Ratings & Policy
Find where a product credential earns points or counts, and what each rating tool or policy accepts.
Pick any rating tools or policies and any credentials. The results narrow to what you pick.
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
5 credentials, in Australian Government ESP Policy and LEED v4.1 BD+C. Clear selection
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About Aluminium Stewardship 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.
None of the rating tools or policies selected names Aluminium Stewardship Initiative. That is not a statement that none accepts it.
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.
None of the rating tools or policies selected names CDPH Standard Method. That is not a statement that none accepts it.
Climate Active
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About Climate Active
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
Australian Government ESP PolicyProcurement policy
Evaluation guidance – Products, Table 1 (row 'Climate Active Carbon Neutral')
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Carbon Neutral (printed as 'Climate Active Carbon Neutral')
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- listed as an example in Table 1
- Products
- All
- Scope
- Table 1 gives examples and is not exhaustive. Focus area printed: Climate only.
- Conditions
- Climate Active Carbon Neutral certification
- certification held for the product
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 9
Not named by: LEED v4.1 BD+C.
Declare
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About Declare
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
Australian Government ESP PolicyProcurement policy
Evaluation guidance – Products, Table 1 (row 'Declare')
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Declare
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- listed as an example in Table 1
- Products
- FFE
- Scope
- Table 1 gives examples and is not exhaustive. Focus area printed: Environment.
- Conditions
- FFE products only
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 9
LEED v4.1 BD+CRating tool
Counts towards MR Credit
Declare
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Red List Free, LBC Red List Free, or Declared · Declare label designation
- On what basis
- per product label
- Products
- permanently installed 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
- Source
- LEED v4.1 BD+C · MR Credit · p. 100
Declare
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- LBC Red List Approved or LBC Compliant · Declare label designation
- On what basis
- per product label
- Products
- permanently installed 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
- Source
- LEED v4.1 BD+C · MR Credit · p. 100
Declare
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Red List Free or LBC Red List Free · Declare label designation
- On what basis
- valued as 1 product
- Products
- permanently installed 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
- Source
- LEED v4.1 BD+C · MR Credit · p. 102
FSC
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About FSC
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
Australian Government ESP PolicyProcurement policy
Evaluation guidance – Products, Table 1 (row 'FSC (Forest Stewardship Council)')
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- FSC
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Recycled; 100% sustainable; Mixed (sustainable/recycled) · certification option
- On what basis
- 3 options of certification listed; none preferred
- Products
- FFE
- Scope
- Table 1 gives examples and is not exhaustive. Focus areas printed: Environment, Circularity.
- Conditions
- FFE products only
- one of the three certification options: Recycled, 100% sustainable, Mixed
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 10
Evaluation guidance – Products, Table 3 Product sustainability considerations, 'Goods contain recycled content/recycled materials are used'
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- FSC Recycled label
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- FSC Recycled label · label
- On what basis
- named as an ecolabel that certifies recycled content
- Products
- FFE, ICT Goods, Textiles (Table 3 covers ESP products)
- Scope
- Recycled content consideration only; given as an example ('e.g.').
- Conditions
- FSC Recycled label only
- used as evidence of recycled content
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 17
LEED v4.1 BD+CRating tool
Counts towards MR Credit
FSC
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 100% of their cost · percent of product cost counted
- On what basis
- by cost toward 15% (1 point) or 30% (2 points) of permanently installed building products
- 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
- Source
- LEED v4.1 BD+C · MR Credit · p. 98
FSC
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 100% of their cost · percent of product cost counted
- On what basis
- by cost
- Products
- wood products under the Furniture and Medical Furnishings credit
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v4.1 BD+C · MR Credit · p. 106