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
4 credentials, in every rating tool and policy. 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.
Green Star Responsible ProductsRating tool
Counts towards Responsible Products Value
Chain of Custody Standard Version 2
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- v2Not the current edition: Klar Cite holds V3.1 as current
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 4 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Performance Standard Version 3
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- v3
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 11 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
IS Rating v2.1Rating tool
Credit not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms
- Status
- Outside this credit's scope
- Named as
- Aluminium Stewardship Initiative
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Source
- IS Rating v2.1 · p. 9 (Spr file)
Rso-7(credit title not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms)
- Status
- Accepted as an ISEAL member (own statement)
- Named as
- Aluminium Stewardship Initiative
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 1.00 · Sustainability Factor (SF)
- On what basis
- Multiplier on the dollar value of labelled products, counted towards the share of total materials value (sliding scale to Level 3)
- Products
- materials and products (any category)
- Scope
- Not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms
- The rule
- Not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms
- Source
- IS Rating v2.1 · Rso-7 · p. 53, 54, 56, 57
BREEAM International NC v7.1Rating tool
Mat 03 Responsible sourcing, GN18 Table 1
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- 'ASI Certified Performance', with 'ASI Certified Chain of Custody'
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 5 · RSCS summary score level (scale 1 to 10)
- On what basis
- Per scheme label, used in the Mat 03 calculator tool
- Products
- Aluminium
- Conditions
- Both ASI Certified Performance and ASI Certified Chain of Custody held
- Provisional certification not accepted
- Aluminium originates from a casthouse that is a certified ASI Member, and/or a later supplier of that aluminium is a certified ASI Member
- Requirement included in project documents and evidenced for installed products (Table 1 note 4)
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v7.1 · Mat 03 · GN18 p. 2, 3
BREEAM International NC v6.0, supersededRating tool
Mat 03 criterion 5 (responsible sourcing, Step 1.3); GN18 Table 1
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- 'ASI Certified Performance', with 'ASI Certified Chain of Custody'
- 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
- aluminium (metal)
- Scope
- In-scope products above the cut-off volume (CN3.3). Downstream organisations without certification must “meet” (BREEAM’s word) the broken chain rules (CN3.4).
- Conditions
- both ASI Certified Performance and ASI Certified Chain of Custody
- provisional certification does not count
- aluminium originates from a casthouse that is a certified ASI Member and/or a subsequent supplier that is a certified ASI Member
- additional requirement included in project documents and evidence that installed products fulfil it
- product “compliant” (BREEAM’s word) with broken chain requirements (CN3.4) where downstream organisations lack their own certification
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 03 · p. 285, 292, 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 v5 BD+C, LEED v5 ID+C, LEED v4.1 BD+C, LEED v4.1 ID+C, WELL v2.
Global Organic Textile Standard
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About Global Organic Textile Standard
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
- Global Organic Textile Standard
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Source
- IS Rating v2.1 · Rso-7 · p. 54
Australian Government ESP PolicyProcurement policy
Evaluation guidance – Products, Table 1 (row 'Global Organic Textiles Standard (GOTS)')
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Global Organic Textile Standard
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- listed as an example in Table 1
- Products
- Textiles
- Scope
- Table 1 gives examples and is not exhaustive. Focus area printed: Environment.
- Conditions
- Textiles products only
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 10
Not named by: NABERS Embodied Carbon v2.1 (pilot), Homestar v5, Homestar v4.1, superseded, EnviroDevelopment v4, EarthCheck BPDS v5, LEED v5 BD+C, LEED v5 ID+C, LEED v4.1 BD+C, LEED v4.1 ID+C, WELL v2, BREEAM International NC v7.1, BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded.
Green Seal
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About Green Seal
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
- Green Seal
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Source
- IS Rating v2.1 · Rso-7 · p. 54
Australian Government ESP PolicyProcurement policy
SESP Template – Products, 'Products have a lower environmental footprint'; Evaluation guidance – Products, 'Evidence of product sustainability'
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14024 Type I ecolabel (own statement)
- Named as
- Green Seal
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- FFE, ICT Goods, Textiles
- The rule
- third-party “verified” (the ESP Policy’s word)
- ecolabel to ISO 14024
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · SESP Template (unpaginated); Evaluation guidance p. 5
EarthCheck BPDS v5Rating tool
30 Sustainable Materials Selection and Arrangement, 30.1 Green rating/eco-label schemes
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14024 Type I ecolabel (own statement)
- Named as
- Green Seal
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 4 · credits (maximum for 30.1; 1 credit per 2 qualifying material categories)
- On what basis
- Not shown under EarthCheck Pty Ltd's terms
- Products
- Material categories listed in the 30.1 guidance: Wood/timber, composites, panels; Glass; Concrete/concrete boards; Plastics and rubbers; Stone and gravel; Brick (including clay tiles and other ceramics); Gypsum; Fit outs; Floorings; Paints
- Scope
- Counts only for the listed material categories. 1 credit per two categories at 90% of material cost or more, up to 4 credits for 30.1.
