1、BSI Standards PublicationBS ISO 16759:2013Graphic technology Quantification andcommunication for calculatingthe carbon footprint of printmedia productsBS ISO 16759:2013 BRITISH STANDARDNational forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of ISO 16759:2013.The UK participation in its prepa
2、ration was entrusted to TechnicalCommittee PAI/43, Graphic technology.A list of organizations represented on this committee can beobtained on request to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessaryprovisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correctapplicat
3、ion. The British Standards Institution 2013. Published by BSI StandardsLimited 2013ISBN 978 0 580 83815 6ICS 13.020.40; 37.100.01Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity fromlegal obligations.This British Standard was published under the authority of theStandards Policy and Strategy
4、 Committee on 31 July 2013.Amendments issued since publicationDate Text affectedBS ISO 16759:2013 ISO 2013Graphic technology Quantification and communication for calculating the carbon footprint of print media productsTechnologie graphique Quantification et communication relatives au calcul de lempr
5、einte carbone des produits imprimsINTERNATIONAL STANDARDISO16759First edition2013-07-01Reference numberISO 16759:2013(E)BS ISO 16759:2013ISO 16759:2013(E)ii ISO 2013 All rights reservedCOPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT ISO 2013All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication m
6、ay be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below or ISOs member body in the country of th
7、e requester.ISO copyright officeCase postale 56 CH-1211 Geneva 20Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11Fax + 41 22 749 09 47E-mail copyrightiso.orgWeb www.iso.orgPublished in SwitzerlandBS ISO 16759:2013ISO 16759:2013(E) ISO 2013 All rights reserved iiiContents PageForeword ivIntroduction v1 Scope . 12 Normative re
8、ferences 13 Terms and definitions . 13.1 Terms relating to carbon footprint 13.2 Terms relating to greenhouse gases . 23.3 Terms relating to life cycle assessment . 33.4 Terms relating to organisations and consumers . 43.5 Terms relating to printed media product and process Prepress 43.6 Terms relat
9、ing to printed media product and process Press 53.7 Terms relating to printed media product and process Postpress 63.8 Terms relating to data and data quality 74 Principles for carbon footprint quantification . 84.1 General requirements . 84.2 Life cycle perspective 84.3 Relative approach and functi
10、onal unit 84.4 Relevance . 84.5 Completeness . 84.6 Consistency 94.7 Accuracy 94.8 Transparency 94.9 Avoidance of double counting 94.10 Implementation criteria 95 Methodology . 95.1 General requirements . 95.2 Goal and scope 105.3 System boundary definitions . 115.4 Time boundary for data . 125.5 Ca
11、rbon footprint quantification of life-cycle stages .126 Reporting .176.1 General 176.2 Documentation requirements. 176.3 Interpretation of the carbon footprint of a product 187 Communication requirements 187.1 General 187.2 Interpretation and comparison . 197.3 Product definitions and product catego
12、ry rules (PCRs) 19Annex A (informative) General requirements and guidelines for CFP communication options Greenhouse gases .20Annex B (informative) Inventory analysis of input criteria used to define the product profile 23Annex C (informative) Operations and materials in processes and data collectio
13、n items within the system boundary .26Annex D (informative) Intergraf recommendations on CO2emissions calculation in the printing industry .30Annex E (normative) Guidelines for comparisons of the carbon footprints of print media .34Annex F (informative) Calculation samples by Europe, Germany and Tha
14、iland .35Bibliography .41BS ISO 16759:2013ISO 16759:2013(E)ForewordISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO technical committe
15、es. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the Inte
16、rnational Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular the different approval criteria needed for the dif
17、ferent types of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2. www.iso.org/directivesAttention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. ISO shall not
18、 be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of any patent rights identified during the development of the document will be in the Introduction and/or on the ISO list of patent declarations received. www.iso.org/patentsAny trade name used in this document is informatio
19、n given for the convenience of users and does not constitute an endorsement.The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 130, Graphic technology.iv ISO 2013 All rights reservedBS ISO 16759:2013ISO 16759:2013(E)IntroductionReduction of worldwide greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions is central to
20、the mitigation of climate change (see Annex A), considered to be arising from natural and anthropogenic activities. Industry and governments are already aware of the importance of contributing to this reduction, both nationally and internationally. The printing and associated industries (prepress, f
21、inishing, postpress, paper making and related services) have substantially reduced their GHG emissions in recent years. Although this data reduction can be formally captured and measured, it is difficult to compare without a common reference methodology.This International Standard has been developed
22、 to provide a consistent framework methodology for carbon footprint calculation. It is written for prepress, print service providers, printers, media companies, other print content publishers, related industry associations and providers of carbon footprinting tools. It offers a program-neutral metho
23、d for calculating and communicating the life cycle GHG emissions of print media products, based on calculated CO2e values, for the single impact category of climate change. This single criteria approach provides the foundation for future work addressing multicriteria impacts which assess all potenti
24、al impacts that a print media product can have on the environment. This International Standard is based on work done for ISO/TS 14067 and PAS 2050 to provide a specific implementation for the graphic arts industry. Multicriteria calculations based on all four phases of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), a
25、s outlined in ISO 14040, are not within the scope of this International Standard. Further information for conducting LCA are outlined in ISO 14044.According to this International Standard, quantification of the carbon footprint of a print media product requires a defined goal and scope for the carbo
26、n footprinting study. This International Standard also requires a specification of the system boundaries and process inventory as the basis for calculations. It allows for calculations of the whole or part life cycle of print media products.This International Standard provides consistency, transpare
