prEN ISO 14021

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2025
Okoljske označbe in deklaracije - Okoljsko samodeklariranje (okoljsko
označevanje II. vrste)
Environmental labels and declarations — Self-declared environmental claims (Type II
environmental labelling)
ISO 14021 Umweltaussagen und -programme für Produkte - Selbsterklärter
Umweltanspruch
Marquage et déclarations environnementaux Autodéclarations environnementales
(Étiquetage de type II)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN ISO 14021
ICS:
13.020.50 Označevanje z ekološko Ecolabelling
nalepko
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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Environmental statements and
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ISO/DIS 14021
ISO/TC 207/SC 3
Environmental statements and
Secretariat: SA
programmes for products — Self-
Voting begins on:
declared environmental claims
ICS: 13.020.50
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Contents Page
Foreword .vi
Introduction .vii
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 the environmental statements .2
3.3 Terms related to programmes .4
3.4 Terms related to products and their characteristics .5
3.5 Terms related to processes and activities .8
3.6 Other terms .9
4 Principles . 10
5 Other types of environmental statements . 10
5.1 General .10
5.2 ISO 14020 series of documents .11
5.3 Footprint communications .11
5.4 Carbon neutral .11
5.5 Low carbon energy .11
5.6 Statements of sustainability .11
5.7 Statements of circularity . 12
6 Requirements applying to self-declared environmental claim programmes .12
6.1 Self-declared environmental claim programme . 12
6.2 Environmental statement programme operator . 13
6.3 Involvement of interested parties . 13
6.4 Scope of the programme, responsible parties and intended audiences . 13
6.5 Specified requirements and criteria for the evaluation of self-declared environmental
claims . 13
6.5.1 Responsibilities of the programme operator . 13
6.5.2 Selection of assessment methods . 13
6.5.3 Access to information . 13
6.6 Quantification methodologies, data quality and reporting .14
6.7 Conformity assessment . 15
6.8 Format of self-declared environmental claims, reporting and publication . 15
6.9 Changes or revisions to environmental statement programmes, specified requirements
and criteria and self-declared environmental claims . 15
7 Requirements applying to all self-declared environmental claims .15
7.1 General . 15
7.2 Multiple self-declared environmental claims .16
7.3 Other information and statements .16
7.4 Use of symbols and graphics in self-declared environmental claims .16
7.5 Comparative self-declared environmental claims .17
7.6 Explanatory text and supporting information .18
7.6.1 Explanatory text .18
7.6.2 Supporting information .18
7.7 Claims of “… free” .19
7.8 Claims of attribution using chain of custody models .19
7.9 Donations and contributions . 20
7.10 Endorsements . 20
7.11 Vague or non-specific self-declared environmental claims . 20
7.11.1 General . 20
7.11.2 Natural content . 20
7.11.3 Claims based on geographical origin . 20

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7.11.4 Statements of sustainability . 20
7.11.5 Disposal into the general waste stream .21
8 Requirements for selected self-declared environmental claims .21
8.1 General .21
8.2 Designed for disassembly . 22
8.2.1 Description . 22
8.2.2 Limitations . 22
8.2.3 Assessment method .
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