Ratings & Policy

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3 credentials, in Australian Government ESP Policy. 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

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Product Carbon Footprint

Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About Product Carbon Footprint

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 'Product Carbon Footprint'

    Status
    Accepted with conditions
    Named as
    Product Carbon Footprint
    Edition named
    ISO 14067
    On what basis
    listed as a way to verify sustainability
    Products
    FFE, ICT Goods, Textiles
    Scope
    Not named as gold standard (p. 5). The tool says a product with an EPD would be preferable (p. 6).
    Conditions
    • “verified” (the ESP Policy’s word) by a third party
    • measured to ISO 14067
    • product footprint, not organisational footprint (not ISO 14064-1)
    Source
    Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 5, 6, 16

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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.

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