

ISO 14025:2026 replaces the 2006 edition. What changes for EPD programmes and manufacturers, what stays the same for construction EPDs, and how…

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Default Values or Verification: When CBAM Verification Is Not Worth It

26 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Default Values or Verification: When CBAM Verification Is Not Worth It

Verified actual data usually beats default values for low-carbon producers — but not for everyone, and not in every year. An honest…

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Precursors in CBAM: How Emissions Pass From Iron Ore to the Finished Product

19 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Precursors in CBAM: How Emissions Pass From Iron Ore to the Finished Product

A finished steel part's CBAM figure is not just about the factory that made it. Under CBAM, the embedded emissions of a…

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PCR Selection and EPD Comparability: Why the Same Product Can Show a Different Carbon Figure

12 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

PCR Selection and EPD Comparability: Why the Same Product Can Show a Different Carbon Figure

Two EPDs for the same product can show different carbon figures — and neither need be wrong. The Product Category Rules behind…

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The Data You’ll Wish You’d Collected: A Steel Producer’s CBAM & EPD Data Checklist

5 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

The Data You’ll Wish You’d Collected: A Steel Producer’s CBAM & EPD Data Checklist

A steel producer needs much the same primary data for a CBAM emissions figure and an EN 15804 EPD. The checklist —…

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“Low-Carbon Steel” Has No Single Definition — How to Specify It Without Getting Greenwashed

29 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

“Low-Carbon Steel” Has No Single Definition — How to Specify It Without Getting Greenwashed

“Low-carbon” or “green” steel can mean scrap-EAF metal, hydrogen-reduced iron, mass-balance-allocated tonnes, or simply “below industry average.” It is a marketing term,…

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Can an EPD Substantiate a Green Claim under Directive (EU) 2024/825?

27 Jul 2026 · 6 min read

Can an EPD Substantiate a Green Claim under Directive (EU) 2024/825?

An EPD can support a precise environmental claim, but it is not permission to call a product green or climate neutral. A…

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Embodied Carbon Limits Are Coming: Which Countries Already Cap It — and Who Is Next

22 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

Embodied Carbon Limits Are Coming: Which Countries Already Cap It — and Who Is Next

France, Denmark and the Netherlands already cap or declare building carbon; the Nordics and Estonia follow by 2026; and the EPBD makes…

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The CBAM Authorised-Declarant Bottleneck: Why an EU Buyer Might Drop You in 2027

15 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

The CBAM Authorised-Declarant Bottleneck: Why an EU Buyer Might Drop You in 2027

From 2026, only an Authorised CBAM Declarant may import covered goods into the EU — concentrating the obligation and cost on your…

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