27、ncy, flexibility and accountability for print media carbon footprint quantifications and their communication. It may provide the following benefits to companies, public bodies and consumers, industry and regulatory bodies: consistency in carbon footprint calculator design, to aid relevance and appli
28、cability for different print media product sectors and geographies; provide print buyers and consumers with a means of quantifying and communicating the carbon footprint of print media products using a common methodology and defined boundaries; provide the printing industry with a framework for quan
29、tifying and communicating the carbon footprint of print media products using a common methodology and defined boundaries; encourage media buyers and consumers of print media products to make informed media investment, purchase and usage decisions, using information validated with calculation, commun
30、ication and reporting tools that are consistent with this International Standard; facilitate the continuous monitoring of the carbon footprint of print as part of its overall environmental impact, and encourage constant improvement within all print sectors; enhance the credibility of the printing in
31、dustrys efforts to quantify, communicate and reduce the carbon footprints of print media products and their raw materials; be used as part of GHG emissions management; and facilitate performance tracking and progress in GHG emissions reduction for the printing industry.This International Standard pr
32、ovides a framework methodology for calculating the life cycle GHG emissions of print media products. It aids the print customers contribution to national and international CO2e reduction targets, via government schemes or through industry associations. A common framework for calculation and paramete
33、r requirements minimizes ambiguity and enables the comparison of the carbon footprints of print media products, based on the goals and scopes of individual carbon footprinting studies (see Annex E). This framework allows contributors to print media supply chains to ISO 2013 All rights reserved vBS I
34、SO 16759:2013ISO 16759:2013(E)calculate partial carbon footprints for use in the supply chain. This International Standard can also be used to calculate carbon footprint values for use in carbon offsetting programs.A print media products carbon footprint calculated in compliance with this Internatio
35、nal Standard can be benchmarked against similar products. This, over time, may provide the following benefits: reduced environmental impact of print media products; assistance for print buyers making media purchase decisions; a framework for comparative estimates of average carbon footprints in diff
36、erent print media sectors, such as newspapers, magazines, books, signs and displays, etc.; greater appreciation of the differences in media carbon footprints, and more informed process and supply chain choice for print buyers, printers, service providers, customers and other interested parties; enha
37、nced market awareness of prints sustainability and environmental impact; criteria for selecting a carbon footprinting tool to calculate the carbon footprint or partial carbon footprint of print media products; and comparable preliminary estimations of the carbon footprint of a print media product, b
38、ased on a pre-existing study.This International Standard includes examples of carbon footprinting studies and guidance for communicating and verifying carbon footprint information to printers, print buyers, consumers, industry and any other interested parties.Use of this International Standard facil
39、itates the comparison of the carbon footprint of cross media content and media products delivered digitally, for instance to websites, in emails, on DVDs, mobile devices and so on. However the carbon footprint of specific digital media is outside the scope of this International Standard.vi ISO 2013
40、All rights reservedBS ISO 16759:2013INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 16759:2013(E)Graphic technology Quantification and communication for calculating the carbon footprint of print media products1 ScopeThis International Standard specifies the requirements for quantifying the carbon footprint of those proc
41、esses, materials and technologies required to produce print media products using any form of printing technology and that are within the users knowledge and control. It is based on a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach, using defined system boundaries and a specified functional unit as the basis fo
42、r complete or partial carbon footprinting studies. This data can be referenced throughout supply chains for individual print media products.Together with ISO 14020 and other ISO standards, this International Standard defines standards of completeness to be followed when communicating the results of
43、a carbon footprint study for print media products to business and consumers.This International Standard provides a framework for carbon calculators that organisations can follow, and that can be used as the structure for market or sector-specific carbon footprinting tools. Studies and tools construc
44、ted within this framework methodology provide carbon footprint quantifications of print media products that can be validated and verified.2 Normative referencesThe following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dat
45、ed references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.ISO 14044, Environmental management Life cycle assessment Requirements and guidelinesISO/TS 14067, Carbon footprint of products Requirements and gui
46、delines for quantification and communication3 Terms and definitionsFor the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.3.1 Terms relating to carbon footprint3.1.1carbon footprint (CF)net amount of GHG emissions and GHG removals, expressed in CO2equivalents3.1.2carbon footpri
47、nt of a productCFPcarbon footprint of a product system3.1.3carbon footprinting toolmeans of calculating the carbon footprint of an object or process3.1.4carbon storagecarbon removed from the atmosphere and stored as carbon ISO 2013 All rights reserved 1BS ISO 16759:2013ISO 16759:2013(E)3.1.5product
48、systemcollection of processes with elementary and product flows performing one or more defined functions and which models the life cycle of a product3.1.6product category rulesset of specific rules, requirements and guidelines for one or more product categories3.2 Terms relating to greenhouse gases3
49、.2.1carbon dioxide equivalentCO2eCO2equivalentunit for comparing the radiative forcing of a GHG to carbon dioxideNote 1 to entry: The carbon dioxide equivalent is calculated using the mass of a given GHG multiplied by its global warming potential.SOURCE: ISO 14064-1:2006; 2.19, without Note 23.2.2global warming potentialGWPfactor describing the radiative forcing impact of one mass-based unit of a given GHG relative to an equivalent unit of carbon dioxide over a given period of timeNote 1 to entry: Annex A contains a li
