EN ISO 14020:2023

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2024
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO 14020:2002
Okoljske izjave in programi za proizvode - Načela in splošne zahteve (ISO
14020:2022)
Environmental statements and programmes for products - Principles and general
requirements (ISO 14020:2022)
Umwelterklärungen und -programme für Produkte – Grundsätze und allgemeine
Anforderungen (ISO 14020:2022)
Déclarations environnementales et programmes pour les produits - Principes et
exigences générales (ISO 14020:2022)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 14020:2023
ICS:
13.020.50 Označevanje z ekološko Ecolabelling
nalepko
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 14020
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
January 2023
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.020.50 Supersedes EN ISO 14020:2001
English Version
Environmental statements and programmes for products -
Principles and general requirements (ISO 14020:2022)
Déclarations environnementales et programmes pour Umwelterklärungen und -programme für Produkte -
les produits - Principes et exigences générales (ISO Grundsätze und allgemeine Anforderungen (ISO
14020:2022) 14020:2022)
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European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 14020:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 207
"Environmental management" in collaboration with CCMC.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by July 2023, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by July 2023.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 14020:2001.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards
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Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 14020:2022 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 14020:2023 without any modification.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 14020
Third edition
2022-12
Environmental statements and
programmes for products —
Principles and general requirements
Déclarations environnementales et programmes pour les produits —
Principes et exigences générales
Reference number
ISO 14020:2022(E)
ISO 14020:2022(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction . vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
3.1 Terms related to the environment . 1
3.2 Terms related to environmental statements . 2
3.3 Terms related to programmes . 5
3.4 Terms related to life cycle. 6
3.5 Terms related to conformity assessment of environmental statements . 6
4 Principles . 7
4.1 General . 7
4.2 Credibility . 7
4.2.1 Principle . 7
4.2.2 Rationale . 7
4.3 Evidence-based methodology . 7
4.3.1 Principle . 7
4.3.2 Rationale . 7
4.4 Transparency and availability . 8
4.4.1 Principle . 8
4.4.2 Rationale . 8
4.5 Confidentiality . 8
4.5.1 Principle . 8
4.5.2 Rationale . 8
4.6 Life cycle perspective . 8
4.6.1 Principle . 8
4.6.2 Rationale . 8
4.7 Environmental performance improvement and innovation . 9
4.7.1 Principle . 9
4.7.2 Rationale . 9
4.8 Accessibility and avoidance of unnecessary information and administrative
demands . 9
4.8.1 Principle . 9
4.8.2 Rationale . 9
4.9 Interested parties and consultation . 9
4.9.1 Principle . 9
4.9.2 Rationale . 9
4.10 Voluntary . 10
4.10.1 Principle . 10
4.10.2 Rationale . 10
4.11 Regionality . 10
4.11.1 Principle . 10
4.11.2 Rationale . 10
5 Types of environmental statements .10
5.1 General . 10
5.2 Self-declared environmental claim . 10
5.3 Ecolabel . 11
5.4 Environmental product declaration . 11
5.5 Footprint communication . 11
5.6 Other types of environmental statement . 11
6 General requirements for environmental statement programmes .12
6.1 Environmental statement programme .12
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6.2 Environmental statement programme owner and operator .13
6.3 Involvement of interested parties . 14
6.4 Scope of programme, responsible parties and intended audiences . 14
6.5 Specified requirements and criteria . 14
6.6 Quantification methodologies, data quality and reporting . 15
6.7 Conformity assessment .15
6.8 Format of environmental statements, reporting and publication . 16
6.9 Changes or revisions to environmental statement programmes, specified
requirements and criteria and environmental statements . 16
7 General requirements for environmental statements .17
7.1 General . 17
7.2 Vague or non-specific statements. 18
7.3 Statements of sustainability . 18
7.4 Comparative environmental statements . 18
7.5 Use of supporting information . 19
7.6 Use of symbols and graphics in environmental statements . 19
7.7 Other information or statements . 20
Annex A (informative) Example of a simple environmental statement programme for a
self-declared environmental claim .21
Bibliography .23
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out
through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical
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electrotechnical standardization.
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described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the
different types of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the
editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of
any patent rights identified during the development of the document will be in the Introduction and/or
on the ISO list of patent declarations received (see www.iso.org/patents).
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
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For an explanation of the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and
expressions related to conformity assessment, as well as information about ISO’s adherence to
the World Trade Organization (WTO) principles in the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), see
www.iso.org/iso/foreword.html.
