Full transparency on product carbon footprint

• Full transparency regarding the environmental impact of IMI products
• EPDs based on widely used ISO 14025 and EN 15804+A2 standards
• 80 per cent portfolio coverage planned for 2026

A significant share of the heating and cooling solutions in IMI’s Climate Control sector has now been certified in accordance with the widely recognised ISO 14025 and EN 15804+A2 environmental impact standards. We aim to further expand the coverage of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) across our Climate Control portfolio this year. “This adds value for customers by delivering clear, standardized environmental information required by regulations and green building standards for key heating and cooling components,” states Paweł Magiera, Sustainability Leader for Climate Control, Life Science & Transport, at IMI.

EPDs create comparable transparency regarding the carbon footprint of products across their entire lifecycle, from fabrication to disposal. While manufacturers are not legally forced to create EPDs, the documents are expected by the market to support sustainability objectives, provide verified lifecycle data for corporate reporting frameworks such as CSRD, and support compliance with building regulations. Architects, planners, engineers and developers in particular need EPDs to compare products objectively and to calculate the environmental footprint of buildings during the planning phase.

Supporting informed decision making
This is where, at IMI, EPDs come into play: they already cover around 60 percent of our Climate Control product portfolio, providing customers with reliable information on the environmental performance of critical HVAC balancing and control solutions used in building projects worldwide. This includes fully comparable data on CO₂ emissions, energy and resource use.

“Dedicated EPDs support our customers in meeting market expectations in construction, a sector that is increasingly driven by green building standards and subject to strict certification systems like BREEAM, LEED, or DGNB,” Magiera adds. Other objectives include improving the environmental profiles and offerings of wholesalers and retailers. IMI's type III standardised documents are valid for five years and have been issued since 2023 following a pilot project initiated by IMI's Growth Hub, the company’s innovation engine. Initially, the project focused on broad product groups with similar materials and manufacturing processes. As demand rose, IMI went on to gradually increase its EPD coverage, aiming to achieve 80 percent of its portfolio in 2026. “We will continue analysing our solutions and cooperating with external consultants to develop and verify EPDs, even for more rarely manufactured products”, Magiera states.

Where to find the certifications

The independently verified certifications are published by recognised EPD program operators such as the Eco-Portal database and are based on so-called lifecycle analyses. These assessments look at factors such as energy use, emissions, resource consumption, and waste at each stage to understand the product’s overall environmental footprint. Key EPD values are typically given per kilo of product and need to be multiplied by the product’s weight to achieve specific product emissions.

The documents can further be found on IMI’s certification subpage.