Ratings & Policy
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Australia and New Zealand
Which credential?
- Aluminium Stewardship Initiative
- BEP PVC
- BES 6001
- Blue Angel
- CARES Sustainable Constructional Steel
- Carpet Institute
- Climate Active
- Concrete Sustainability Council
- Cradle to Cradle Certified
- Declare
- Eco Choice Aotearoa
- EMICODE
- EPD
- EPD Australasia
- EU Ecolabel
- FSC
- GECA
- Global GreenTag
- Global Organic Textile Standard
- Global Responsible Textile Standard
- Green Seal
- Health Product Declaration
- International EPD System
- Living Product Challenge
- Nordic Swan
- PEFC
- Product Carbon Footprint
- Responsible Steel
- Responsible Wood
- SCS Standards
- Steel Sustainability Australia
- Sustainable Forestry Initiative
- UL GREENGUARD
- AFRDI Green Tick
- CDPH Standard Method
- CEN
- ISO
- LEVEL
- NaturePlus (GreenCollar)
- PACT
4 credentials, in every rating tool and policy. Clear selection
AFRDI Green Tick
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About AFRDI Green Tick
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
No rating tool or policy in Klar Cite names AFRDI Green Tick. That is not a statement that none accepts it.
Carpet Institute
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About Carpet Institute
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
Green Star Responsible ProductsRating tool
Counts towards Responsible Products Value
Carpet Institute
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- ECS Carpet Standard v2.2 - Level 1
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 2 · Carpets319 ECS Level 1, 13 Sep 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Carpet Institute
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- ECS Low VOC Standard v1
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 4 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Carpet Institute
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- ECS Acoustic Standard v1 - Level 1
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 8 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Carpet Institute
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- ECS Adhesive Standard v1 - Level 1
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 9 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Carpet Institute
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- ECS Artificial Turf Standard v1 - Level 1
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 8 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Carpet Institute
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- ECS Carbon Neutral Standard v1
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 8 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Carpet Institute
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- ECS Carpet Standard v2.2 - Level 2
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 5 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Carpet Institute
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- ECS Carpet Standard v2.2 - Level 3
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 8 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Carpet Institute
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- ECS Carpet Standard v2.2 - Level 4
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 8 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Carpet Institute
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- ECS Resilient Standard v1 - Level 1
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 9 · Environmentally Certified Resilient Flooring - Level 1, 13 Sep 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Carpet Institute
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- ECS Underlay Standard v1 - Level 1
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 8 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Carpet Institute
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- ECS Acoustic Standard v1 - Level 2
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 14 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Carpet Institute
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- ECS Artificial Turf Standard v1 - Level 2
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 13 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Carpet Institute
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- ECS Carpet Standard v2.2 - Level 4+ (Core)
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 13 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Carpet Institute
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- ECS Underlay Standard v1 - Level 2
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 14 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Carpet Institute
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- ECS Acoustic Standard v1 - Level 2+
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 14 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Carpet Institute
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- ECS Adhesive Standard v1 - Level 2
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 18 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Carpet Institute
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- ECS Artificial Turf Standard v1 - Level 2+
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 13 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Carpet Institute
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- ECS Carpet Standard v2.2 - Level 4+ (Core + Carbon Neutral + EPD)
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 21 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Carpet Institute
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- ECS Carpet Standard v2.2 - Level 4+ (Core + Carbon Neutral)
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 16 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Carpet Institute
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- ECS Carpet Standard v2.2 - Level 4+ (Core + No Chemicals of Concern + EPD + Carbon Neutral)
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 23 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Carpet Institute
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- ECS Carpet Standard v2.2 - Level 4+ (Core + No Chemicals of Concern + EPD)
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 20 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Carpet Institute
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- ECS Resilient Standard v1 - Level 2
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 16 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Carpet Institute
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- ECS Resilient Standard v1 - Level 2+
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 16 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Carpet Institute
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- ECS Underlay Standard v1 - Level 2+
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 14 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Green Star HomesRating tool
Material Toxicity(credit title not shown under Green Building Council of Australia's terms)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Carpet Institute
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Paints, adhesives, sealants, carpets and other materials the credit covers
- Conditions
- Not shown under Green Building Council of Australia's terms
- Source
- Green Star Homes · Material Toxicity
Homestar v5Rating tool
EN3 Sustainable Materials, approved eco-labels; Recognised list, ECS Level A Recognition, Flooring Product Sustainability (MAT-1/EN3)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Carpet Institute
- Edition named
- ECS v1.2
- Level
- ECS v1.2 Level 4 (two options) · ECS level, recognised as Level A eco-label = 1.5 points
- On what basis
- points per material category
- Products
- Flooring
- Scope
- Flooring only.