This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 207, Environmental management,
Subcommittee SC 3, Environmental labelling, in collaboration with the European Committee for
Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee CEN/SS S26, Environmental management, in accordance
with the Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO 14020:2000), which has been technically
revised.
The main changes are as follows:
— two new concepts and terms have been added: “environmental statement” and “environmental
statement programme”;
— terms and definitions have been added that are generic to all types of environmental statement
programmes and environmental statements;
— the principles applicable for environmental statements that were previously given in the ISO 14020
family of standards have been consolidated and updated, and the requirements that were previously
included within those principles have been placed into separate requirement clauses within this
document;
— general requirements applicable to all types of environmental statement programmes and
environmental statements have been added.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html.
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Introduction
Communicating the environmental aspects and potential environmental impacts of products assists
intended audiences (e.g. investors, purchasers, consumers) to make decisions on the selection and use
of those products. The overall objective of providing information about the environmental aspects
and environmental impacts of products (i.e. environmental statements) is to encourage the selection,
purchase and use of those products that have the least adverse potential or actual environmental
impact.
Suppliers that communicate the environmental aspects and environmental impacts of their products
via environmental statements hope to influence the market in favour of their products. If the
communication has this effect, the market share of those products can increase, and it is possible that
other suppliers will respond by improving the environmental performance of their products. Ultimately
this results in reduced environmental impact from that product category.
Suppliers that communicate the environmental aspects of their products via environmental statements
also benefit at different levels within their organizations, both in the development of their products as
well as in their environmental management and improvement of environmental performance.
The ISO 14020 family of standards provide principles and requirements for communicating
environmental aspects and environmental impacts of products through environmental statements (e.g.
self-declared environmental claims (see ISO 14021), ecolabels (see ISO 14024), environmental product
declarations (EPDs) (see ISO 14025) and footprint communications (see ISO 14026)). This document is
the core document in the ISO 14020 family of standards.
The intended structure of the ISO 14020 family of standards is illustrated in Figure 1 and summarized
as follows:
— ISO 14020: common terms and definitions, principles and general requirements for all environmental
statements (e.g. self-declared environmental claims, ecolabels, EPDs and footprint communications)
and associated programmes that enable the communication of environmental aspects and
environmental impacts of products.
— ISO 14021: requirements for environmental statements in the form of self-declared environmental
claims.
— ISO 14024: requirements for environmental statements in the form of environmental labels known
as ecolabels.
— ISO 14025: requirements for environmental statements in the form of EPDs.
— ISO 14026: requirements for environmental statements in the form of footprint communications.
— ISO/TS 14027: requirements for product category rules (PCR) that support the use of life cycle
assessment (LCA) as a method to compile and evaluate information that is used as a basis for making
environmental statements.
— ISO/TS 14029: requirements for the mutual recognition of EPDs, footprint communications and
associated programmes.
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Figure 1 — Structure of the ISO 14020 family of standards
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Further explanation on the types of environmental statement is given in Clause 5.
Fundamental to the communication of the environmental aspects or environmental impacts of products
through the use of the ISO 14020 family of standards are the following understandings:
a) that an environmental statement is prepared or made about environmental aspect(s) or
environmental impact(s) of a product by an identifiable responsible party;
b) that, in future, all environmental statements (including self-declared environmental claims) will be
made within the context of an environmental statement programme (see Annex A as an example of
a simple type of environmental statement programme for a self-declared environmental claim);
c) that an environmental statement programme is established by an identifiable programme owner
or operator who:
1) specifies the type of the environmental statement(s) (e.g. self-declared environmental claim,
ecolabel, EPD, footprint communication) included in the environmental statement programme;
2) specifies the requirements, criteria and methodology associated with the environmental
statement programme and the environmental statement;
3) where relevant, identifies how and by whom the environmental statement is to be assessed (e.g.
through methods such as auditing, evaluation, examination, inspection, testing, validation or
verification; and whether these assessment techniques result in the environmental statement
being self-declared by the first party, or whether a second- or third-party assessment activity
is required);
4) confirms the format, media and type of information that is to be communicated with the
environmental statement to the intended audiences (e.g. investors, purchasers, consumers);
5) establishes the validity period of environmental statement(s) and any ongoing assessment
requirements.
