This International Standard establishes the prince-
pies and specifies the procedures for developing
Type III environmental declaration programmes and
Type III environmental declarations. It specifically
establishes the use of the ISO 14040 series of
standards in the development of Type III environ-
mental declaration programmes and Type III envi-
ronmental declarations.
This International Standard establishes principles
for the use of environmental information, in addition to those given in ISO 14020.
Type III environmental declarations as described in this International Standard are primarily intended for use in business-to-business communication, but their use in business-to-consumer communication under certain conditions is not precluded.
This International Standard does not override, or in any way change, legally required environmental
information, claims or labelling, or any other applicable legal requirements.
This International Standard does not include sector-specific provisions, which may be dealt with in other ISO documents. It is intended that sector-specific provisions in other ISO documents related to Type III environmental declarations be based on
and use the principles and procedures of this International Standard.