- Conditions
- ECS v1.2 Level 4 certification
- certificate must be for the final product
- Source
- Homestar v5 · EN3 · List p. 1; EN3 p. 9
EN3 Sustainable Materials, approved eco-labels; Recognised list, ECS Level B Recognition, Flooring Product Sustainability (MAT-1/EN3)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Carpet Institute
- Edition named
- ECS v1.2
- Level
- ECS v1.2 Level 3 · ECS level, recognised as Level B eco-label = 1 point
- On what basis
- points per material category
- Products
- Flooring
- Scope
- Flooring only.
- Conditions
- ECS v1.2 Level 3 certification
- certificate must be for the final product
- Source
- Homestar v5 · EN3 · List p. 1; EN3 p. 9
EN3 Sustainable Materials, approved eco-labels; Recognised list, ECS Level C Recognition, Flooring Product Sustainability (MAT-1/EN3)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Carpet Institute
- Edition named
- ECS v1.2
- Level
- ECS v1.2 Level 2 · ECS level, recognised as Level C eco-label = 0.75 point
- On what basis
- points per material category
- Products
- Flooring
- Scope
- Flooring only.
- Conditions
- ECS v1.2 Level 2 certification
- certificate must be for the final product
- Source
- Homestar v5 · EN3 · List p. 1; EN3 p. 9
HC7 Healthy Materials, method (2) floor coverings; Recognised list, Carpet Institute of Australia ECS rows, Flooring Indoor Pollutant (VOC) MAT-2/HC7
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Carpet Institute
- Edition named
- ECS v1.2
- On what basis
- Not shown under New Zealand Green Building Council's terms
- Products
- Flooring
- Scope
- Flooring only. HC7 points do not vary by level.
- Conditions
- usable for VOC or formaldehyde criteria only
- ECS v1.2 certification at Level 4, 3 or 2
- certificate must be for the final product; a component certificate needs a Technical Question
- Source
- Homestar v5 · HC7 · List p. 1; HC7 p. 1
Homestar v4.1, supersededRating tool
MAT-1 Approved eco-labels; list column Flooring / Product Sustainability, Level A row
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Carpet Institute
- Edition named
- ECS v1.2
- Level
- ECS v1.2 Level 4 (two options) · ECS level
- On what basis
- Level A Recognition; Level A Eco-label 2 points
- Products
- Floor coverings
- Conditions
- ECS v1.2 Level 4
- certificate for the final product
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-1 · List p. 1; MAT p. 4
MAT-1 Approved eco-labels; list column Flooring / Product Sustainability, Level B row
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Carpet Institute
- Edition named
- ECS v1.2
- Level
- ECS v1.2 Level 3 · ECS level
- On what basis
- Level B Recognition; Level B Eco-label 1.5 points
- Products
- Floor coverings
- Conditions
- ECS v1.2 Level 3
- certificate for the final product
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-1 · List p. 1; MAT p. 4
MAT-1 Approved eco-labels; list column Flooring / Product Sustainability, Level C row
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Carpet Institute
- Edition named
- ECS v1.2
- Level
- ECS v1.2 Level 2 · ECS level
- On what basis
- Level C Recognition; Level C Eco-label 1 points
- Products
- Floor coverings
- Conditions
- ECS v1.2 Level 2
- certificate for the final product
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-1 · List p. 1; MAT p. 4
MAT-2 (3) floor coverings; list column Flooring / Indoor Pollutant (VOC)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Carpet Institute
- Edition named
- ECS v1.2
- On what basis
- Not shown under New Zealand Green Building Council's terms
- Products
- Floor coverings
- Conditions
- ECS v1.2 Level 2 or above
- VOC criteria only
- certificate for the final product
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-2 · List p. 1; MAT p. 10-11
EnviroDevelopment v4Rating tool
Materials 4.2.8(b) Furniture, fixtures, equipment and finishes: carpet. Lettered 4.2.8(e) in Mixed Use. All ten typology sections.
