Overview
ISO 23434-2:2021 - Industrial trucks - Sustainability - Part 2: Factors and reporting defines a set of sustainability factors and provides an example reporting format for industrial trucks across their life cycle. It applies from acquisition of raw materials, through design, production, transportation/delivery and use, to end-of-life treatment and final disposal (per ISO 5053-1). The standard helps manufacturers and users communicate consistent, comparable sustainability information for trucks.
Key topics and requirements
- Life‑cycle scope: raw materials → design → production → delivery → use → end‑of‑life.
- Sustainability factors covered (Table 1): restriction on hazardous substances, safety, safe use, energy consumption during operation, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, product support for operational efficiency, exhaust emissions, noise, vibration, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), consumption of resources over total useful life, material recyclability and recoverability.
- Measurement and reporting references: where applicable, the standard directs use of existing test and measurement standards, for example:
- Energy and battery/charger efficiency: ISO 23308 series.
- Noise: EN 12053.
- Vibration: EN 13059.
- EMC: EN 12895.
- GHG reporting: use carbon dioxide equivalent (CDE) and include emissions from electricity generation or fuel combustion (methods per ISO 23308‑1).
- Manufacturer information: report methods/standards applied for safety, measures to restrict hazardous substances (with source references), operational energy data, maintenance intervals and operating material specifications, recyclability/recoverability and reuse options.
- Reporting format: Annex A provides an informative template/example to present sustainability factor information consistently.
Practical applications and users
- Who uses it:
- Truck manufacturers (OEMs) preparing sustainability data sheets and product documentation.
- Procurement teams and fleet managers assessing trucks for environmental, social and economic impacts.
- Sustainability officers preparing supplier declarations or inputs to environmental product declarations (EPDs) and life‑cycle assessments (LCAs).
- Regulators and certification bodies seeking standardized reporting templates.
- How it’s used:
- Define procurement specifications that include energy, GHG and recyclability expectations.
- Standardize manufacturer disclosures to support customer comparisons and lifecycle cost estimations.
- Inform operator training, maintenance planning and fleet management to improve operational efficiency and reduce resource consumption.
- Support end‑of‑life planning by providing recyclability, disassembly and reuse guidance.
Related standards
Using ISO 23434-2:2021 helps manufacturers and buyers create transparent, comparable sustainability disclosures for industrial trucks, improving procurement decisions, compliance and lifecycle planning.
