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## [GCCA EPD Tool Version 5.2 Now Live](https://gccaepd.org/blog/gcca-epd-tool-version-5.2-now-live)

GCCA EPD Tool Version 5.2 aligned with PCR 2019:14 version 2.0.1 and added a simplified verification report, data and modelling updates and new guidance.

June 25, 2025 [Read the article →](https://gccaepd.org/blog/gcca-epd-tool-version-5.2-now-live)

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Low carbon cement and concrete

### [GCCA Global Definitions for Low Carbon and Near Zero Concrete](https://gccaepd.org/blog/gcca-launches-low-carbon-cement-and-concrete-definitions)

GCCA global definitions for low carbon and near zero emissions concrete: eight bands (AA to G) that support consistent low-carbon procurement worldwide.

January 21, 2025

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Tool updates

### [GCCA EPD Tool Version 5.0 Release](https://gccaepd.org/blog/gcca-epd-tool-version-5.0-release)

GCCA EPD Tool Version 5.0 brought ecoinvent 3.10 data, a radioactive waste indicator and EF 3.1 characterisation factors.

November 19, 2024

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Whole-life carbon

### [EPDs vs Company Carbon Footprints: What Are the Differences?](https://gccaepd.org/blog/epds-vs.-company-footprint-decoding-environmental-impact)

How Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and company carbon footprints differ, what each covers, and how they work together.

July 24, 2024

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