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Carpet Institute
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- level 2 or greater · level
- On what basis
- Not shown under Urban Development Institute of Australia (EnviroDevelopment)'s terms
- Products
- carpet
- Scope
- Furniture, fixtures, equipment and finishes option. Minimum 50% of the carpet is a project threshold.
- Conditions
- Not shown under Urban Development Institute of Australia (EnviroDevelopment)'s terms
- How sure
- Klar Cite’s reading is uncertain here; check the tool’s page (p. 29, 63, 101, 134, 167, 197, 223, 250, 278, 307).
- Source
- EnviroDevelopment v4 · p. 29, 63, 101, 134, 167, 197, 223, 250, 278, 307
EarthCheck BPDS v5Rating tool
30 Sustainable Materials Selection and Arrangement, 30.1 Green rating/eco-label schemes
- Status
- Accepted as an owner ruling
- Named as
- Carpet Institute
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 4 · credits (maximum for 30.1; 1 credit per 2 qualifying material categories)
- Products
- Floorings (if a carpet product)
- Scope
- Counts only for the listed material categories.
- The rule
- Not shown under EarthCheck Pty Ltd's terms
- How sure
- Klar Cite’s reading is uncertain here; check the tool’s page (p. 75).
- Source
- EarthCheck BPDS v5 · p. 75
WELL v2Rating tool
X01 Material Restrictions, Part 3 Restrict Lead, 1: Paints and electronics (paints)
- Status
- Outside this credit's scope
- Named as
- Carpet Institute
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Paints applied as finishes
- How sure
- Klar Cite’s reading is uncertain here; check the tool’s page (p. X01 (materials/feature/1)).
- Source
- WELL v2 · X01 (materials/feature/1)
Not named by: NABERS Embodied Carbon v2.1 (pilot), IS Rating v2.1, Australian Government ESP Policy, LEED v5 BD+C, LEED v5 ID+C, LEED v4.1 BD+C, LEED v4.1 ID+C, BREEAM International NC v7.1, BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded.
CDPH Standard Method
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About CDPH Standard Method
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
No rating tool or policy in Klar Cite names CDPH Standard Method. That is not a statement that none accepts it.
