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ISO 14025 - Type III Environmental Declarations

                     According to the ISO 14025 standard, published by ISO in 2000, Type III environmental declarations,
                     proposed by one or more organizations, adopt pre-defined parameters and environmental factors to
                     present the quantified environmental statistics of a product's life cycle in the forms of, for example,

                     Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) or Life Cycle Inventory Analysis (LCI). Suppliers are required to have
                     their Type III environmental declarations certified by a third party for the products to be listed in the
                     Directory. The Type III environmental declaration programs include the verification offered by the
                     Environment and Development Foundation in Taiwan, Eco-Leaf program of Japan Environmental
                     Management Association for Industry (JEMAI), and the Type III environmental declaration scheme

                     proposed by the Korea Eco-Products Institute (KOECO).


                     Table 3. Examples of Type III Environmental Declarations in the World

                      Country/Region        Executive Body                  Program                Logo
                                     Environment and Development
                     Taiwan                                       EPD Verification                   N.A.
                                     Foundation
                                     Japan Environmental
                     Japan           Management Association for   Eco-Leaf Program
                                     Industry€JEMAI

                     Republic of     Korea Eco-Products Institute
                     Korea           €KOECO                      EDP Program


                                     Swedish Environmental
                     Sweden                                       International EPD System
                                     Management Council€SEMCO


                     Other Types of Environmental Labels

                     In  addition  to  the  above-mentioned  environmental  labels  and  declarations  based  on  the
                     ISO standards, there are other types of environmental labels introduced by official and civil
                     organizations, following specific environmental performance standards and guidelines. Labels

                     are awarded to products meeting requirements relating to a specific environmental characteristic,
                     industry or product. For products to meet this criterion, their labels must be awarded by governments
                     or international organizations. Labels qualified for the category include Energy Label, Water
                     Conservation Label and Green Building Material Label awarded by Taiwan's government, ENERGY
                     STAR initiated by the U.S. government, and EPEAT managed by the Green Electronics Council

                     (GEC).





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