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
3 credentials, in Australian Government ESP Policy, Homestar v4.1, superseded and EnviroDevelopment v4. Clear selection
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- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-1 · MAT p. 6
Not named by: EnviroDevelopment v4.
FSC
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About FSC
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 'FSC (Forest Stewardship Council)')
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- FSC
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Recycled; 100% sustainable; Mixed (sustainable/recycled) · certification option
- On what basis
- 3 options of certification listed; none preferred
- Products
- FFE
- Scope
- Table 1 gives examples and is not exhaustive. Focus areas printed: Environment, Circularity.
- Conditions
- FFE products only
- one of the three certification options: Recycled, 100% sustainable, Mixed
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 10
Evaluation guidance – Products, Table 3 Product sustainability considerations, 'Goods contain recycled content/recycled materials are used'
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- FSC Recycled label
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- FSC Recycled label · label
- 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
- FSC Recycled label only
- used as evidence of recycled content
- Source
- Australian Government ESP Policy · p. 17
Homestar v4.1, supersededRating tool
MAT-1 Table 21 Forest Stewardship Council (FSC); list columns EWP & Timber and Flooring / Product Sustainability
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- FSC
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 2 · MAT-1 points per material category
- On what basis
- Not shown under New Zealand Green Building Council's terms
- Products
- Engineered wood products and timber; flooring
- Scope
- List shows 'FSC Certified' only in the EWP & Timber and Flooring columns
- Conditions
- FSC Mix, FSC 100% or FSC Recycled
- certificate for the final product
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-1 · MAT p. 4; List p. 1
EnviroDevelopment v4Rating tool
Materials 4.2.5(e) Structure: structural timber. Lettered 4.2.5(d) in Residential Subdivision. All ten typology sections.
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- FSC
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- certified
- On what basis
- certified to FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) standard
- Products
- structural timber
- Scope
- Built form structure option. It is an alternative to PEFC/AFS or an EPD to EN15804.
- Conditions
- product is structural timber
- Source
- EnviroDevelopment v4 · p. 28, 62, 100, 134, 166, 196, 223, 250, 278, 307
Materials 4.2.6(a) Envelope / linings: timber window frames. All ten typology sections.
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- FSC
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- accredited/endorsed
- Products
- timber window frames
- Scope
- Building envelope option.
- Conditions
- product is timber window frames
- Source
- EnviroDevelopment v4 · p. 29, 63, 101, 134, 166, 197, 223, 250, 278, 307
Materials 4.2.8(c) Furniture, fixtures, equipment and finishes: joinery. Lettered 4.2.8(f) in Mixed Use. All ten typology sections.
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- FSC
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- certified/endorsed
- Products
- joinery
- Scope
- Furniture, fixtures, equipment and finishes option.
- Conditions
- product is joinery
- Source
- EnviroDevelopment v4 · p. 29, 63, 101, 134, 167, 197, 223, 250, 278, 307
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
Homestar v4.1, supersededRating tool
MAT-1 Table 21 Environmental product Declaration; industry-wide EPD
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Named as
- International EPD System
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 1 · MAT-1 points per material category
- On what basis
- Industry wide EPD
- Products
- Any MAT-1 material category
- The rule
- industry-wide EPD
- independently audited
- cradle-to-gate scope at minimum
- manufacturer recognised as a participant in the EPD
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-1 · MAT p. 5, 7
MAT-1 Table 21 Environmental product Declaration; product-specific EPD
- Status
- Accepted as an ISO 14025 Type III EPD programme (own statement)
- Named as
- International EPD System
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- 1.5 · MAT-1 points per material category
- On what basis
- Product Specific EPD
- Products
- Any MAT-1 material category
- The rule
- product-specific EPD
- independently audited
- cradle-to-gate scope at minimum
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-1 · MAT p. 5, 7
EnviroDevelopment v4Rating tool
Materials 4.2.5(b), (e), (f) Structure: EPD to EN15804 options for non-structural steel, structural timber and bricks. All ten typology sections.
- Status
- Accepted as a kind of credential
- Named as
- International EPD System
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- non-structural steel; structural timber; bricks
- The rule
- Not recorded
- Source
- EnviroDevelopment v4 · p. 28, 62, 100, 134, 166, 196, 223, 250, 278, 307
Materials 4.2.9 Alternative compliance (4.2.8 in Commercial). All ten typology sections.
- Status
- Accepted as a kind of credential
- Named as
- International EPD System
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- procured materials (any)
- The rule
- Not recorded
- Source
- EnviroDevelopment v4 · p. 29, 63, 101, 135, 167, 197, 224, 251, 279, 308