Beyond the PDF: Turning EPDs into Business Value

Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) are becoming an increasingly common requirement across the built environment. Many organisations now invest significant time and effort into producing EPDs to meet buyer, tender, or certification requirements. Yet once published, they’re often treated as finished outputs, delivering immediate commercial value but limited internal impact.This webinar focuses on what happens after an EPD is published.

Experts from Zevero and Emidat explore why EPDs are increasingly becoming the shared language of product sustainability and how the data behind them can be used more effectively across organisations. The session moves beyond disclosure to examine how product-level environmental data can support product decisions, credible reduction claims, and long-term sustainability planning.

Rather than covering how to create an EPD, the discussion centres on how to use them and what an effective delivery model looks like. You'll get practical insights into turning EPDs from static documents into decision-ready assets that support both commercial outcomes and sustainability strategy.

What you’ll learn:

• How EPDs create value beyond meeting buyer or certification requirements
• Where EPD data fits within wider sustainability programmes
• How product-level data can inform design, sourcing, and decarbonisation priorities
• What separates one-off EPD publication from a scalable, decision-ready approach
• How to get more long-term value from EPDs you already have

Meet the Speakers

George Wade - Co-founder & Chief Commercial Officer, Zevero

In his role at Zevero, George drives commercial growth by helping brands measure, reduce, and report their carbon emissions. He brings a deep passion for using data-driven solutions to fight climate change, drawing from his experience as a former carbon consultant in waste management. George also writes The Grumpy Optimist, a newsletter highlighting positive climate news.

Lisa Oberaigner - Co-founder & CEO, Emidat

Lisa Oberaigner is the Co-Founder & CEO of Emidat, helping manufacturers gain a business benefit by producing more sustainably. Emidat is a digital platform for climate-native product management, and automates processes such as verified EPD creation. During her thesis at MIT and in multiple climate projects, she developed a passion for sustainability that now drives her vision for Emidat: Enabling a built environment that operates within planetary boundaries. Comment end

Yee Chow - Head of Sustainability, Zevero

Yee serves as the Head of Sustainability at Zevero, where he leads client advisory, transforming emissions data into clear, actionable insights that drive measurable impact. With over 18 years of experience across consulting and in-house corporate roles—including Diligent, Cathay Pacific Airways, and Accenture—Yee has successfully shaped sustainability agendas for organisations across diverse sectors, helping them unlock value through effective environmental programmes.