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4 credentials, in Australian Government ESP Policy and BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded. 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.
EPD
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About EPD
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, 'Evidence of product sustainability' and 'Environmental Product Declarations'; SESP Template – Products, 'Products have a lower environmental footprint'
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- EPD
- Edition named
- ISO 14025 (or EN 15804 for construction products)
- On what basis
- named way to verify; 'Gold standard verification includes third-party EPDs' (p. 5)
- Products
- FFE, ICT Goods, Textiles
- Scope
- The tool says EPDs do not show environmental preferability unless compared with other robust EPDs (p. 5).
- Conditions
- Not shown under Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Finance)'s terms
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 5, 6, 16, 17; SESP Template (unpaginated)
SESP Guidance for tender evaluation – Construction Services, 'Evidence'
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- EPD
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- on the indicative list of evidence
- Products
- Construction materials
- Scope
- Indicative evidence list. Evaluators are told not all businesses can obtain EPDs.
- Conditions
- applicable to the region in which the procurement is delivered
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 5
BREEAM International NC v6.0, supersededRating tool
Mat 01 Life cycle impacts, criterion 5 (One credit - Environmental product declarations); CN3.2; Relevant definitions
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- EPD
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- per product covered by an EPD that BREEAM calls “verified”
- Products
- construction products, classified by Mat 03 Table 46 material categories
- Scope
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 01 · p. 277, 278, 279
Mat 01 Life cycle impacts, exemplary level criterion 7; CN3.2
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- EPD
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- per product covered by a manufacturer specific EPD that BREEAM calls “verified”
- Products
- construction products, classified by Mat 03 Table 46 material categories
- Scope
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 01 · p. 277, 278
International EPD System
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About International EPD System
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
SESP Template – Products, 'Products have a lower environmental footprint'; Evaluation guidance – Products, 'Evidence of product sustainability'
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Named as
- International EPD System
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- FFE, ICT Goods, Textiles
- Scope
- The rule is on the EPD; class membership is on the programme.
- The rule
- EPD “verified” (the ESP Policy’s word) by a third party
- EPD to ISO 14025
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · SESP Template (unpaginated); Evaluation guidance p. 5, 6
BREEAM International NC v6.0, supersededRating tool
Mat 01 Life cycle impacts, criterion 5; CN3.2; Relevant definitions
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Named as
- International EPD System
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- per product covered by an EPD that BREEAM calls “verified”
- Products
- construction products, classified by Mat 03 Table 46 material categories
- Scope
- Only two EPDs per classification group may be counted.
- The rule
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 01 · p. 277, 278, 279
Mat 01 Life cycle impacts, exemplary level criterion 7; CN3.2
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Named as
- International EPD System
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- per product covered by a manufacturer specific EPD that BREEAM calls “verified”
- Products
- construction products, classified by Mat 03 Table 46 material categories
- Scope
- Exemplary level only. Only two EPDs per classification group may be counted.
- The rule
- Not shown under BRE Global Ltd's terms
- Source
- BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded · Mat 01 · p. 277, 278, 279
NaturePlus (GreenCollar)
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About NaturePlus (GreenCollar)
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 NaturePlus (GreenCollar). That is not a statement that none accepts it.