1、BSI Standards PublicationTextiles and textile products Self-declared environmental claims Use of the termsPD CEN/TS 16822:2015National forewordThis Published Document is the UK implementation of CEN/TS 16822:2015.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to TechnicalCommittee TCI/66, App
2、arel and interior textiles.A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained onrequest to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions ofa contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. The British Standards Institution 201
3、5.Published by BSI Standards Limited 2015ISBN 978 0 580 82056 4ICS 13.020.50; 59.080.01Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity fromlegal obligations.This Published Document was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 November 2015.Amendmen
4、ts/corrigenda issued since publicationDate Text affectedPUBLISHED DOCUMENTPD CEN/TS 16822:2015TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION SPCIFICATION TECHNIQUE TECHNISCHE SPEZIFIKATION CEN/TS 16822 November 2015 ICS 13.020.50; 59.080.01 English Version Textiles and textile products - Self-declared environmental claims
5、 - Use of the terms Textiles et produits textiles - Autodclarations environnementales - Utilisation des termes Textilien und textile Erzeugnisse - Umweltbezogene Anbietererklrung - Verwendung von Begriffen This Technical Specification (CEN/TS) was approved by CEN on 22 May 2015 for provisional appli
6、cation. The period of validity of this CEN/TS is limited initially to three years. After two years the members of CEN will be requested to submit their comments, particularly on the question whether the CEN/TS can be converted into a European Standard. CEN members are required to announce the existe
7、nce of this CEN/TS in the same way as for an EN and to make the CEN/TS available promptly at national level in an appropriate form. It is permissible to keep conflicting national standards in force (in parallel to the CEN/TS) until the final decision about the possible conversion of the CEN/TS into
8、an EN is reached. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlan
9、ds, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey andUnited Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2015 CEN All rights o
10、f exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. CEN/TS 16822 EPD CEN/TS 16822:2015CEN/TS 16822:2015 (E) 2 Contents Page European foreword . 4 Introduction 5 1 Scope 6 2 Normative references 6 3 Terms and definitions . 6 4 Guidance on the use of terms
11、 in relation to self-declared environmental claims . 8 4.1 Objective . 8 4.2 Fundamental principles 8 4.2.1 General 8 4.2.2 Principle of accurate information . 8 4.2.3 Principle of verifiable methods 8 4.2.4 Principle of significant impact 9 4.3 Methodology for developing self-declared environmental
12、 claims . 9 4.3.1 Methodology . 9 5 Terms frequently used in self-declared environmental claims for textile products. 10 5.1 List of the terms frequently used 10 5.2 Terms: explanation and allowance 11 5.2.1 Organic . 11 5.2.2 Respect the environment, environmentally friendly, eco-friendly, ecologic
13、al and lower environmental impact . 12 5.2.3 Bio-based . 12 5.2.4 Recycled, recyclable 12 5.2.5 Biodegradable . 14 5.2.6 Compostable 14 5.2.7 Renewable 14 5.2.8 Natural . 15 5.2.9 Eco-designed 15 5.2.10 Green. 15 5.2.11 Sustainable . 15 5.2.12 “Substance“ free 16 5.2.13 Carbon neutral 16 5.2.14 “Les
14、s water used” . 16 5.2.15 “Less energy used” . 17 Annex A (informative) Consideration of the terms “organic“, “biological”, “biology” and “ecological” . 18 A.1 General . 18 A.2 Etymology and definitions from reference dictionaries 18 A.2.1 “organic“ (English) 18 A.2.2 “biological“ (English), “biolog
15、y“ (English) 18 A.2.3 “ecological“ (English) 19 PD CEN/TS 16822:2015CEN/TS 16822:2015 (E) 3 A.3 Considerations . 19 A.4 European Regulation 834/2007/EC, Community Ecolabel for textile products and the translations in the different European languages . 19 A.5 Useful links 21 Annex B (informative) Eur
16、opean/International standards related to environmental aspects 22 B.1 Generalities . 22 B.2 Organization-related standards 22 B.2.1 EN ISO 14001- series of standards 22 B.2.2 EN ISO 19011- series of standards 22 B.2.3 EN ISO 14031+ series of standards 22 B.2.4 EN ISO 14063- series of standards 22 B.
