ANSI Announces Pilot Accreditation Program for Eco-labels and EPDs

On February 10 2014, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announced 2 new accreditation pilot programs for Type III Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and Type 1 Eco-labels. For EPDs, ANSI has developed a new pilot program to (1) determine the eligibility of EPD program operators and (2) assess the competence of certification bodies that verify/validate EPDs. Likewise, for Type 1 Eco-labels, ANSI’s pilot program (1) determines the eligibility of Type I environmental labeling certification schemes and (2) assesses the competence of eco-labeling certification bodies. ANSI will be accepting applications for this program from February 10, 2014 to April 11, 2014. For more information, please see the press releases on the EPD and Eco-label programs from ANSI.