This document specifies principles, procedures and requirements for environmental technology verification (ETV). The objective of environmental technology verification (ETV) is to provide credible, reliable and independent verification of the performance of environmental technologies. An environmental technology is a technology that either results in an environmental added value or measures parameters that indicate an environmental impact. Such technologies have an increasingly important role in addressing environmental challenges and achieving sustainable development. ETV contributes to protection and conservation of the environment by promoting and facilitating market uptake of innovative environmental technologies, especially those that perform better than relevant alternatives. ETV is particularly applicable to those environmental technologies whose innovative features or performance cannot be fully assessed using existing standards. Through the provision of objective evidence, ETV provides an independent and impartial confirmation of the performance of an environmental technology based on reliable test data. ETV aims to strengthen the credibility of new, innovative technologies by supporting informed decision-making among interested parties.
DIN EN ISO 14034:2018 Referenced Document
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ISO 14001:2015 Environmental management systems - Requirements with guidance for use
ISO 14025:2006 Environmental labels and declarations - Type III environmental declarations - Principles and procedures
ISO 14040:2006 Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Principles and framework
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