ISO 14026:2017
Environmental labels and declarations — Principles, requirements and guidelines for communication of footprint information
ISO 14026:2017 provides principles, requirements and guidelines for footprint communications for products addressing areas of concern relating to the environment.
ISO 14026:2017 also provides requirements and guidelines for footprint communication programmes, as well as requirements for verification procedures.
ISO 14026:2017 does not address the quantification of a footprint, nor does it address the communication of footprints that are not related to the environment, e.g. footprints addressing social or economic issues. In particular, footprint communications relating to the economic and social dimensions of sustainable development are outside the scope of ISO 14026:2017. Footprint communications relating to organizations are also outside the scope of ISO 14026:2017.
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
3.1 Terms relating to footprint communication
3.2 Terms relating to life cycle assessment and data
3.3 Terms relating to organizations and products
3.4 Terms relating to data quality and verification
4 Objectives
5 Principles
5.1 Credibility and reliability
5.2 Life cycle perspective
5.3 Comparability
5.4 Transparency
5.5 Regionality
6 Communication requirements
6.1 Relationship with ISO 14020
6.2 General requirements
6.3 Intended audience
6.4 Identification of area of concern
6.5 Information to be provided
6.5.1 General
6.5.2 Supporting information
6.5.3 Use of explanatory statements
6.6 Footprint graphics
6.7 Communication of more than one footprint
6.7.1 General
6.7.2 Graphics
6.8 Access to information
6.9 Comparative footprint communications
6.9.1 Types of comparative footprint communications
6.9.2 Requirements for all comparative footprint communications
6.9.3 Comparisons with the products of other organizations
6.9.4 Footprint communications suggesting overall superiority
6.9.5 Performance tracking
7 Requirements for the use of data to support the communication
7.1 Acceptable footprint results
7.2 Assurance of data quality
7.3 Rules for data confidentiality
7.4 Data used in comparative footprint communications
7.4.1 General
7.4.2 PCR for comparative footprint communications
8 Footprint communication programme requirements
8.1 Scope of the programme
8.2 Use of PCR
8.3 Footprint communication programme rules
8.3.1 Programme instructions
8.3.2 Declarations of conformity
8.3.3 Monitoring the footprint communication
8.4 Communication responsibilities of the footprint communication programme operator
8.5 Establishing data quality requirements
9 Verification requirements
9.1 Verification of footprint communication
9.2 Competence of footprint communication verifiers
9.3 Independence of verifiers
Annex A (informative) Responsibilities of the footprint communication programme operator
Bibliography
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
3.1 Terms relating to footprint communication
3.2 Terms relating to life cycle assessment and data
3.3 Terms relating to organizations and products
3.4 Terms relating to data quality and verification
4 Objectives
5 Principles
5.1 Credibility and reliability
5.2 Life cycle perspective
5.3 Comparability
5.4 Transparency
5.5 Regionality
6 Communication requirements
6.1 Relationship with ISO 14020
6.2 General requirements
6.3 Intended audience
6.4 Identification of area of concern
6.5 Information to be provided
6.5.1 General
6.5.2 Supporting information
6.5.3 Use of explanatory statements
6.6 Footprint graphics
6.7 Communication of more than one footprint
6.7.1 General
6.7.2 Graphics
6.8 Access to information
6.9 Comparative footprint communications
6.9.1 Types of comparative footprint communications
6.9.2 Requirements for all comparative footprint communications
6.9.3 Comparisons with the products of other organizations
6.9.4 Footprint communications suggesting overall superiority
6.9.5 Performance tracking
7 Requirements for the use of data to support the communication
7.1 Acceptable footprint results
7.2 Assurance of data quality
7.3 Rules for data confidentiality
7.4 Data used in comparative footprint communications
7.4.1 General
7.4.2 PCR for comparative footprint communications
8 Footprint communication programme requirements
8.1 Scope of the programme
8.2 Use of PCR
8.3 Footprint communication programme rules
8.3.1 Programme instructions
8.3.2 Declarations of conformity
8.3.3 Monitoring the footprint communication
8.4 Communication responsibilities of the footprint communication programme operator
8.5 Establishing data quality requirements
9 Verification requirements
9.1 Verification of footprint communication
9.2 Competence of footprint communication verifiers
9.3 Independence of verifiers
Annex A (informative) Responsibilities of the footprint communication programme operator
Bibliography