Japanese CFP project・Example of product by product verification

Centre of LCA Business Promotion
Department of Product and Environmental Aspects
Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry
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AgendaPart.1 1.
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3.
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Part.2JEMAI’s profile
JEMAI’s ecolabel program ; Carbon Footprint & EcoLeaf
Current Status of CFP in Japan
Future plan

1. Outlines of CFP program in Japan
・PCR registration
・Verification (Product by product / System Certification)
・The depth of Verification (on the based of Verification Fee)
・Registration (The process of Annual fee)
2. Roles of Verifiers, Review panel members and JEMAI (Secretariat).
3. The process of System certification

Part.3

1. The detailed processes of “Product by product verification” .

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PCR approval process

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CFP-PCR / CFP certification process
Preparation of PCR

PCR draft

Applicant

PCR reviewer’s judge

Reviewer

Review panel’s judge

Review Panel

PCR on the website

JEMAI

Preparation of CFP

Calculation

ApplicantVerification

Verifier

2 weeks

Final Judgement

CFP Panel

CFP declaration on the website
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CFP-PCR list ①<Construction>
PA-AV Steel pipe piles for all-purpose
PA-AY Road bed recycled material made from inorganic sludge
PA-BT Curtain rails, shades and blinds
PA-BZ Rubber chips
PA-CB Wood-plastic composite
PA-CC Wood Material
PA-CD Wood Product
PA-CK Insulation material for construction
PA-CL Plastic tile
PA-DB Resilient floor coverings
PA-DE Carpet
PA-DI Wood-fiber thermal insulation for spraying（non-compliance with Japanese Industrial Standards）
PA-DW Insulation material for construction（non-compliance with Japanese Industrial Standards）
PA-DX Building(frame and finishing materials)
PA-ED Heat resistant Paint （Intermediate goods）<ＩＴ equipment>
PA-AX ICT hosting service for the cloud service provider
PA-BI Teleconference System
PA-CE Management supporting system with the database
PA-CI IT equipment
PA-CT Application service
PA-DG Imaging input and/or output equipment
PA-DK E-media (Digital media）<Textile>
PA-BL Towel
PA-CR Down and feather (Intermediate material)
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PA-AN Organic liquid fertilizer
PA-AU Small secondary battery
PA-BA Fire extinguisher
PA-BB Paper container and package (Intermediate material)
PA-BC Plastic container and package
PA-BD Metal container and package (Intermediate material)
PA-BE Glass container (Intermediate material)
PA-BG Pallets for cargo and transportation
PA-BK Reuse Battery (Industrial lead battery)
PA-BN Handmade washi paper
PA-CU Industrial air filter
PA-DC Electronic thermometer (resistance thermometer)
PA-DH Portable electronic communication devices
PA-DY Recycled Plastic Products<Material>
PA-CS Recycled Plastic (Intermediate material)
PA-DL Solar-grade silicon (SoG-Si) (Intermediate material)
PA-EF Recycled Plastics material (Intermediate Goods)
PA-EG Recycled plastic molding products<Printing matters>
PA-AD Publishing and commercial printing
PA-AF Pre-sensitized plates for lithographic printing
PA-BS Printing products for promotion and industry use
PA-CA Printing ink (Intermediate material)
PA-CJ Publication
PA-DD Printed stuff by the waterless printing
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CFP-PCR list ②<Food>
PA-AA Rice
PA-AB Rapeseed oil
PA-AE Candy
PA-AG Crisps
PA-AH Packed rice
PA-AI Ham and sausages
PA-AJ Snacks made from rice
PA-AL Chocolate containing wafers
PA-AM Instant Coffee (1 cup set)
PA-BF Fruits and vegetables
PA-BH Instant noodle
PA-BJ Banana (for eating)
PA-BU L-amino acids, peptide and nucleic acid (Intermediate material)
PA-BV Beers and Happoshu (Beer-flavored sparkling liquor)
PA-BW Mushrooms
PA-BX Soft Drink
PA-BY Raw milk (Intermediate material)
PA-CF Pork
PA-CG Seasoning
PA-CH Refined sugar
PA-CM Processed seafood
PA-CN Eggs for food
PA-CO Seafood (Excluding the cultivation)
PA-CP Poultry
PA-CQ Milk
PA-DA Non-woven fabric bag for the drip coffee (1cup)
PA-DQ Organic rice
PA-DV Processed foods<Others>
PA-DJ Wooden container for the packaging
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PA-AC Detergent powder for laundry
PA-AQ Tableware
PA-AT Lamps for general lighting
PA-AW Cut flowers and plants
PA-BP UV germicidal irradiation air purifier
PA-DR Tableware(Excluding use and maintenance stage)
PA-DS Dust control mats
PA-DT Paper ware(Disposable)
PA-DU Plastic baskets
PA-EA Watch
PA-EB Water fowl’s down-filled comforters
PA-EC Living and Cultural Supplies
PA-EE Wooden Fittings （Intermediate Goods）
PA-EH Wall Clock<Office equipment>
PA-AK Office furniture
PA-AO Uniform
PA-AR File and binder
PA-AS Writing utensils
PA-AZ Paper Products for stationery
PA-BO Stationery and office Supplies<Service>
PA-BM Waste incineration and landfill disposal (Intermediate service)
PA-DF Booth for Eco-Products Exhibition
PA-DＭ Recycling service for waste treatment
PA-DＮ Counter service for the beverage
PA-DO Travel service
PA-DP Moving Service
PA-DZ Trade - in Service6PCR approval process

