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Compostable Label

The Biodegradable Products Institute certifies compostability test results from BPI-approved testing laboratories, then licenses a company to use its ...more

Cradle-to-Cradle Certified Products

Cradle to Cradle Certification is a multi-attribute eco-label that assesses a product’s safety to humans and the environment and design for future ...more

CRI Green Label

In 1992, CRI launched its Green Label program to test carpet, cushions and adhesives to help specifiers identify products with very low emissions of ...more

EcoLogo Certification

Founded in 1988 by the Government of Canada but now recognized world-wide, EcoLogoTM is a North American environmental standard and certification ...more

Energy Star Certification (USA)

ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy that certifies products, as well as ...more

EU EcoLabel

The EU Ecolabel helps identify products and services that have a reduced impact on the environment throughout their life cycle, from the extraction ...more

FSC Certification

FSC has developed a set of Principles and Criteria for forest management that are applicable to all FSC-certified forests throughout the world. There ...more

Green Seal Certification

The Green Seal foundation was established in 1989 to help businesses make cleaner, greener choices in manufacturing their products. Products with ...more

Greener Product Certification

Greener Product Certification means that a product has been evaluated against the LEED, LEED for Homes and NAHB green building standards using ...more

GreenGuard Certification

GreenGuard Certification programs provide scientific rigor based on best practice guidelines, stringent evaluation criteria and robust verification ...more

MAS Certified Green

MAS Certified Green is a registered trademark to delineate low-VOC emitting products in the marketplace so that purchasers and specifiers of those ...more

NAHB Green Approved

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center approves certain products as being eligible to contribute points toward ...more

Scientific Certification Systems

Scientific Certification Systems offers a wide range of green product certifications including single-attribute claims, multiple-attribute claims, ...more

UL Environment Validation And Certification

UL Environment's validation and certification programs cover a wide range of environmental claims made by manufacturers related to product ...more

Water Sense USEPA

Certifying organizations help maintain the WaterSense integrity and credibility by verifying and testing products for: conformance to WaterSense ...more