The production and output of each of the channels is influenced by a number of different processes or materials such as print and paper, to determine the channels environmental impact. These are called environmental aspects.
The creation of a PAS 2020 environmental score is achieved through following four campaign stages.
The environmental aspects that are utilised in the BSI PAS 2020 standard are:
A channel's environmental impact is influenced by the level of each environmental aspect or production process or service that is applied to the channel. Different channels will have different combinations of environmental aspects.
The levels that can be attained for each environmental aspect are 1, 2 or 3.