Overview
ISO 22067-1:2022 - Graphic technology - Requirements for communication of environmental aspects of printed products - Part 1: General printing - establishes sector‑specific requirements for communicating environmental aspects within the print production supply chain. It covers environmental communication for print production processes and print components used to make final printed materials (excluding printing on textiles and ceramics). The standard is intended to make environmental data for inks, substrates, consumables and processes consistent, credible and usable across suppliers, printers, buyers and recyclers.
Key topics and requirements
- Scope and exclusions: Applies to most printing methods; excludes textiles, ceramics and security printing due to unique processing or security risks.
- General principles: Guidelines to ensure clear, verifiable environmental communication across the print supply chain; harmonized with ISO 14020 series principles.
- Data collection and record keeping: Requirements for gathering material, consumable and process data needed to quantify environmental aspects and impacts.
- Supplier and third‑party information: Expectations for supplier declarations, data flow and traceability of environmental information.
- Process‑level parameters: Communication of emissions to air and water, energy use and carbon dioxide emissions (including references to ISO 14067 and ISO 16759), waste generation, recycling and reuse potential.
- Chemicals and hazardous substances: Identification and mandatory communication of environmentally hazardous substances, high‑risk substances and volatile organic compounds (VOCs); normative annexes list substance categories and provide sample statements.
- Environmental statement content: Criteria for what an environmental statement should include; informative annexes provide sample comprehensive statements and VOC examples.
- Supportive annexes: Normative annexes for hazardous substances, VOCs, and informative annexes with examples of relevant laws, waste regulations and sample statements.
Practical applications and users
Who will use ISO 22067-1:
- Printers and print buyers - to receive and provide consistent environmental information for procurement and specification.
- Ink, substrate and consumable manufacturers - to prepare supplier declarations and environmental statements aligned to industry expectations.
- Recyclers and waste managers - to assess material recyclability and potential contamination risks (chemicals, VOCs).
- Environmental managers and auditors - to improve traceability, compliance and to feed accurate data into product carbon footprinting or LCA studies.
- Regulators and sustainability professionals - to interpret production‑related environmental aspects in the graphics sector.
Practical uses include supplier communication, procurement decisions, compliance support, reduction of hazardous substances, VOC management, waste and recycling planning, and input data preparation for carbon footprinting and life‑cycle assessments.
Related standards
- ISO 14067 - Carbon footprint of products
- ISO 16759 - Carbon footprint calculation for print media
- ISO 18605 - Packaging and the environment - Energy recovery
- ISO 14020 series - Environmental labels and declarations
Keywords: ISO 22067-1, graphic technology, environmental communication, printed products, print production, VOCs, hazardous substances, carbon footprint, supplier declarations, recyclability.
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