Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs): documents that describe the environmental impacts of a product or service throughout its life cycle. EPDs allow credits to be earned for sustainable construction certifications, such as LEED or BREEAM, or for demonstrating the environmental parameters required by public procurement programmes, such as Minimum Environmental Criteria.
In 2019, Manni Group produced and published the first EPDs for Isopan SpA sandwich panels. Thanks to the experience gained by Isopan's Italian sites, the project was extended to other solutions and production plants in Europe (Isopan Est, Isopan Deutschland, Isopan Ibérica) and Mexico (IsoCindu). Complying with the principles and requirements of the Product Category Rules (PCR), Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies were conducted and the subsidiaries obtained EPD certificates in 2023.
Isopan solutions are the first in Europe to be awarded the Declare label, a nutritional label for construction products, which lists all of the component parts of a product and shows the possible presence of Red List chemicals. The ILFI (International Living Future Institute) database helps designers identify materials that meet the green building requirements of certifications such as LEED and WELL, LBC and Core Green Building.
The Declare labels for Isopan Leaf and GreenROOF solutions are constantly updated.