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
IS Rating v2.1Rating tool
Rso-7(credit title not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms)
- Status
- Klar Cite hasn't checked this yet
- Named as
- Sustainable Forestry Initiative
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Source
- IS Rating v2.1 · Rso-7 · p. 54
LEED v5 BD+CRating tool
MRc4(credit title not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Sustainable Forestry Initiative
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Legal sourcing with disclosure: 1
- 100% recycled: 2
- forestry and recycled: 2
- forestry: 3
- 100% certified forest: 4
- Draws on
- Ecosystem Health, Social Health & Equity, Circular Economy
- On what basis
- the combined score Table 1 prints for the document; a product takes the highest score in each criteria area, and areas add up to at most 5; “+” and “up to” mean recycled or biobased content can add to it
- Products
- wood products
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Reads two ways
- SC-004: the tool reads two ways (p. 15 and p. 5); the combined score is Table 1's (p. 5; owner, 28 Oct 2026); SC-005: the tool reads two ways (p. 19, 20 and p. 5); the combined score is Table 1's (p. 5; owner, 28 Oct 2026)
- Source
- LEED v5 BD+C · MRc4 · p. 5
LEED v5 ID+CRating tool
MRc4(credit title not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Sustainable Forestry Initiative
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Legal sourcing with disclosure: 1
- 100% recycled: 2
- forestry and recycled: 2
- forestry: 3
- 100% certified forest: 4
- Draws on
- Ecosystem Health, Social Health & Equity, Circular Economy
- On what basis
- the combined score Table 1 prints for the document; a product takes the highest score in each criteria area, and areas add up to at most 5; “+” and “up to” mean recycled or biobased content can add to it
- Products
- wood products
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Reads two ways
- SC-004: the tool reads two ways (p. 15 and p. 5); the combined score is Table 1's (p. 5; owner, 28 Oct 2026); SC-005: the tool reads two ways (p. 19, 20 and p. 5); the combined score is Table 1's (p. 5; owner, 28 Oct 2026)
- Source
- LEED v5 ID+C · MRc4 · p. 5
BREEAM International NC v7.1Rating tool
Man 03 Responsible construction, legally harvested and traded timber evidence table
- Status
- Accepted
- Named as
- Sustainable Forestry Initiative
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Yes / Yes · Demonstrates timber is legally harvested / Demonstrates timber is legally traded
- On what basis
- Evidence type for the legally harvested and traded timber requirement
- Products
- Timber
- Scope
- Applies only to new formwork, scaffolding boards or other new temporary site timber purchased for the project. Reused timber that can be “verified” (BREEAM’s word) is excluded.
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · p. 66
Mat 03 Responsible sourcing, GN18 Table 1
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- 'SFI Certified Chain of Custody, Promoting Sustainable Forestry'
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 6 · RSCS summary score level (scale 1 to 10)
- On what basis
- Per label plus additional requirement, used in the Mat 03 calculator tool
- Products
- not stated by the tool
- Conditions
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · Mat 03 · GN18 p. 2, 3
Mat 03 Responsible sourcing, GN18 Table 1
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- 'SFI Certified Chain of Custody, Promoting Sustainable Forestry'
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 5 · RSCS summary score level (scale 1 to 10)
- On what basis
- Per label plus additional requirement, used in the Mat 03 calculator tool
- Products
- not stated by the tool
- Conditions
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · Mat 03 · GN18 p. 2, 3
BREEAM International NC v6.0, supersededRating tool
Counts towards Mat 03 criterion 5 (Step 1.3); GN18 Table 1
'SFI Certified Chain of Custody, Promoting Sustainable Forestry'
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 6 · RSCS summary score level (scale 1 to 10)
- On what basis
- per construction product, entered in the BREEAM International Mat 03 tool
- Products
- timber and timber-based products
- Scope
- In-scope products above the cut-off volume. Broken chain rules apply (CN3.4).
- Conditions
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 03 · p. 285, 293 (manual); 2, 3 (GN18)
'SFI Certified Chain of Custody, Promoting Sustainable Forestry'
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 5 · RSCS summary score level (scale 1 to 10)
- On what basis
- per construction product, entered in the BREEAM International Mat 03 tool
- Products
- timber and timber-based products
- Scope
- In-scope products above the cut-off volume. Broken chain rules apply (CN3.4).
- Conditions
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 03 · p. 285, 293 (manual); 2, 3 (GN18)
Not named by: NABERS Embodied Carbon v2.1 (pilot), Australian Government ESP Policy, Homestar v5, Homestar v4.1, superseded, EnviroDevelopment v4, EarthCheck BPDS v5, LEED v4.1 BD+C, LEED v4.1 ID+C, WELL v2.