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BEAMA data to help shape UK’s emissions reporting U


K trade association BEAMA has published new industry research and


a fi ve-point policy position to help shape the UK Government’s proposed Embodied Emissions Reporting Framework (EERF). BEAMA welcomes the Government’s ambition to improve the consistency and comparability of product environmental data. However, it warns that requiring full Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) as the default reporting route for individual products could add an estimated £1.58 million in costs for electrotechnical manufacturers.


The estimate is based on survey fi ndings showing that moving from a self-certifi ed assessment to a full EPD adds an average £3,240 per product, double the average reported cost of self-certifi cation. This would be an ongoing cost, given EPDs should be renewed after fi ve years or whenever a change is made to a product or its supply chain.


More than 38% of respondents reported portfolios exceeding 1,000 active product lines,


meaning the costs could be signifi cantly higher for some businesses.


The research shows manufacturers are not questioning the need for robust product environmental data, but they reinforce the need


for future reporting requirements to improve consistency and comparability without creating disproportionate costs, duplication or barriers to innovation.


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