PCR reviewing process
The applicant
1) PCR draft2) Applications for approval
3) Checklist for4) Preliminary calculation

PCR Reviewer

JEMAI

Review panel

Check: applications forapproval and checklist for
CFP-PCR draft①

PCR draft for 5
business days onthe website.

②

A PCR draft

Public comment

The results of the publiccomment and feedbacks.

Report on
results of publiccomment

A revised PCR draft

Judgment on
PCR approval③
Notifies the final
judgment result to theapplicant and the PCR
reviewer.

④

Final judgmentof approval⑤⑥
Publish the approved PCR
on the CFP website
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PCR approval process

Application for CFP-PCR
1) Applications for approval

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3) PCR draft and its checklist

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PCR review & Review panel judge
PCR reviewer
Review preparation(1) Review the documents & Checklist for CFP-PCR draft(2) Questions and indicate unclear points

PCR reviewer
Review(Face to Face)

The applicant
Applicants’ explanations by product catalogue or
actual product itself for grasping the outline of thetarget product.

Questions about
necessary points
Report on CFP-PCR review results
A set of applications for approval

JEMAI
Review panel

Final judgment & Publish
1.Approval ; The review panel approves PCR draft, and JEMAI officially releases it on website.
2.Disapproval; the applicant can apply for PCR approval again after revising the draft.

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Approved PCRs
① Approved PCRs are published online.
http://www.cfp-japan.jp/calculate/authorize/pcr.php (Japanese)② Some PCRs are translated into English andpublished online.
http://www.cfp-japan.jp/english/ (CFP English website)

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Product-by-Product Verification
The applicant

JEMAIVerifier

Review panel

Assign a verifier*develop applications for
CFP verification (including
CFP quantification results
and a CFP declaration
draft)*submit a set of
applications for CFP
verification and a checklistof applications for CFP
verification

Appoint the committee members of the review panel*receives the set ofapplications for CFP
verification.
Check the applications① and the checklist.
CFP Verification
Creating of the report② on verification results

Support for Applicants③

Introductory seminars &Consultations

Final judgmentof approval④ Registration
Publication ofCFP declaration

Registration(on the CFP website)⑤
CFP mark license agreement
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Publish the approved PCR
on the CFP website<Materials to the CFP verifier >(1) Applications for CFP verification filled in by a CFP verification
applicant(2) “Report on verification results” and the format for “checklist ofapplications for verification” (hereinafter collectively called the “a set ofreports on CFP verification results”)(3) Judgment criteria on CFP verification

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Product-by-Product Verification process

A set of applications for verification
Application of CFP verification

Registration information

The format for “Grounds on data”
Details of data inventory and quantification results
Life cycle flow chart

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Value in CFP markChecklist of applications

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A set of applications for verification
Instruction to fill in the form.

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Product-by-Product Verification process

A set of applications for verification
Application of CFP verification

・ Contact details of an applicant and the relating companies
・ Queries about Seminars & Consultations

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Product-by-Product Verification process

A set of applications for verification
Registration information

Value in CFP markIt shows how it will be labeled on a product.

