Material Health Optimization Strategy
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Superseded
The document this clause was read from is superseded.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 have material health optimization strategy in place. It is needed for the bronze level. An independent assessor checks it. This concerns human health.
Cradle to Cradle Certified·clause 4.5·p.23
Human Health
This credential is recognised by Australian Government Environmentally Sustainable Procurement Policy, WELL Building Standard v2, LEED v5 MR Credit 4 Building Product Selection and Procurement and Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible Products.
- Level
- Bronze
Original wording
Product Standard (Full Scope) clause 4.5 — 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.
Details
What the product must meet
- Applies to
- Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum
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
- Have a system in place — e.g. a management system, a procedure or a take-back scheme
- Standing
- Required — must be met for the credential
- Topic
- Human Health — the topic the clause addresses, grouped by the Common Materials Framework (CMF)
- 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 4.5 · page 23 · build 2026-10-27-1239 · https://klarcite.com/r/fff6ffacac2c9a28
Record details
Page 23 of the file (printed page 18), 4 Material Health Requirements. Read in build 2026-10-27-1239, harvested 2026-10-27.
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