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29 lip 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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27 lip 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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22 lip 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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15 lip 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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8 lip 2026 · 3 min read

Module D in EN 15804: The Recycling Credit Almost Nobody Gets Right

Module D reports the recycling and recovery credits beyond the system boundary — and it is the EPD figure most often mis-netted…

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1 lip 2026 · 3 min read

What a Steel Mill’s Electricity Contract Has to Do With Your Building’s BREEAM Score

A steel mill's electricity contract quietly shapes the steel's EPD, the building's embodied carbon, and its BREEAM or LEED score — four…

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24 cze 2026 · 3 min read

Carbon Rules Are Becoming a Trade Weapon, Not Just a Climate Tool

The EU's CBAM went live in 2026, the UK follows in 2027, and Canada, Australia and US bills are moving the same…

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17 cze 2026 · 3 min read

The CBAM Verifier Crunch: Why Verification Capacity Will Be Tight Before the 2027 Deadline

Accredited CBAM verifiers are not expected in numbers until autumn 2026, yet every 2026-import dataset using actual values must be verified before…

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13 cze 2026 · 4 min read

Scope 3 and your customers: how to supply verified product carbon data

Your customers must report Scope 3 emissions under the CSRD — and your product's carbon footprint is part of it. Here is…

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10 cze 2026 · 3 min read

How to Read an EPD Like an Auditor: 7 Red Flags That Should Make You Reject One

Specifiers take the carbon number on an EPD at face value — they should not. The seven things an experienced verifier checks…

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