- The rule
- Not shown under EarthCheck Pty Ltd's terms
- Source
- EarthCheck BPDS v5 · p. 75
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
- Green Seal
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- GS-11: 2 · LEED multi-attribute score (max 5)
- Draws on
- Human Health
- 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
- products in GS-11 scope (standard scope not stated by the tool)
- 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 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
- Green Seal
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- GS-11: 2 · LEED multi-attribute score (max 5)
- Draws on
- Human Health
- 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
- any MRc4 ID+C product category
- 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 v5 ID+C · MRc4 · p. 5
LEED v4.1 BD+CRating tool
MR Credit(credit title not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Green Seal
- Edition named
- GS-11, Edition 4.0
- Level
- 1 product · products counted toward credit achievement
- On what basis
- per product
- Products
- paints, coatings, stains and sealers
- 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
LEED v4.1 ID+CRating tool
MR Credit(credit title not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Green Seal
- Edition named
- GS-11, Edition 4.0
- Level
- GS-11, Edition 4.0 · standard and edition
- On what basis
- per product
- Products
- paints, coatings, stains and sealers
- 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 ID+C · MR Credit · p. 50
WELL v2Rating tool
X01 Material Restrictions, Part 3 Restrict Lead, 1: Paints and electronics (paints)
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14024 Type I ecolabel (own statement)
- Named as
- Green Seal
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Paints applied as finishes
- Scope
- Paint path only.
- The rule
- Not shown under International WELL Building Institute pbc's terms
- Source
- WELL v2 · X01 (materials/feature/1)
X11 Cleaning Products and Protocols, Part 1 Option 2; Part 2
- Status
- Outside this credit's scope
- Named as
- Green Seal
- Edition named
- GS-42 (Standard for Commercial and Institutional Cleaning Services)
- Products
- Cleaning services and cleaning products
- Scope
- Cleaning services and products, not construction products.
- Source
- WELL v2 · X11 (materials/feature/11)
Not named by: NABERS Embodied Carbon v2.1 (pilot), Homestar v5, Homestar v4.1, superseded, EnviroDevelopment v4, BREEAM International NC v7.1, BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded.
Steel Sustainability Australia
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About Steel Sustainability Australia
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
Steel Sustainability Australia
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Steel Sustainability Australia (SSA) Certification Program v1.1 - Level 1
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 4 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Steel Sustainability Australia
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Steel Sustainability Australia (SSA) Certification Program v1.2 - Level 1
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 4 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Steel Sustainability Australia
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Steel Sustainability Australia (SSA) Certification Program v1.3 - Level 1
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 4 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Steel Sustainability Australia
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Steel Sustainability Australia (SSA) Certification Program v1.4 - Level 1
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 4 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Steel Sustainability Australia
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Steel Sustainability Australia (SSA) Certification Program v1.0 - Level 1
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 8 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Steel Sustainability Australia
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Steel Sustainability Australia (SSA) Certification Program v1.0 - Level 2B
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 6 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Steel Sustainability Australia
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Steel Sustainability Australia (SSA) Certification Program v1.5 - Level 1
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 9 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Steel Sustainability Australia
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Steel Sustainability Australia (SSA) Certification Program v1.0 - Level 2A
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 12 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Steel Sustainability Australia
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Steel Sustainability Australia (SSA) Certification Program v1.0 - Level 3
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 13 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Steel Sustainability Australia
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Steel Sustainability Australia (SSA) Certification Program v1.1 - Level 2A
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 13 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Steel Sustainability Australia
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Steel Sustainability Australia (SSA) Certification Program v1.1 - Level 2B
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 10 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Steel Sustainability Australia
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Steel Sustainability Australia (SSA) Certification Program v1.2 - Level 2A
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 13 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Steel Sustainability Australia
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Steel Sustainability Australia (SSA) Certification Program v1.2 - Level 2B
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 10 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Steel Sustainability Australia
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Steel Sustainability Australia (SSA) Certification Program v1.3 - Level 2A
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 13 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Steel Sustainability Australia
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Steel Sustainability Australia (SSA) Certification Program v1.3 - Level 2B
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 10 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Steel Sustainability Australia
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Steel Sustainability Australia (SSA) Certification Program v1.4 - Level 2A
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 13 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Steel Sustainability Australia
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Steel Sustainability Australia (SSA) Certification Program v1.4 - Level 2B
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 10 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Steel Sustainability Australia
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Steel Sustainability Australia (SSA) Certification Program v1.1 - Level 3
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 17 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Steel Sustainability Australia
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Steel Sustainability Australia (SSA) Certification Program v1.2 - Level 3
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 17 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Steel Sustainability Australia
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Steel Sustainability Australia (SSA) Certification Program v1.3 - Level 3
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 17 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Steel Sustainability Australia
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Steel Sustainability Australia (SSA) Certification Program v1.4 - Level 3
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 17 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Steel Sustainability Australia
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Steel Sustainability Australia (SSA) Certification Program v1.5 - Level 2A
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 17 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Steel Sustainability Australia
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Steel Sustainability Australia (SSA) Certification Program v1.5 - Level 2B
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 15 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Steel Sustainability Australia
- Status
- Accepted
- Edition named
- Steel Sustainability Australia (SSA) Certification Program v1.5 - Level 3
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 21 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Not named by: NABERS Embodied Carbon v2.1 (pilot), IS Rating v2.1, Australian Government ESP Policy, Homestar v5, Homestar v4.1, superseded, EnviroDevelopment v4, EarthCheck BPDS v5, LEED v5 BD+C, LEED v5 ID+C, LEED v4.1 BD+C, LEED v4.1 ID+C, WELL v2, BREEAM International NC v7.1, BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded.