In the Nordics, the decarbonization of the concrete industry has been slowed down by the limited availability and number of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). The new partnership between Nordic concrete leader Rudus and One Click LCA aims to address this issue: together, by publishing a comprehensive set of EPDs covering Rudus's entire product range—from stone products to concrete. This long-term collaboration represents a significant step for the entire concrete sector and is expected to accelerate the industry's shift towards low-carbon construction.
Helsinki, Finland (20.8.2025). Rudus, the leading manufacturer of concrete and stone-based construction materials in the Nordics, and part of the international CRH Group, has entered into a multi-year collaboration with One Click LCA, the world-leading lifecycle assessment platform, to produce Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). The EPDs created through the partnership will cover Rudus's entire product portfolio, from stone products to concrete. The first EPDs produced with One Click LCA’s tools will be released in the coming months and made publicly available to all construction industry stakeholders.
The lack of available EPDs has been a bottleneck in Finland’s efforts to reduce the concrete sector’s emissions. Concrete production accounts for roughly 7% of global CO₂ emissions, and low-carbon concrete and concrete products are among the most effective ways to cut emissions from construction. EPDs are a critical tool for managing environmental impacts in construction, offering reliable data on the lifecycle environmental effects of products and supporting the industry’s goals to reduce its climate impact significantly.
"This collaboration is an important step in our goal to make construction genuinely more sustainable. Through EPDs, we can offer our customers more transparent information on the carbon footprint of our products, which supports the entire construction sector in reducing its climate impact."
Mikko Vasama, CEO of Rudus Oy
Panu Pasanen, CEO of One Click LCA, emphasises the broader impact of the collaboration:
"Rudus, as a leading player committing to create EPDs, helps accelerate the Finnish concrete industry’s shift toward carbon transparency and low-carbon products. We're very excited to help Rudus reach its decarbonization goals."
Panu Pasanen, CEO of One Click LCA
Emission reductions are most effective when implemented in the construction design phase, particularly in material selection. By providing extensive EPDs, Rudus equips architects and engineers with accurate, up-to-date information to make informed material choices.
According to Finnish government experts, the future of the concrete industry hinges on the development and adoption of innovative, low-carbon solutions. Emissions can be further reduced by increasing the use of recycled materials in concrete production.
Rudus is a clear market leader and trendsetter in the Nordic concrete industry. Its sustainability strategy includes an ambitious goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The company has already launched several low-carbon solutions, such as its “Grön Betong” (Green Concrete) product line, which enables up to 60% lower CO₂ emissions compared to standard concrete. In landscaping products, CEVO paving stones now emit 57% less CO₂ than equivalent products from 2020. Rudus already uses lower-carbon cement types extensively in production and actively explores new materials and circular economy solutions through research and development projects.
Rudus Oy is a leading manufacturer of stone-based construction products and materials. Its high-quality, durable products are used wherever long-lasting, responsible, and comfortable environments, buildings, and infrastructure are being built.Rudus provides both solutions and an extensive range of products for earthworks, infrastructure construction, and building construction. The offering includes ready-mixed concrete, precast concrete elements, aggregates, and recycled products. At Rudus’s concrete recycling points, sorted concrete and brick waste as well as clean surplus soil can be received. In addition, Rudus offers quarrying and crushing contracting services, as well as preparatory construction services for the early stages of building projects. The company operates through an extensive network of locations across Finland and is also active in Estonia and Northern Sweden.
Responsibility is at the core of Rudus’s business. Its products and operations contribute to building a sustainable society for future generations. At Rudus, safety is non-negotiable. The company has worked systematically for years to improve safety both within the company and across the wider construction industry. Through its LUMO program, launched in 2012, Rudus supports the preservation of Finland’s biodiversity and the ability of natural ecosystems to adapt to climate change. The program is now being expanded to include the assessment of biodiversity impacts across the supply chain.
Rudus’s work and company culture are driven by passion and a sense of ownership. These values help the company respond to the challenges of the times while advancing equality, diversity, sustainable development, and the well-being of future generations. www.rudus.fi
Used in 170+ countries, One Click LCA is the leading end-to-end sustainability platform for construction and manufacturing. The AI-powered software decarbonizes and drives sustainability across the construction value chain with scientific, easy-to-use, automated life-cycle assessment (LCA) and environmental product declarations (EPDs) to calculate and reduce the environmental impacts of building, infrastructure, and renovation projects and products. The platform also allows assessment of circularity, life-cycle cost, and biodiversity.
One Click LCA is used by blue-chip enterprises like AECOM, Arcadis, Foster+Partners, WSP, ArcelorMittal, Geberit, and Saint-Gobain, among others. It offers a unique global database with +300,000 LCA datasets; supports +80 standards and certifications, including LEED, BREEAM, GRESB and other national regulations; and seamlessly integrates with +20 of the most widely used BIM software tools, including Autodesk Revit®, Tekla Structures® and Bentley iTwin®. One Click LCA was founded in Helsinki, Finland in 2001, with a team of +200 people on all continents. Learn more at: oneclicklca.com