life cycle assessment the science behind environmental product labeling
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Life Cycle Assessment
The Science behindEnvironmental Product
Labeling
What we will cover . . .
• Background on IERE & basics of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
• Global picture for EPD labeling• Creating the Product Category Rule for Wine• Automated software for EPD labeling• Marketing Advantages
What IERE Does
American Center for
LCA
EPD Program
Life Cycle
Community
Other Research
and Education
Life Cycle Assessment
A 40 year old Science, Measures all environmental impacts of products and services from cradle to grave
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ISO and the 14040 series• ISO makes voluntary standards to support international
trade: ISO is sister organization of WTO
• 14040 series are guidance on how to do LCA’s
• ISO 14025 is guidance on environmental product declarations
• Regulation & legislation based on LCA is presumed not to present technical barriers to trade under the WTO
What’s happening around the globe?
•US Implementing the ZEF Program
It’s the law in France . . .
• Grenelle de l’Environnement Law (2007) – omnibus legislation, confirmed in 2010
• Requires that all consumer products sold in France have a TYPE III EPD
• Program initiated in January 2010, completed in 2012
Without EPDs, cannot sell to France
European Commission Announces Label Pilot Program
Following Frances’ lead, the EU has announced its Label Pilot Program:
• 26 July 2013 - Deadline for applications• September 2013 - Selection of participants
completed• October/November 2013 -Start of 1st wave of
category rules pilot• April-June 2014 (expected) -Start of testing
verification processes• April 2015 (expected) - Start of tests of
communication vehicles
•Create a Product Category Rule (PCR) •Conduct a product Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
•Use LCA data to formulate a Type III Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)
3 Steps to Get Your Label
• Product Category Rules (PCR’s) are the detailed rules on how to do the impact measurements
• They disclose the facts by analyzing all the data in the impact categories of a Life Cycle Assessment
Product Category Rules (PCR’s)Hum
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Ozone Depletion
EcotoxicityFossil FuelPhotochemicalEutrophicationAcidification
Climate Change
LCA Impact Categories
• A draft PCR exists for wine within the Environdec System in Europe
• IERE has permission to edit for use in the U.S.• Participating wineries would serve on the PCR
Committee, review and revise the draft for use by U.S. wine makers
Existing PCR for Wine
• Existing certifications are tracking inputs and outputs of fertilizer, pesticides, and irrigation.
• LCA would require data from energy (fuel, electricity), machinery, production materials (trellis materials, packaging materials), and waste management, this fills the gaps.
Existing Data – Identify Gaps
1. Choose a program operator (IERE)2. Perform your LCA in conformance with the
PCR and convert data into EPD format3. Have the EPD independently reviewed by a
certified LCA Professional4. Receive your label from earthsure® to
display on product or at POS
Conducting your LCA
• A globally accepted label that discloses the life cycle environmental performance of products and services
• NOT a claim of environmental superiority
• NOT a certification or registration
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Environmental Product Declarations (EPD’s)
EPD discloses data like the nutrition label
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Mash & Sparge
Boil
Chill/Filter
Ferment
Package
Storage
Cleaning
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Secondary Data
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Electricity
Natural Gas
Chemical Production
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Extraction of Natural Resources
Packaging Manufacture
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Yeast Production
Employee Commuting
Barware Manufacture
Capital Goods Manufacture
Materials Recycled
Everything is
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fertilizerTo treating
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Life Cycle Assessment
Mount Takhoma Blonde
July 2012
12 oz
More Information
Print Version
Climate Change
210 grams CO2 equivalent
Acidification 0.015 mgs H+ equivalent
Toxicity 0.0005 CTUe
Smog 0.02 mgs O3 equivalent
Water Use 1.5 Liters water
Land Use 3.2 m2-years
Eutrophication 0.21 grams N equivalent
0.011 grams CFC-11 equivalent
Ozone Depletion
UV
These results may not be comparable to those created under a different product category rule
• Let’s you use your environmental performance to drive sales
• LCA identifies potential cost savings through your value chain
• Increased exposure of your environmental stewardship and industry leadership
• Secures global market access – EPD’s being required in some countries.
Why should you be part of this?
Colleen Hall BartaDirector of Development253-208-9702 [email protected]