17、3 Product-specific standards . 22 B.3.1 EN ISO 14020- series of standards 22 B.3.2 EN ISO 14040- series of standards 23 B.3.3 Technical Report ISO/TR 14062 . 23 B.3.4 EN ISO 14064 (all parts) and CEN ISO/TS 14067 . 23 Annex C (informative) Methods frequently used to verify claims related to the term
18、s as mentioned in Clause 5 . 24 Annex D (informative) Flow chart check-list when drafting a self-declared environmental claim 25 Bibliography . 26 PD CEN/TS 16822:2015CEN/TS 16822:2015 (E) 4 European foreword This document (CEN/TS 16822:2015) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 248 “Text
19、iles and textile products”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN and/or CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. According to the
20、CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to announce this Technical Specification: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece
21、, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. PD CEN/TS 16822:2015CEN/TS 16822:2015 (E) 5 Introduction This Technical Specification has been writ
22、ten to help companies within the textile supply chain to define self-declared environmental claims for textile products based on accurate and verifiable information and to harmonize the use of self-declared environmental claims and, therefore, to promote to the final consumer the purchase of textile
23、 products with less negative environmental impact and to increase environmental consciousness. It is essential that the self-declared environmental claims for textile products are reliable, based on a clear, transparent, accurate and documented methodology. The self-declared environmental claims for
24、 textile products can be carried out by any entity from the textile chain, including manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers, etc. In many sectors, including the textile sector, the offers of “ecological“ products are numerous and their number is increasing. The environment is now the spot
25、 light on which many companies focus their strategy. However, this tendency leads to a proliferation of claims about textile products and these claims are sometimes difficult to understand correctly, such as “sustainable“, “responsible“, “organic“, “natural“, “biodegradable“, or may even be abusive,
26、 for example “greenwashing“. The purpose of this Technical Specification is to answer the following questions: What is the meaning of these terms and what can they really guarantee? How can we know exactly the environmental characteristics of the textile products concerned? What are the practical co
27、nditions for using these terms? The environmental claims for textile products may take the form of statements, symbols or graphics on product or package labels, or in product literature such as technical bulletins, company advertising, promotional material, etc. PD CEN/TS 16822:2015CEN/TS 16822:2015
28、 (E) 6 1 Scope This Technical Specification establishes guidelines for the development and use of self-declared environmental claims for textiles (e.g. fibres, yarns, fabrics), textile products (e.g. clothing) and textile components of products (e.g. upholstery fabric in furniture), which includes p
29、rinciples, methodology and rules for some terms commonly used in environmental claims. This Technical Specification does not provide any substitute for any legal requirements applicable to textile products, related to environmental information, environmental claims or labelling, or any other legal r
30、equirement. 2 Normative references The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (includi
31、ng any amendments) applies. EN ISO 14006, Environmental management systems - Guidelines for incorporating ecodesign (ISO 14006) EN ISO 14021:20011), Environmental labels and declarations Self-declared environmental claims (Type II environmental labelling) EN ISO 14040:2006, Environmental management
32、- Life cycle assessment - Principles and framework (ISO 14040:2006) EN ISO 14044, Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Requirements and guidelines (ISO 14044) CEN ISO/TS 14067, Greenhouse gases - Carbon footprint of products - Requirements and guidelines for quantification and communic
33、ation (ISO/TS 14067) 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 textile product term covering “textiles“, textile products and “textile components of products“ 3.2 environmental claim statement, symbol or graphic that indicates an enviro
34、nmental aspect of a product, a component or packaging SOURCE: EN ISO 14021 Note 1 to entry: An environmental claim may be made on product or packaging labels, through product literature, technical bulletins, advertising, publicity, telemarketing, as well as through digital or electronic media such a
