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WBCSD’sCementSustainabilityInitiative(CSI)isaglobaleffortby24leadingcementproducers,withoperationsinmorethan100countries.Collectively,thesecompaniesaccountforaround30%oftheworld'scementproductionandrangeinsizefromlargemultinationalstosmallerlocalproducers.TodatetheCSIremainsoneofthelargestglobalsustainabilityprogramseverundertakenbyasingleindustrysector.
Formoreinformation,see:www.wbcsdcement.org
“ToprovideaconsistentandcomparablebasisforourmemberstopublishEPDs,wecommissionedQuantis,specialistenvironmentalconsultantsandworld-leadingexpertsinthefield,todevelopouronlineEPDtool.”
RolandHUNZIKERProjectManager,
CementSustainabilityInitiative
Snapshotofthegraphicaluserinterface,includingsoftware-aidedprimarydatacollectionandonlinehelp
TosupportcompaniesprepareEnvironmental
ProductDeclarations(EPDs)ofconcreteandcement,
CSIcommissionedQuantis todevelopauser-friendlyonlinecalculationtoolusingitsLCA
expertise.
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TheCementSustainabilityInitiativecommissionedQuantistodevelopitsonlineEPDtoolforconcreteandcement
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TosupportCSImembersprepareEPDs,Quan4sdevelopedauser-friendlyweb-basedLCAtoolaimedatpreparingthegroundforthesubsequentimplementa2onofcementandconcreteEPDs.
CSIEPDtool:Auser-friendlyonlineLCAtooltoassistincollectingdataandcomputingEPDresults
MainfunctionalitiesofCSI’sEPDtool:
§ User-friendlyonlineprimarydatacollectiondashboard,accessibleoverthewebfromanycomputeratanytime
§ Simplifiedandpre-framedanalysis,compliantwithPCRUNCPC375concrete
§ Generationofautomatedreportsincludingi)self-declarationinCSIformatandii)backgroundreport(completesetofinputdataandresults)
§ Assessmentoftheenvironmentalperformanceofclinker,cement andconcrete
§ Easilysharedatacollectionandexchangedatasetswithcolleagues
§ Noneedtoinstallanysoware
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InordertofacilitatetheprocessandreducethecostsofpreparingcementandconcreteEPDs,theEPDtoolwasofficiallypre-verifiedbyanaccreditedindependentverifier.
CSIEPDtool:Apre-verifiedLCAtooltoreducecostsandeffortofproducingcementandconcreteEPDs
MainassetsofCSI’sEPDtool:§ Pre-verificationofthetool(onceforall),includingverificationofLCAmodel,projectdatabase,compliancewithPCR,andresultsprovidedbythetool
§ OnlytheinputdataneedtobeverifiedwhenfilingforEPDregistration
§ Verificationcostsreducedbyupto50%
MutualrecognitionbetweenmajorEPDProgramme Operators:§ AlthoughCSI’sPCRforconcreteisregisteredatEnvirondec,themutualrecognitionbetweenEnvirondec andIBUallowsEPDstocarrybothlogoswithoutfurtherverification
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“TheCSIissupportingthepublicationofEPDsbymembercompaniesasawaytostimulateandimprovetheenvironmentalperformanceofcementandconcreteatcompanylevelbutalsoglobally.”
PhilippeFONTAManagingDirector,
CementSustainabilityInitiative
