ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 20294 First edition 2018-11 Graphic technology Quantification and communication for calculating the carbon footprint of e-media Technologie graphique - Quantification et communication pour calculer I'empreinte carbone des medias électroniques Referencenumber IEC IS0 20294:2018(E) @ IS0 2018 IS020294:2018(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ISO2018 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, or required in the context of its implementation, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either IsO at the address below orIso's memberbody in the countryof therequester. ISO copyright office CP 401 : Ch. de Blandonnet 8 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva Phone:+41227490111 Fax:+4122749 09 47 Email: [email protected] Website: www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii @ IS0 2018 - All rights reserved IS020294:2018(E) Contents Page Foreword ..V Introduction.. ...vi 1 Scope. 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 3.1 Terms relating to carbon footprint. .1 3.2 Terms relating to greenhouse gases 3.3 Termsrelatingtolifecycleassessment ..3 3.4 Terms relating to organisations and consumers 3.5 Terms relating to electronic media 5 3.6 Terms relating to electronic media delivery ..6 3.7 Terms relating to information and communication technology .6 4 Principles for carbon footprint quantification .7 4.1 Generalrequirements .7 4.2 Lifecycle perspective .7 4.3 Relative approach and functional unit. .7 4.4 Relevance .7 4.5 Completeness .7 4.6 Consistency 4.7 Accuracy. 7 4.8 Transparency .8 4.9 Assumptions for content use .8 4.10 Avoidance of double counting .8 4.11 Implementation criteria. .8 4.12 Uncertainty .8 5 Methodology .8 5.1 General Requirements .8 5.2 Goal and scope. 9 5.2.1 General. .9 5.2.2 LCA carbon footprint .10 5.2.3 System boundary ..10 5.2.4 Scope of e-media carbon footprint studies .10 5.2.5 Life cycle stages. ..11 5.3 System boundary definitions. .11 5.4 Time boundary for data .12 5.5 Carbonfootprint quantification of life-cycle stages ..12 5.5.1 Inventory analysis. .12 5.5.2 Data collection for each life-cycle stage. .12 5.5.3 General requirements applied to all stages .13 5.5.4 Production stage for contents. ..16 5.5.5 Distribution stage for contents (optional) ..16 5.5.6 Usestagefor contents ..16 5.5.7 Production stage for e-media devices ..17 5.5.8 Distribution stage for e-media devices. ..17 5.5.9 Use stage for e-media devices. ..17 5.5.10 End-of-lifestagefore-mediadevices(optional) ..18 6 Reporting .18 6.1 General ..18 6.2 Documentation requirements. ..18 6.2.1 General. ..18 6.2.2 Reporting requirements. .18 6.3 Interpretation of the carbon footprint of a product ..19 IS0 2018 - All rights reserved iii