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Continuous Improvement and Optimization
Cradle to Cradle Certified·clause 2.5·p.23
The requirement
Product Standard clause 2.5 — 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.
How it is proven
- Evidence required
- outline their intention for the eventual phase-out/replacement of problematic substances (i.e., those materials or chemicals with X ratings) as part of certification.
- Who checks it
- Customer or scheme checks — verified by a party with a stake, not an independent one
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
Cite this clause
Cradle to Cradle Certified · Product Standard · version v3.1 · clause 2.5 · page 23 · build 2026-10-05-0439 · https://klarcite.com/r/f23549aebaee2dd4
Record details
Page 23 of the file (printed page 15). Read in build 2026-10-05-0439, harvested 2026-10-05.
uid f23549aebaee2dd4 · document 8e7328bba260bd04 · fidelity verbatim · published 2020-03