EN ISO 14020:2023

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2024
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO 14020:2002
Okoljske izjave in programi za proizvode - Načela in splošne zahteve (ISO
14020:2022)
Environmental statements and programmes for products - Principles and general
requirements (ISO 14020:2022)
Umwelterklärungen und -programme für Produkte – Grundsätze und allgemeine
Anforderungen (ISO 14020:2022)
Déclarations environnementales et programmes pour les produits - Principes et
exigences générales (ISO 14020:2022)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 14020:2023
ICS:
13.020.50 Označevanje z ekološko Ecolabelling
nalepko
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 14020
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
January 2023
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.020.50 Supersedes EN ISO 14020:2001
English Version
Environmental statements and programmes for products -
Principles and general requirements (ISO 14020:2022)
Déclarations environnementales et programmes pour Umwelterklärungen und -programme für Produkte -
les produits - Principes et exigences générales (ISO Grundsätze und allgemeine Anforderungen (ISO
14020:2022) 14020:2022)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 21 July 2022.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 14020:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 207
"Environmental management" in collaboration with CCMC.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by July 2023, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by July 2023.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 14020:2001.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards
body/national committee. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 14020:2022 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 14020:2023 without any modification.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 14020
Third edition
2022-12
Environmental statements and
programmes for products —
Principles and general requirements
Déclarations environnementales et programmes pour les produits —
Principes et exigences générales
Reference number
ISO 14020:2022(E)
ISO 14020:2022(E)
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ISO 14020:2022(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction . vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
3.1 Terms related to the environment . 1
3.2 Terms related to environmental statements . 2
3.3 Terms related to programmes . 5
3.4 Terms related to life cycle. 6
3.5 Terms related to conformity assessment of environmental statements . 6
4 Principles . 7
4.1 General . 7
4.2 Credibility . 7
4.2.1 Principle . 7
4.2.2 Rationale . 7
4.3 Evidence-based methodology . 7
4.3.1 Principle . 7
4.3.2 Rationale . 7
4.4 Transparency and availability . 8
4.4.1 Principle . 8
4.4.2 Rationale . 8
4.5 Confidentiality . 8
4.5.1 Principle . 8
4.5.2 Rationale . 8
4.6 Life cycle perspective . 8
4.6.1 Principle . 8
4.6.2 Rationale . 8
4.7 Environmental performance improvement and innovation . 9
4.7.1 Principle . 9
4.7.2 Rationale . 9
4.8 Accessibility and avoidance of unnecessary information and administrative
demands . 9
4.8.1 Principle . 9
4.8.2 Rationale . 9
4.9 Interested parties and consultation . 9
4.9.1 Principle . 9
4.9.2 Rationale . 9
4.10 Voluntary . 10
4.10.1 Principle . 10
4.10.2 Rationale . 10
4.11 Regionality . 10
4.11.1 Principle . 10
4.11.2 Rationale . 10
5 Types of environmental statements .10
5.1 General .
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