Assessing Chemicals and Materials

Mandatory

Required: must be met for the credential.

Superseded

The document this clause was read from is superseded. It is kept so older citations resolve.

Klar Cite summary

The company must screen for share of product assessed for chemicals. It is needed for the bronze level.

Cradle to Cradle Certified·clause 4.4·p.22

Level
Bronze

Original wording

Product Standard (Full Scope) clause 4.4 — words not shown. Read it at the source. The publisher reserves the right to its wording, so it is not republished here. The clause is held and cited here, and its words are read at the source.

The clause is held and verified. Only its words are withheld.

Read it at the source

Details

What the product must meet

Applies to
Bronze level

How it is proven

Who checks it
Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake

Klar Cite’s reading

Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.

Type of requirement
Check suppliers or materials — verify suppliers, documents or substances against a list or rule
Standing
Required — must be met for the credential
Level
Bronze — the level of the credential this clause belongs to

Cite this clause

Cradle to Cradle Certified · Product Standard (Full Scope) · version v4.0 · clause 4.4 · page 22 · build 2026-10-27-1239 · https://klarcite.com/r/0337bd96b667202e

Source document

Record details

Page 22 of the file (printed page 17), 4 Material Health Requirements. Read in build 2026-10-27-1239, harvested 2026-10-27.

uid 0337bd96b667202e · document d8f67365728ee0ce · published 2025-01

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