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Cover embodied energy with offsets or projects
Cradle to Cradle Certified·clause 5.5·p.71
The requirement
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What the product must meet
Limits held for this clause
| Parameter / context | Operator | Limit | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| share | ≥ | 5 | % |
Compare this limit across schemes
The limit was read from the clause wording.
- Applies to
- Platinum level
- Exemptions
- This requirement applies to the Platinum level only.
How it is proven
- Who checks it
- Applicant declares — a signed statement from the applicant
How Klar Cite classifies it
Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.
- What it asks
- Meet — a limit, condition or outcome the product must satisfy
- Standing
- Required — must be met for the credential
- Impact area
- Climate Health — the CMF area the clause addresses
- Level
- Platinum — the level of the credential this clause belongs to
Cite this clause
Cradle to Cradle Certified · Product Standard · version v3.1 · clause 5.5 · page 71 · build 2026-10-05-0439 · https://klarcite.com/r/b590f839a44d1567
Record details
Page 71 of the file (printed page 63), 5.5 ADDRESSING EMBODIED ENERGY USE WITH OFFSETS OR OTHER PROJECTS. Read in build 2026-10-05-0439, harvested 2026-10-05.
uid b590f839a44d1567 · document 8e7328bba260bd04 · fidelity verbatim · published 2020-03