LCA and EPD
As Sweden's leading manufacturer of interior textiles, we at Svensson are proud to offer EPDs for a wide range of upholstery fabrics and hanging textiles.
What is an EPD?
The basis of an EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) is a conducted LCA (Life Cycle Assessment). The results are summarized in an EPD.
The EPD document provides information about the environmental impact of a product throughout its lifecycle. It is based on details on the product's environmental performance, such as its energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, water usage, and other relevant environmental factors.
EPDs are used to communicate transparent and standardised environmental information to consumers, businesses, and other stakeholders, aiding in making informed decisions about products.
EPD for Svensson
Since our inception in 1887, Svensson has focused on quality and sustainable processes. With our own production in Kinna, Sweden, we have full control over and can influence every step of the production, from yarn to finished textile. For us, transparency and reliability in all aspects are a matter of course, and all data regarding raw materials used in the EPDs has therefore been obtained directly from our suppliers.
Third-party review
Svensson's EPDs are third-party reviewed, which means they are quality audited. By following the PCR for textiles, our EPDs facilitate meaningful comparisons with other products on the market that have used the same PCR.
Reducing environmental impact
The lessons from the LCA have helped us understand our current environmental impact and serve as a basis when we develop new products, with the aim of reducing our environmental impact. By making well-informed decisions based on verifiable facts, you as a customer can choose products with a lower environmental burden. Together, we form a more sustainable future.
Glossary
An EPD is a document that describes the environmental impact of a product across a number of different environmental impact categories. An EPD is third-party reviewed and meets the requirements for ISO 14025 (Environmental declarations Type III). This means that the information can be communicated externally. EPDs are often important in requirements for public procurements as well as in environmental certifications. All our EPDs are also published on EPD Library | EPD International.
The basis of all EPDs is a comprehensive life cycle analysis (LCA), performed according to the ISO standards ISO14040 and ISO14044. This has been third-party reviewed.
LCA is a method for calculating the environmental impact during a product's entire life cycle. Typically, it is divided into the phases of raw material – transport – manufacturing process – use phase – waste management or recycling. A lot of data is collected from suppliers and own production to be able to model the entire process. An LCA report is often a document of about 100 pages. The results of an LCA can be implemented both in the product development process and in strategic work.
A PCR contains rules, requirements, and guidelines for developing an EPD for a specific product category. Svensson has used the PCR for fabrics 2022:04 version 1.0.1.
Here you find our EPDs
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