Verification
Getting an FDESor an EPDverified.
An independent verifier, accredited by the programme, reads the file before any publication. We prepare that file, book the verifier and answer their remarks until attestation.
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The principle
An independent verifier
An FDES, EPD or PEP is a type III declaration under ISO 14025: without third-party control, no publication, so no use in building calculations or tenders. The verifier cannot be the author of the study. Releaf runs the LCA and builds the file, then an accredited verifier checks it and bills you directly.
The steps
The four steps
From the evidence file to attestation.
Every plant figure gets its evidence: energy bills, production volumes, scrap, transport. Every assumption is written down and argued.
The steps
The four steps
From the evidence file to attestation.
The file
Every plant figure gets its evidence: energy bills, production volumes, scrap, transport. Every assumption is written down and argued.
The verifier
Chosen with you from the programme's list and booked at scoping, not at the end of the study: diaries fill up months ahead.
The remarks
The verifier reads the report, the model and the declaration, then sends questions. One or two rounds, which we answer for you.
The attestation
The verifier attests the declaration. We file it with INIES or the programme, and it is valid for five years.
The check
The six checks
Third-party verification is not a formality: an independent verifier reads the file and asks for evidence. We build the file around their six questions.
We never verify a declaration we produced. The verifier is chosen with you among those approved by the programme.
- 01
The rules applied
Standard, version, national complement or PSR: the right rule, in the right version, applied throughout.
- 02
The unit and the service life
Functional unit, reference service life and scenarios justified by documents, not by habit.
- 03
Data representativeness
Plant data from the declared year, site and technology. Generic data is identified and justified.
- 04
Databases and their versions
Ecoinvent, INIES database, national factors: every dataset is traced with its version and date.
- 05
Allocations and end of life
Sharing rules between co-products, recycling rates, end-of-life scenarios compliant with the standard.
- 06
Consistency of the declaration
The 28 indicators per module, totals, rounding and the text of the declaration tell the same story as the report.
Who does the work
The people who sign your declarations
No anonymous subcontracting: an in-house LCA team in Lille that follows your file from scoping to publication and answers the verifier on your behalf.
The whole team
Nathan Gourdin
Co-founder, eco-design expert
Leads environmental declarations and key accounts. Scopes every file with the verifier.
Thomas Schmitt
Senior LCA consultant
Models product families and builds the reusable models, from bill of materials to the 28 indicators.
Evane Durand
LCA consultant
Collects and checks plant data, drafts the declarations and assembles the verification files.
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