Ratings & Policy

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2 credentials, in IS Rating v2.1 and Australian Government ESP Policy. Clear selection

EPD

Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About EPD

Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.

IS Rating v2.1Rating tool

  • Rso-6(credit title not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms)

    Status
    Outside this credit's scope
    Named as
    EPD
    Edition named
    Not stated by the tool
    Source
    IS Rating v2.1 · Rso-6 · p. 51
  • Rso-7(credit title not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms)

    Status
    Accepted with conditions
    Named as
    EPD
    Edition named
    Not stated by the tool
    Level
    0.75 · Sustainability Factor (SF)
    On what basis
    Multiplier on the dollar value of products with the EPD, counted towards the share of total materials value (sliding scale to Level 3)
    Products
    materials and products (any category)
    Scope
    Not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms
    Conditions
    Not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms
    Source
    IS Rating v2.1 · Rso-7 · p. 53, 54, 56, 57
  • Rso-7(credit title not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms)

    Status
    Accepted with conditions
    Named as
    EPD
    Edition named
    Not stated by the tool
    Level
    0.50 · Sustainability Factor (SF)
    On what basis
    Multiplier on the dollar value of products with the EPD, counted towards the share of total materials value (sliding scale to Level 3)
    Products
    materials and products (any category)
    Scope
    Not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms
    Conditions
    Not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms
    Source
    IS Rating v2.1 · Rso-7 · p. 53, 54, 56, 57

Australian Government ESP PolicyProcurement policy

  • Evaluation guidance – Products, 'Evidence of product sustainability' and 'Environmental Product Declarations'; SESP Template – Products, 'Products have a lower environmental footprint'

    Status
    Accepted with conditions
    Named as
    EPD
    Edition named
    ISO 14025 (or EN 15804 for construction products)
    On what basis
    named way to verify; 'Gold standard verification includes third-party EPDs' (p. 5)
    Products
    FFE, ICT Goods, Textiles
    Scope
    The tool says EPDs do not show environmental preferability unless compared with other robust EPDs (p. 5).
    Conditions
    Not shown under Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Finance)'s terms
    Source
    Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 5, 6, 16, 17; SESP Template (unpaginated)
  • SESP Guidance for tender evaluation – Construction Services, 'Evidence'

    Status
    Accepted with conditions
    Named as
    EPD
    Edition named
    Not stated by the tool
    On what basis
    on the indicative list of evidence
    Products
    Construction materials
    Scope
    Indicative evidence list. Evaluators are told not all businesses can obtain EPDs.
    Conditions
    applicable to the region in which the procurement is delivered
    Source
    Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 5

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EPD Australasia

Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About EPD Australasia

Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.

IS Rating v2.1Rating tool

Counts towards Rso-7

  • EPD Australasia

    Status
    Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
    Edition named
    Not stated by the tool
    Level
    0.75 · Sustainability Factor (SF)
    On what basis
    Multiplier on the dollar value of products with the EPD, counted towards the share of total materials value (sliding scale to Level 3)
    Products
    materials and products (any category)
    Scope
    Not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms
    The rule
    Not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms
    Source
    IS Rating v2.1 · Rso-7 · p. 53, 54, 56, 57, 59
  • EPD Australasia

    Status
    Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
    Edition named
    Not stated by the tool
    Level
    0.50 · Sustainability Factor (SF)
    On what basis
    Multiplier on the dollar value of products with the EPD, counted towards the share of total materials value (sliding scale to Level 3)
    Products
    materials and products (any category)
    Scope
    Not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms
    The rule
    Not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms
    Source
    IS Rating v2.1 · Rso-7 · p. 53, 54, 56, 57, 59

Australian Government ESP PolicyProcurement policy

  • SESP Template – Products, 'Products have a lower environmental footprint'; Evaluation guidance – Products, 'Evidence of product sustainability'

    Status
    Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
    Named as
    EPD Australasia
    Edition named
    Not stated by the tool
    Products
    FFE, ICT Goods, Textiles
    Scope
    The rule is on the EPD; class membership is on the programme.
    The rule
    • EPD “verified” (the ESP Policy’s word) by a third party
    • EPD to ISO 14025
    Source
    Australian Government ESP Policy · SESP Template (unpaginated); Evaluation guidance p. 5, 6

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