This document aims to ensure that, in future, environmental statements will be made within the
context of an environmental statement programme or scheme. Environmental statement programmes
can vary in complexity depending on the type of environmental statement being made (in some cases a
simple internal process or procedure, in other cases an extensive set of programme rules).
All programmes specify:
— the product or the family of products that are to be covered;
— the specified requirements and criteria that must be demonstrated to support the environmental
statement;
— the determination methodology to undertake the demonstration, including any necessary
information, competencies and use of conformity assessment (e.g. testing, inspection, verification
or certification activities).
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Environmental statements and programmes for
products — Principles and general requirements
1 Scope
This document establishes principles and specifies general requirements that are applicable to all
types of product-related environmental statements and environmental statement programmes.
Environmental statements result from environmental statement programmes and include self-
declared environmental claims, ecolabels, environmental product declarations (EPDs) and footprint
communications.
This document is intended to be used in conjunction with other standards in the ISO 14020 family.
NOTE Those other standards contain additional terms and definitions, principles and requirements that are
relevant to their specific scopes.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 14021, Environmental labels and declarations — Self-declared environmental claims (Type II
environmental labelling)
ISO 14024, Environmental labels and declarations — Type I environmental labelling — Principles and
procedures
ISO 14025, Environmental labels and declarations — Type III environmental declarations — Principles and
procedures
ISO 14026, Environmental labels and declarations — Principles, requirements and guidelines for
communication of footprint information
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1 Terms related to the environment
3.1.1
area of concern
aspect of the natural environment, human health or resources of interest to society
EXAMPLE Water scarcity, climate change, biodiversity.
[SOURCE: ISO 14050:2020, 3.2.11, modified — EXAMPLE added.]
ISO 14020:2022(E)
3.1.2
environment
surroundings in which an organization operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora,
fauna, humans and their interrelationships
Note 1 to entry: Surroundings can extend from within an organization to the local, regional and global system.
Note 2 to entry: Surroundings can be described in terms of biodiversity, ecosystems, climate or other
characteristics of an organization’s activities (including projects) or products (3.2.11) that interact or can interact
with the environment.
[SOURCE: ISO 14050:2020, 3.2.2, modified — Notes to entry added.]
3.1.3
environmental aspect
element of an organization’s activities or products (3.2.11) that interacts or can interact with the
environment (3.1.2)
Note 1 to entry: Typically, environmental aspects can include emissions to air, discharges to water and waste
arisings, which in turn can generate environmental and health impacts such as global warming, smog, water
pollution or contaminated land.
[SOURCE: ISO 14050:2020, 3.2.20, modified — Note to entry added.]
3.1.4
environmental impact
change to the environment (3.1.2), whether adverse or beneficial, including possible consequences,
wholly or partially resulting from an organization’s environmental aspects (3.1.3)
[SOURCE: ISO 14050:2020, 3.2.22]
3.1.5
environmental performance
performance related to the management of environmental aspects (3.1.3)
[SOURCE: ISO 14050:2020, 3.2.27]
3.2 Terms related to environmental statements
3.2.1
environmental statement
DEPRECATED: environmental claim
information on one or more environmental aspect(s) (3.1.3) or environmental impact(s) (3.1.4) of a
product (3.2.11), which intends to inform an intended audience (3.2.14) and intends to influence the
market of this product
Note 1 to entry: The environmental statement can represent a point in time or can cover a period of time.
Note 2 to entry: Types of environmental statement include, but are not limited to:
a) self-declared environmental claims (3.2.6);
b) ecolabels (3.2.7);
c) environmental product declarations (3.2.8);
d) footprint communications (3.2.10).
Note 3 to entry: An environmental statement can appear on a product or packaging as a label, a symbol, a logo, an
electronic product label (3.2.2) or a machine-readable code (3.2.3). It can also be communicated in other ways, e.g.
in web-based product data or in an advertisement.
ISO 14020:2022(E)
Note 4 to entry: In some countries, the term “environmental claim” is used to indicate all types of product
environmental statements. However, for the sake of clarity, within this document the word “claim” is only used in
relation to a self-declared environmental claim.
3.2.2
electronic product label
electronically stored and displayed compliance markings, statements and other product information
using a Web address, a machine-readable code (3.2.3) and/or e-Label
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 22603-1:2021, 3.1]
3.2.3
machine-readable code
automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) data carrier placed on the product (3.2.11) that
contains information used to establish a relationship between the physical object and the data sources
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 22603-1:2021, 3.2]
3.2.4
comparative environmental statement
environmental statement (3.2.1) regarding the superiority or equivalence of one product (3.2.11) versus
other products that perform the same function with regard to the environmental aspect(s) (3.1.3)
addressed
Note 1 to entry: In the case of comparative environmental product declarations (3.2.8) and footprint communications
(3.2.10), products fulfil the same functional unit.
