What is an EPD?

An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is a standardised, third-party verified document that communicates the environmental impact of a product across its life cycle from raw material extraction to end-of-life.

The EPD is an internationally recognised document that communicates the environmental impact of a product in a standardised and comparable way, in accordance with:

  • EN15804 - construction product sustainability standard
  • ISO 14025 - environmental labelling standard

How are Grundfos EPDs verified?

The EPDs offer quantitative, third-party verified information covering every stage of a product’s life cycle, from raw material extraction and manufacturing to distribution, operation, and end-of-life handling.

Grundfos corporates with the EPD Programme Operator Institut Bauen und Umwelt e. V. (IBU)

The Grundfos EPDs can be found and downloaded from IBU.

Grundfos is committed to increasing transparency around the environmental impact of its products. Today, a variety of Grundfos product ranges are covered by Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), providing customers and stakeholders with verified, objective data on their environmental performance across the full product life cycle.

Make informed decisions on environmental impact

By offering EPDs across its product portfolio, Grundfos enables customers to make more informed and data-driven decisions. Environmental performance is increasingly evaluated alongside traditional criteria such as:

  • Functionality
  • Reliability
  • Total cost of ownership

With access to transparent documentation, consultants, engineers, contractors, and building owners can confidently assess the sustainability impact of pump solutions within their projects.

EPDs are particularly valuable in the context of green building certification schemes such as:

These frameworks require credible and standardised environmental data to evaluate the sustainability performance of buildings.

How do Grundfos pumps with EPDs support certification?

By providing verified lifecycle information, Grundfos products with EPDs help support compliance with these certification systems and contribute to more sustainable construction practices.

In addition to supporting building certifications, EPDs also play an important role in enabling lifecycle-based thinking. They highlight the environmental impact not only of production but also of use-phase energy consumption and end-of-life considerations.

This is particularly relevant for pumps, where operational efficiency can significantly influence the overall environmental footprint. Energy-efficient pump solutions can contribute to reducing both operating costs and greenhouse gas emissions over time.

Sustainability at Grundfos

Sustainability and a deep-rooted respect for people and planet have always been at the core of our business. It is an integral part of our current business strategy, which is accelerating our energy-efficient water and digital solutions so we can make the most impact on some of the world’s most critical challenges.

We’re proud to be the world’s first water solutions company with net-zero targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative.

Four ambitions guide our sustainability future:

  • Saving energy – through smarter and more efficient pump technology.
  • Saving water – through reducing our water withdrawal across operational sites and the development of water efficient and water reuse solutions.
  • Circular business – embedding circular principles throughout our business.
  • Water access – providing water to people in need.

How Grundfos supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Grundfos focuses on areas where it can create the greatest environmental and societal impact, aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Which SDGs does Grundfos prioritise?

Grundfos primarily contributes to:

  • Goal 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
  • Goal 13 - Climate Action

These are the areas where we want to lead and where we can have the greatest impact.

By protecting the world’s water, alleviating climate challenges, protecting precious resources, and improving people’s quality of life.

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