35、s the Internet EN ISO 14021. Some brand names or visual drawings which call to mind the protection of the environment may be considered as environmental claims. 1) This document is currently impacted by the stand-alone amendment EN ISO 14021:2001/A1:2011. PD CEN/TS 16822:2015CEN/TS 16822:2015 (E) 7
36、3.3 self-declared environmental claim environmental claim that is made, without independent third-party certification, by manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers or anyone else likely to benefit from such a claim SOURCE: EN ISO 14021:2001, 3.1.132) 3.4 life cycle consecutive and interlinke
37、d stages of a product system, from raw material acquisition or generation of natural resources to the final disposal SOURCE: EN ISO 14040:2006, 3.1 3.5 life cycle assessment LCA compilation and evaluation of the inputs, outputs and the potential environmental impacts of a product system throughout i
38、ts life cycle SOURCE: EN ISO 14040:2006, 3.2 3.6 environmental aspect element of an organizations activities, products or services, which can interact with the environment SOURCE: EN ISO 14020:2001, 2.3 3.7 environmental impact any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or
39、partially resulting from an organizations activities or products SOURCE: EN ISO 14021:2001, 3.1.52) 3.8 explanatory statement any explanation which is needed or given so that an environmental claim can be properly understood by a purchaser, potential purchaser or user of the product SOURCE: EN ISO 1
40、4021:2001, 3.1.62) 3.9 functional unit quantified performance of a product system for use as a reference unit SOURCE: EN ISO 14040:2006, 3.20 2) The numbering of the original definitions in EN ISO 14021:2001 was impacted by the stand-alone amendment EN ISO 14021:2001/A1:2011. PD CEN/TS 16822:2015CEN
41、/TS 16822:2015 (E) 8 4 Guidance on the use of terms in relation to self-declared environmental claims 4.1 Objective This Technical Specification has been written to help companies within the textile supply chain to define self-declared environmental claims for textile products based on accurate and
42、verifiable information and to harmonize the use of those self-declared environmental claims and therefore, to promote to the final consumer the purchase of textile products with less negative environmental impact and to increase environmental consciousness. 4.2 Fundamental principles 4.2.1 General T
43、he self-declared environmental claims for textile products (including processes) shall be accurate (4.2.2), verifiable (4.2.3) and relevant (4.2.4), which means that they shall be based on measurable information, substantiated in data that can be checked and is relevant to that particular product. N
44、o environmental claim shall be based on a mere restatement of fact, e.g. natural cotton. 4.2.2 Principle of accurate information The self-declared environmental claims shall not be ambiguous, misleading or result, in any way, in a misinterpretation. It shall not, directly or by implication, suggest
45、an environmental improvement that does not exist, or enlarge the environmental aspect. The self-declared environmental claims shall be accompanied by an explanatory statement, which should clearly indicate the environmental benefit, especially if the claim alone is likely to result in misunderstandi
46、ng. The self-declared environmental claims shall be defined and presented in a manner that clearly indicates its range of application (complete product, part of the product, packaging, service, etc.). The self-declared environmental claims shall be updated, when necessary, to reflect any circumstanc
47、es that can affect the accuracy of the claim. 4.2.3 Principle of verifiable methods The self-declared environmental claims shall be based on scientifically verifiable methods, which are accepted and information on them shall be provided upon request to all interested parties. NOTE Tracking of the pr
48、oduction, known as product traceability, is an integral part of these verifiable methods. The claim shall be justified by practical, measurable, relevant, meaningful and verifiable elements (e.g. in terms of eco-design, of limitation of the use of polluting substances or emissions of greenhouse gas,
49、 of management control of the natural resources, energy and waste, etc.), in order to demonstrate that negative environmental impacts related to the concerned activities have been significantly reduced or that positive environmental impacts exist. Justification may be provided by an independent body. The informative Annex C lists the most frequent verifiable methods related to the terms mentioned in Clause 5. PD CEN/TS 16822:2015CEN/TS 16822:2015 (E) 9 4.2.4 Principle of significant impact Whatever the environmental claims, they shall address sig
