Information for producers with an environmental declaration

When your product is included in the Dutch Environmental Database (NMD), you have an environmental declaration that is used in environmental performance calculations. It is important that this declaration remains current and correct, so that designers, clients and other users can work with reliable data. On this page you can read how to implement changes, how to arrange an extension, and how to use the official NMD product label.

Managing your environmental declaration

When your product is in the NMD, an environmental declaration is available that is used in environmental performance calculations. This declaration is valid for five years from the date of publication in the NMD.

Changes impacting the ECI

Would you like to make a change after publication that affects the ECI of the environmental declaration, for example due to a change in production or composition? This must always be done via your LCA practitioner.

• The practitioner enters the change in the input platform
• A recognised LCA reviewer assesses the adjustment
• After approval, the updated version appears in the NMD

Changes without impact on the ECI

Some changes have no effect on the ECI, such as adjustments in:

• units
• service life
• title or explanation of the declaration
• general language errors
• name of data owner
• scope of application
• classification

For these types of changes, the data owner can request Stichting NMD to make the adjustment. In such a request:

• the data owner explicitly authorises the modification
• good faith is assumed and the data owner indemnifies Stichting NMD from liability
• the original LCA practitioner and LCA reviewer are included in the communication

Updating and extending

After the validity period (five years after the publication date of the LCA report) a new LCA must be prepared and reviewed. This ensures that your product remains up to date and can be used continuously in environmental performance calculations. Contact your LCA practitioner in time to ensure a smooth extension.. 

Product variants

If your product is included in the NMD, you may use the official product label. This makes it visible that your product is in the database and can be included in environmental performance calculations.

Use of the NMD product label

Als uw product is opgenomen in de NMD, mag u het officiële productlabel gebruiken. Hiermee maakt u zichtbaar dat uw product in de database staat en kan worden meegenomen in milieuprestatieberekeningen.

• The label can be used in quotations, product sheets or marketing material

  You must follow the guidelines for using the label

  It is not permitted to use the label for products not included in the database

More information about the use can be found on the product label page

Contact

Do you have questions about your environmental declarations or the use of product labels? Please contact us via our contact form.