Eileen Ekstrom, Director of Ecosystem Analytics Inc., was selected as the sole technical assessor in the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) pilot program on Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). This summer and fall, she will be assessing the six, industry-leading, program…
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Eileen Ekstrom is the sole technical assessor for ANSI Pilot Program on EPDs
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Eight organizations participating in ANSI Pilot Program on EPDs and Type I Eco-labels
The new American National Standards Institute (ANSI) pilot program on assessing organizations that publish and/or verify and validate Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and assessing organizations that issue eco-labels for products is now underway. Eight organizations have applied and have been…
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Eileen Ekstrom now trained in ISO/IEC 17065
Eileen Ekstrom, director of Ecosystem Analytics Inc., added another standard to her knowledge base – the ISO/IEC 17065 standard on Conformity Assessment – Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes, and services. Eileen attended the ANSI ISO/IEC 17065 Training Workshop in…
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ANSI working with Ecosystem Analytics Inc. on new pilot programs
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), leader in accreditation programs of certification organizations and U.S. representative to the ISO, is working with Ecosystem Analytics Inc. on the launch of ANSI’s new pilot programs on Type III Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)…
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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…
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Eileen Ekstrom attended ANSI Annual Assessor Training
Eileen Ekstrom, director of Ecosystem Analytics Inc., attended the 2014 ANSI Annual Assessor Training Conference in Baltimore, MD between January 21 and January 23. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), a non-profit founded in 1918, is the sole U.S. representative…
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ISO Descriptions of Environmental Labels and Declarations
In a previous post, we introduced environmental product declarations (EPDs) and eco-labels, and gave some examples of them in the garment and textile industries. Both EPDs and eco-labels are environmental declarations, and the International Standards Organization (ISO) has provided useful…
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Life Cycle Thinking…. From Bert
It is never too early to start teaching life cycle thinking. Here is a very catchy Cradle-to-Gate review of wool blanket production sang by Bert from Sesame Street. Bert’s Blanket Although Kermit feels it isn’t easy being green in this…
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Sustainability Efforts in the Textile Industry: EPDs and Eco-labels
Like many industries, initiatives are underway to increase the sustainability of textile and garment manufacturing. The Sustainable Apparel Coalition is working with the Earthsure program of The Institute for Environmental Research and Education (IERE) to produce a framework for declarations…
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Goal and Scope: Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How
This series on elements of Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) is rounding back to the first step of conducting LCAs, defining the Goal and Scope of the study. The Goal and Scope section can be thought of the section covering the…