It becomes
Publication ofCFP declaration
after the verification.

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A set of applications for verification
Life cycleflow chart

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A set of applications for verification
Life cycle flow chart

The format for “Grounds on data”

Name of Process

Amount of ActivitiesDatabase

CO2 Emission

Calculate by each life stage
Production(Raw Material & Product)/
Distribution/Use/Disposition

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A set of applications for verification
Details of data inventory and quantification results.

・Reference numbers toother formats

・The process to have the data
・The way of calculations
・The period time for collecting data

・Name of evidence
・Data author

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A set of applications for verification
Checklist of applications

Checklists for・Applications for the verification
・Registration information
・Life cycle flow
・ Grounds on data
・ Data inventory and quantification results
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Product-by-Product Verification process

Product-by-Product Verification
A set ofapplications
Checklist of＋
for verification applications The applicant* Develop applications for CFP verification(including CFP quantification results and a CFP declaration draft)* Check the applications and the checklist.

JEMAI
CFP Verification＋

Report on CFP
verification
results

Verifier

R-08-02
C-10-02
C-11-02

Review panel
JEMAI

Rules on CFP verification
Judgement criteria on CFP verification (Not disclosed)
Procedures for CFP verification

Final judgment of approvalnecessary part of a set of applications for CFP verification report on CFP verification results

Certified CFP declaration

The applicant
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Product-by-Product Verification process

The CFP verifier’s checking applications
A set ofapplications
for verification

Verifier

Creating of the report onverification results.
R-08-02
Rules on CFP verification
C-10-02
Judgement criteria on CFP
verification (Not disclosed)
C-11-02
Procedures for CFP verification

Checklist ofapplications

The applicant“The evidence can or cannot be trucked back to its data source?”i.e., the CFP verifier checks that data source and data creator are described clearly in theapplications.

Interview with the applicant (phone, e-mail, or face-to-face)
1) To confirm unknown points and validity of the method of the CFPquantification.
2)If there is a part needs to be revised, the CFP verifier concretely indicatesthe contents to the applicant. The CFP verifier shall mutually confirm thecontents with the applicant by the document.

The report on verification results to PCR review panel.
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Product-by-Product Verification process

Certify by PCR review panel
Judgment result by the review panel
Approvalregistration of CFP

Disapproval

Applicant’s payments. JEMAI introduces trainings and individual consultations of the CFP Program to theapplicant.
(1) When there is an indicated point for the set of applications for CFP verification by thejudgment made by the review panel, the applicant revises the set of applications for CFP
verification based on the notification, and then submits them again to the CFP verifier.
(2) The CFP verifier checks the set of revised applications for CFP verification, makes ajudgment again whether approval or not, and develops report on CFP verification results.
(3) The CFP verifier submits the “report on CFP verification results” and the “set ofrevised CFP verification documents” to JEMAI by the appointed day.
(4) JEMAI confirms the contents to the chairperson of the review panel by following theinstructions by the review panel, and then notifies the result to the CFP verification
applicant and the CFP verifier.

①Final judgement of approval to JEMAI②JEMAI notifies the result to the CFP
verification applicant and the CFP verifier.

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Product-by-Product Verification process

Registration
The applicant① Applications for CFP registration

JEMAI② CFP declaration (PDF file)
Approved applications for CFP verification.
③ Agreement of CFP mark license

Check the forms and publish CFP declaration
On the CFP website

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On the products& Company’s website

Certificate (Optional)

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Product-by-Product Verification process

Publication of CFP declaration
http://www.cfp-japan.jp

CFP declarations list
http://www.cfp-japan.jp/calculate/verify/permission.php (Japanese)http://www.cfp-japan.jp/english/list/ (English)
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For further information
Japan Environmental Management
Association for Industry (JEMAI)
2-1, Kajicho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101-0044, Japan.
Tel: +81-3-5209-7712
Email: ecodesign@jemai.or.jp

JEMAI
http://www.jemai.or.jp/
EcoLeaf
http://www.ecoleaf-jemai.jp/

CFP communication program
http://www.cfp-japan.jp/
Life Cycle Assessment Society of Japan(JLCA)
http://lca-forum.org/
MiLCA (LCA Calculation software)
http://www.milca-milca.net/

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