Verification of an EPD is carried out by approved individual verifiers or accredited certification bodies. Independent verifiers shall have the necessary knowledge and experience in the product types, industry, relevant standards, geographical scope, and necessary language skills (e.g., English and the language used in the LCA report) to independently seek and implement verification assignments.
Obligations from contracted verifiers include reviewing the EPD based on GPI and a valid PCR, documenting the review in a verification report in English, and informing their clients of the publication of an EPD.
Read more about verifiers' obligations in details in GPI5.
Please note: The verification tasks of EPDs can only be conducted by approved individual verifiers and accredited certification bodies in the International EPD System.