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1 | Tier | Certification or Standard | SPLC recognized | ISEAL or GEN member | GBC recognized | AASHE approved equivalent | Notes |
2 | Preferable | Green Seal | Yes | GEN | Yes | All relevant standards including GS-8 Cleaning Products for Household Use; GS-11 Paints, Coatings, Stains, And Sealers; GS-34 Cleaning and Degreasing Agents; GS-37 Cleaning Products for Industrial and Institutional Use; GS-40 Floor-Care Products for Industrial and Institutional Use; GS-41 Hand Cleaners and Hand Sanitizers for Industrial and Institutional Use; GS-44 Soaps, Cleansers, Hand Sanitizers and Shower Products; GS-52 Specialty Cleaning Products for Household Use; GS-53 Specialty Cleaning Products for Industrial And Institutional Use; and GS-60 Plastic Trash Bags and Can Liners. | |
3 | Preferable | Safer Choice (US Environmental Protection Agency) | Yes | Yes | |||
4 | Preferable | Cradle to Cradle Certified or Material Health Certificate (Silver or higher) | Yes | ||||
5 | Preferable | UL ECOLOGO | Yes | GEN | Yes | ||
6 | Preferable | Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) | Yes | ISEAL | Yes | For sanitary paper, if included | |
7 | Preferable | ABNT Ecolabel - Hummingbird (Brazil) | GEN | ||||
8 | Preferable | China Environmentally Friendly Certification | GEN | ||||
9 | Preferable | Eco Choice Aotearoa | GEN | ||||
10 | Preferable | Good Environmental Choice (Sweden) | GEN | ||||
11 | Preferable | EU Ecolabel | GEN | ||||
12 | Preferable | Good Environmental Choice Australia | GEN | ||||
13 | Preferable | Green Crane (Ukraine) | GEN | ||||
14 | Preferable | Green Choice Philippines | GEN | ||||
15 | Preferable | Green Label: Thailand | GEN | ||||
16 | Preferable | Green Mark Program (Taiwan) | GEN | ||||
17 | Preferable | Green Product Mark (TÜV Rheinland) | GEN | ||||
18 | Preferable | Green Pro (India) | GEN | ||||
19 | Preferable | Hong Kong Green Label Scheme | GEN | ||||
20 | Preferable | Korean Ecolabel Program | GEN | ||||
21 | Preferable | Nordic Swan | GEN | ||||
22 | Preferable | Singapore Green Labelling Scheme | GEN | ||||
23 | Preferable | SIRIM Eco-Labelling Scheme (Malaysia) | GEN | ||||
24 | Preferable | Blue Angel (Germany) | GEN | ||||
25 | Other qualifying | 30 percent minimum post-consumer recycled and/or agricultural residue content | For sanitary paper, trash/bin liners, and other cleaning supplies, if included | ||||
26 | Other qualifying | Sustainable Agriculture Network’s Sustainable Agriculture Standard | For bio-based products | ||||
27 | Other qualifying | Third party certified to an ISO Type I ecolabel or sustainability standard for cleaning products not recognized as preferable | |||||
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