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
6 credentials, in Australian Government ESP Policy and Homestar v4.1, superseded. Clear selection
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Not named by: Homestar v4.1, superseded.
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
Homestar v4.1, supersededRating tool
MAT-1 Table 21 Declare
- Status
- Accepted
- Named as
- Declare
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 0.5 · MAT-1 points per material category
- On what basis
- Declare labelled products
- Products
- Any MAT-1 material category
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-1 · MAT p. 6
EMICODE
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About EMICODE
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
Homestar v4.1, supersededRating tool
MAT-1 Sustainable Materials (Product Sustainability columns)
- Status
- Excluded by the tool under this credit
- Named as
- EMICODE
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- All MAT-1 categories
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-1 · List p. 1
MAT-2 (2) adhesives and sealants via Indoor Air Quality Schemes; list column Adhesives & Sealants / Indoor Pollutant (VOC)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- EMICODE
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- On what basis
- Recognised Indoor Air Quality Scheme; MAT-2 awards 1 point where 50% of adhesives and sealants “comply” (Homestar’s word); a dot in the list's MAT-2/HC7 column, not a level
- Products
- Adhesives and sealants
- Scope
- No dots in other columns; EMICODE class (GEV) not named
- Conditions
- VOC criteria only
- adhesives and sealants only
- certificate for the final product
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-2 · List p. 1; MAT p. 10-11
Not named by: Australian Government ESP Policy.
ISO
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About ISO
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 ISO. That is not a statement that none accepts it.
PACT
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About PACT
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 PACT. That is not a statement that none accepts it.
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.
Homestar v4.1, supersededRating tool
MAT-1 Table 21 Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification; list columns EWP & Timber and Flooring / Product Sustainability
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- PEFC
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 2 · MAT-1 points per material category
- On what basis
- material is PEFC certified
- Products
- Engineered wood products and timber; flooring
- Scope
- List shows 'PEFC Certified' only in the EWP & Timber and Flooring columns
- Conditions
- PEFC certified
- certificate for the final product
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-1 · MAT p. 4; List p. 1
Not named by: Australian Government ESP Policy.