Note 2 to entry: Comparative environmental statements can also be applied to the same product over time, e.g.
performance tracking.
3.2.5
supporting information
explanatory information
information that is given to enable the understanding and describe the limits of an environmental
statement (3.2.1)
3.2.6
self-declared environmental claim
DEPRECATED: Type II environmental label
environmental statement (3.2.1) which is self-declared by a responsible party (3.2.13)
Note 1 to entry: Requirements for self-declared environmental claims are given in ISO 14021.
3.2.7
ecolabel
DEPRECATED: Type I environmental label
environmental statement (3.2.1) which indicates a product (3.2.11) fulfils the criteria of an ecolabelling
programme (3.3.2)
Note 1 to entry: Requirements for ecolabels are given in ISO 14024.
3.2.8
environmental product declaration
EPD
DEPRECATED: Type III environmental declaration
environmental statement (3.2.1) providing environmental data of a product (3.2.11) using predetermined
parameters resulting from a life cycle assessment (LCA) (3.4.2) and additional environmental information
Note 1 to entry: The predetermined parameters address relevant environmental impacts (3.1.4) and the results of
the predetermined parameters are derived from LCA using product category rules (PCR) (3.4.3).
Note 2 to entry: Requirements for life cycle assessment are given in ISO 14040 and ISO 14044.
ISO 14020:2022(E)
Note 3 to entry: EPD can include quantitative and qualitative data.
Note 4 to entry: Requirements for EPDs are given in ISO 14025.
Note 5 to entry: Requirements for PCR are given in ISO/TS 14027.
3.2.9
footprint
metric(s) used to report life cycle assessment (3.4.2) results addressing an area of concern (3.1.1)
EXAMPLE Carbon footprint of a product (CFP) within the area of concern of climate change.
Note 1 to entry: Requirements for footprint communication (3.2.10) are given in ISO 14026.
[SOURCE: ISO 14026:2017, 3.2.2, modified — EXAMPLE and note to entry added.]
3.2.10
footprint communication
result of preparation, provision and dissemination of the footprint (3.2.9) and supporting information
(3.2.5)
[SOURCE: ISO 14026:2017, 3.1.1, modified — “ and explanatory statement” has been deleted from the
definition.]
3.2.11
product
any goods or service
Note 1 to entry: The definition of product can refer to the process of producing the good or service.
[SOURCE: ISO 14050:2020, 3.5.12, modified — Note to entry added.]
3.2.12
product category
group of products (3.2.11) that can fulfil equivalent functions
3.2.13
responsible party
claimant
person or organization responsible for the provision of the environmental statement (3.2.1)
Note 1 to entry: The supplier of the product (3.2.11) can be the responsible party. Other examples are a social
media influencer, distributor or marketer of a product.
[SOURCE: ISO 14050:2020, 3.9.39, modified — “claimant” added as admitted term. “person or
organization” replaced “person or persons” and “environmental statement” replaced “greenhouse gas
statement and the supporting greenhouse gas information” in the definition. Note 1 to entry added.]
3.2.14
intended audience
person or organization identified by the responsible party (3.2.13) as being the one that relies on the
environmental statement (3.2.1) to make decisions
Note 1 to entry: The intended audience can be a client, purchaser or potential purchaser, investor, consumer,
responsible party, programme operator (3.3.3), regulators, financial community, general public or other interested
parties (3.2.15), such as local communities, governmental or non-governmental organizations.
[SOURCE: ISO 14050:2020, 3.9.37, modified — “audience” replaced “user” in the term. “person” replaced
“individual”, “the responsible party” replaced “those reporting greenhouse gas-related information”
and “the environmental statement” replaced “that information” in the definition. Note to entry added.]
ISO 14020:2022(E)
3.2.15
interested party
person or organization that can affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by an environmental
statement (3.2.1)
Note 1 to entry: To “perceive itself to be affected” means the interested party has made its perception known to
the programme operator (3.3.3).
Note 2 to entry: The interested parties for environmental statement programmes (3.3.1) can include, but are
not limited to, material suppliers, manufacturers, trade associations, purchasers, users, consumers, non-
governmental organizations (NGOs), public agencies and, when relevant, certification bodies.
