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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<p>Practical guides to Environmental Product Declarations, EN 15804+A2, and the EPD certification process.</p>
8 Jul 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 Jul 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 Jun 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 Jun 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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10 Jun 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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4 Jun 2026 · 6 min read
CBAM, EPD, DPP, PEF, CSRD, EPBD: Which Carbon Document Do You Actually Need?
Carbon-document fatigue is real: by 2027 one steel product can sit inside CBAM, an EPD, a Digital Product Passport, PEF, CSRD and…
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4 Jun 2026 · 7 min read
CBAM Is Coming for Fabricated Steel: What the Proposed 2028 Downstream Extension Means
The European Commission has proposed extending CBAM to ~180 downstream goods from 2028 — including structural steel, bolts and prefabricated steel buildings.…
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30 May 2026 · 6 min read
What CBAM Actually Costs: How It Is Calculated, the 2026–2034 Ramp, and Why There Is No US Exemption
How a CBAM bill is calculated, the official 2026 certificate price and phase-in factors, how the cost ramps from about EUR 3…
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27 May 2026 · 9 min read
EPD and CBAM: What an EPD Does — and Does Not — Do for Carbon Border Compliance
An EPD does not satisfy CBAM, and its carbon figure is not a CBAM value. A precise, 2026-current guide for steel and…
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