Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)
An Environmental Product Declaration is a standardised, third-party-verified document describing a product's full life-cycle environmental impacts — carbon footprint, energy use, water use, waste — measured against the rules in ISO 14025 and, for construction products, EN 15804.
Why it matters for Australian projects
Green Star Buildings awards Responsible Products credits where products hold a valid EPD. Several credits explicitly reward specifying a minimum proportion of materials by cost or area that have an EPD, and some point paths require EPDs for at least 10–50 % of material categories in scope. An EPD on a timber floor coating is therefore a direct, documentable contribution to project certification.
NABERS Embodied Carbon and whole-of-life-carbon analyses under the NCC 2025 trajectory rely on EPD data to populate life-cycle inventories. Without an EPD the coating's contribution must be modelled from generic data, which usually over-states impact.
Specifier test: an EPD by itself does not mean the product is "green" — it is a data document, not a performance claim. Compare EPD values across products when making a low-carbon selection.
Bona products with a published EPD
| Product | EPD reference | Document |
|---|---|---|
| Bona Traffic HD | IES EPD 0016511-002 | View PDF ↗ |
Bona's broader EPD programme is expanding — additional declarations are expected for the Mega and oil ranges in coming reporting cycles. If a current EPD is required for a specific product not listed above, contact Bona's technical team directly for the most recent reporting year.
Related
- → ISO 14001 Environmental Management — the manufacturer-level EMS that underpins the EPD data
- → EMICODE EC1 Plus — low VOC emissions (an indoor-air partner metric)
- → GREENGUARD Gold — UL-certified low chemical emissions