[SOURCE: ISO 14050:2020, 3.1.2, modified — “stakeholder” deleted as the admitted term. “an
environmental statement” replaced “a decision or activity” in the definition. Notes to entry added.]
3.3 Terms related to programmes
3.3.1
environmental statement programme
rules and procedures for providing an environmental statement (3.2.1)
Note 1 to entry: Environmental statement programmes can be carried out at international, regional, national or
sub-national levels.
Note 2 to entry: A programme can also be called a scheme.
Note 3 to entry: An environmental statement programme can include requirements for conformity assessment
(3.5.1).
Note 4 to entry: In the case of self-declared environmental claims (3.2.6), the environmental statement programme
is typically established by the responsible party (3.2.13). For other types of environmental statement, the
environmental statement programme is typically a party that is external to the responsible party.
Note 5 to entry: In the case of self-declared environmental claims, the environmental statement programme
consists of the information and records used to support the claim, in accordance with ISO 14021.
[SOURCE: ISO 14065:2020, 3.1.6, modified — “statement” replaced “information” in the term.
“statement” replaced “information statement” in the definition. Notes to entry replaced.]
3.3.2
ecolabelling programme
DEPRECATED: Type I environmental labelling programme
environmental statement programme (3.3.1) that is multiple-attribute-based and provided by a third-
party that assesses overall environmental preferability of a product (3.2.11) within a particular product
category (3.2.12) based on life cycle considerations, and awards a licence which authorizes the use of
specific ecolabels (3.2.7) on products related to environmental performance (3.1.5)
Note 1 to entry: Requirements for ecolabelling programmes are given in ISO 14024.
3.3.3
programme operator
person or organization responsible for developing and maintaining an environmental statement
programme (3.3.1)
Note 1 to entry: In the case of self-declared environmental claims (3.2.6), the programme operator is typically
the responsible party (3.2.13). For other types of environmental statement (3.2.1), the programme operator is
typically a party that is external to the responsible party.
[SOURCE: ISO 14065:2020, 3.3.3, modified — “operator” replaced “owner” in the term. “statement
programme” replaced “information programme” and “a validation programme or a verification
programme” deleted from the definition. Notes to entry replaced.]
ISO 14020:2022(E)
3.4 Terms related to life cycle
3.4.1
life cycle
consecutive and interlinked stages, from raw material acquisition or generation from natural resources
to final disposal
[SOURCE: ISO 14044:2006/Amd 2:2020, 3.1]
3.4.2
life cycle assessment
LCA
compilation and evaluation of the inputs, outputs and the potential environmental impacts (3.1.4) of a
product system throughout its life cycle (3.4.1)
[SOURCE: ISO 14050:2020, 3.6.2, modified — “evaluation” replaced “assessment” in the definition.]
3.4.3
product category rules
PCR
set of specific rules, requirements and guidelines for developing statements based on life cycle
assessment (3.4.2) for one or more product categories (3.2.12)
[SOURCE: ISO 14050:2020, 3.7.12, modified — “statements based on life cycle assessment” replaced
“Type III environmental declarations and footprint communications” in the definition.]
3.5 Terms related to conformity assessment of environmental statements
3.5.1
conformity assessment
demonstration that specified requirements are fulfilled
Note 1 to entry: Conformity assessment includes activities such as but not limited to testing, inspection, validation
(3.5.3), verification (3.5.4), certification (3.5.2), and accreditation of conformity assessment bodies.
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 17000:2020, 4.1, modified — Notes 1, 3 and 4 to entry deleted. Note 2 to entry revised
and renumbered as Note 1 to entry.]
3.5.2
certification
third-party attestation related to an environmental statement (3.2.1)
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 17000:2020, 7.6, modified — “environmental statement” replaced “object of
conformity assessment with the exception of accreditation” in the definition.]
3.5.3
environmental statement validation
validation
process for evaluating the reasonableness of the assumptions, limitations and methods that support an
environmental statement (3.2.1) about the outcome of future activities
Note 1 to entry: The term “environmental statement validation” is shortened to “validation” in this document to
reduce sentence complexity and aid understanding.
Note 2 to entry: Validation in this document can also be the appropriate evaluation process for the reasonableness
of assumptions or limitations dealing with models of systems for the assessment of environmental aspects (3.1.3)
and environmental impacts (3.1.4) including historic and fut
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