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
5 credentials, in NABERS Embodied Carbon v2.1 (pilot) and Australian Government ESP Policy. Clear selection
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.
Concrete Sustainability Council
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About Concrete Sustainability Council
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 Concrete Sustainability Council. That is not a statement that none accepts it.
GECA
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About GECA
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 'GECA (Good Environmental Choice Australia)')
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- GECA
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- listed as an example in Table 1
- Products
- FFE, Textiles
- Scope
- Table 1 gives examples and is not exhaustive. Focus areas printed: Environment, Climate, Circularity.
- Conditions
- FFE or Textiles products only
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 10
Evaluation guidance – Products, Table 3, 'Goods contain recycled content/recycled materials are used'
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- GECA Recycled Products standard
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- GECA Recycled Products standard · standard
- 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
- certification to the GECA Recycled Products standard
- used as evidence of recycled content
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 17
Not named by: NABERS Embodied Carbon v2.1 (pilot).
PEFC
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About PEFC
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
NABERS Embodied Carbon v2.1 (pilot)Rating tool
10.4.1; 10.4.4; 14.8.2
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- PEFC
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- Timber and paper materials
- Scope
- Stored biogenic carbon in the Carbon Removal Indicator only
- Conditions
- timber or paper material only
- certified by Responsible Wood as part of PEFC (per 10.4.1)
- retain certification details including licence number
- where an EPD states the certified share, at least 95 % is acceptable
- Source
- NABERS Embodied Carbon v2.1 (pilot) · p. 68, 72, 94
Not named by: Australian Government ESP Policy.
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.
None of the rating tools or policies selected names Steel Sustainability Australia. That is not a statement that none accepts it.