EPDs are a standardised, third-party-verified set of documents that report the embodied emissions of a product. They outline the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of a product through its entire lifecycle – from raw materials to manufacturing, transportation and product end-of-life.
The governing body of the iMasons Climate Accord, a programme of Infrastructure Masons (iMasons), is calling on suppliers serving data centres to support greater transparency in Scope 3 emissions. The iMasons Climate Accord also represents a coalition of over 250 members representing a market cap of US$8 trillion ($10.75 trillion) in total.
The governing body, which consists of Amazon Web Services (AWS); data centre owner and operator Digital Realty, the sponsor of SGX-listed Digital Core REIT; Google; Meta; Microsoft and Schneider Electric, released an open letter explaining the importance of the widespread adoption of environmental product declarations (EPDs).
