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Material Optimization Strategy
Cradle to Cradle Certified·clause 3.7·p.48
The requirement
Product Standard clause 3.7 — words not shown. Read it at the source. The publisher reserves the right to its wording and sells access to it. 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.
What the product must meet
- Applies to
- Bronze and Silver levels of certification
How it is proven
- Who checks it
- Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake
How Klar Cite classifies it
Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.
- What it asks
- Have in place — a plan, procedure or system the applicant must operate
- Standing
- Required — must be met for the credential
- Impact area
- Human Health — the CMF area the clause addresses
Cite this clause
Cradle to Cradle Certified · Product Standard · version v3.1 · clause 3.7 · page 48 · build 2026-10-05-0439 · https://klarcite.com/r/8ead7f9a2fd37e0b
Record details
Page 48 of the file (printed page 40), 3.7 MATERIAL OPTIMIZATION STRATEGY. Read in build 2026-10-05-0439, harvested 2026-10-05.
uid 8ead7f9a2fd37e0b · document 8e7328bba260bd04 · fidelity verbatim · published 2020-03