Environmental Information in Agrément Certificates
Certificate holders can include environmental information in
Agrément Certificates during the initial assessment of a product or
during a reissue of their original Certificate, resulting in a
new ‘Environmental Information’ section.
This will require an assessment of the
environmental information and/or verification of environmental
declarations based on the individual requirements from
manufacturers. Examples of areas that this section can address are
recycled content, environmental benefits in use phase, carbon
balance, recyclability and manufacturer’s responsibilities (for
instance EMS, Responsible Sourcing, etc).
The BBA’s environmental experts will assess
and verify any claims made before inclusion in the Certificate, so
providing the reassurance sought by the industry that such
information is reliable.