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
2 credentials, in every rating tool and policy. Clear selection
Responsible Wood
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About Responsible Wood
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
Green Star Responsible ProductsRating tool
Responsible Products Value(credit title not shown under Green Building Council of Australia's terms)
- Status
- Accepted
- Named as
- Responsible Wood
- Edition named
- AS-NZS 4708:2021 and 4707:2021
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 10–14 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
NABERS Embodied Carbon v2.1 (pilot)Rating tool
10.4.1; 10.4.4 (default emission factor); 14.8.2
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Responsible Wood
- 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
- Responsible Wood certification as part of PEFC
- retain certification details including licence number
- where an EPD states the certified share, at least 95 % is acceptable
- with a default emission factor, select 'sustainable forest certified' in the input form
- Source
- NABERS Embodied Carbon v2.1 (pilot) · p. 68, 72, 94
IS Rating v2.1Rating tool
Rso-7(credit title not shown under Infrastructure Sustainability Council's terms)
- Status
- Klar Cite hasn't checked this yet
- Named as
- Responsible Wood
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Source
- IS Rating v2.1 · Rso-7 · p. 54
Australian Government ESP PolicyProcurement policy
Evaluation guidance – Products, Table 1 (row 'Responsible Wood')
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Responsible Wood
- 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. 11
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
- Responsible Wood
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- certified
- On what basis
- certified to AFS (Australian Forestry Standard), named as an example of a PEFC standard
- Products
- structural timber
- Scope
- Built form structure option.
- Conditions
- product is structural timber
- Source
- EnviroDevelopment v4 · p. 28, 62, 100, 134, 166, 196, 223, 250, 278, 307, 317
Materials 4.2.6(a) Envelope / linings: timber window frames. All ten typology sections.
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Responsible Wood
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- accredited/endorsed
- On what basis
- AFS given as an example of PEFC
- 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
- Responsible Wood
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- certified/endorsed
- On what basis
- AFS given as an example of PEFC
- 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
LEED v5 BD+CRating tool
MRc4 · Ecosystem Health(credit title not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Responsible Wood
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Products
- wood products
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v5 BD+C · MRc4 · p. 13
MRc4 · Ecosystem Health(credit title not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Responsible Wood
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Products
- wood products
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v5 BD+C · MRc4 · p. 15
MRc4 · Social Health & Equity(credit title not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Responsible Wood
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Products
- wood products
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v5 BD+C · MRc4 · p. 17
LEED v5 ID+CRating tool
Ecosystem Health(credit title not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Responsible Wood
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Products
- wood products
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v5 ID+C · p. 13, 15
Ecosystem Health(credit title not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Responsible Wood
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Products
- wood products
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v5 ID+C · p. 15
Social Health & Equity(credit title not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- Responsible Wood
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Products
- wood products
- Scope
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Conditions
- Not shown under U.S. Green Building Council, Inc.'s terms
- Source
- LEED v5 ID+C · p. 17
Not named by: Homestar v5, Homestar v4.1, superseded, EarthCheck BPDS v5, LEED v4.1 BD+C, LEED v4.1 ID+C, WELL v2, BREEAM International NC v7.1, BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded.
UL GREENGUARD
Where it earns points or counts, rating tool by rating tool. About UL GREENGUARD
Credit names, credential names and conditions are in each rating tool's or policy's own words, shown where its publisher's terms allow.
Green Star Responsible ProductsRating tool
Responsible Products Value(credit title not shown under Green Building Council of Australia's terms)
- Status
- Accepted
- Named as
- UL Greenguard Certification Program for Chemical Emissions for Building Materials, Finishes and Furnishings
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Earns
- Responsible Products Value 0–4 · Responsible Standard Scoring Dashboard, 27 Oct 2026
- Source
- Green Star Responsible Products · Responsible Products Value
Homestar v5Rating tool
HC7 Healthy Materials, methods (1)-(4); Recognised list, Indoor Air Quality Schemes row 'UL Greenguard'
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- UL GREENGUARD
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- ● · recognised IAQ scheme (no levels printed)
- On what basis
- product within the VOC limits set by the recognised IAQ scheme
- Products
- Adhesives & Sealants (VOC); Applied Coatings (VOC); Engineered Wood Products (VOC/Formaldehyde); Flooring (VOC)
- Scope
- HC7 only. No dot in MAT-1/EN3 columns.
- Conditions
- usable for VOC or formaldehyde criteria only
- certificate must be for the final product; a component certificate needs a Technical Question
- Source
- Homestar v5 · HC7 · List p. 1; HC7 p. 1, 2
Homestar v4.1, supersededRating tool
MAT-1 Sustainable Materials (Product Sustainability columns)
- Status
- Excluded by the tool under this credit
- Named as
- UL GREENGUARD
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Products
- All MAT-1 categories
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-1 · List p. 1
MAT-2 (1)-(4) via Indoor Air Quality Schemes; list columns Adhesives & Sealants, Applied Coatings, EWP & Timber, Flooring (Indoor Pollutant)
- Status
- Accepted with conditions
- Named as
- UL GREENGUARD
- Edition named
- Not stated by the tool
- Level
- ● · recognition mark in list cell
- On what basis
- Recognised Indoor Air Quality Scheme 'UL Greenguard'; MAT-2 awards 1 point per criteria area where 50% of products “comply” (Homestar’s word)
- Products
- Adhesives and sealants; applied coatings; engineered wood; floor coverings
- Scope
- No GREENGUARD tier (e.g. Gold) specified
- Conditions
- VOC or formaldehyde criteria only
- certificate for the final product
- Source
- Homestar v4.1, superseded · MAT-2 · List p. 1; MAT p. 10-11
Not named by: NABERS Embodied Carbon v2.1 (pilot), IS Rating v2.1, Australian Government ESP Policy, EnviroDevelopment v4, EarthCheck BPDS v5, LEED v5 BD+C, LEED v5 ID+C, LEED v4.1 BD+C, LEED v4.1 ID+C, WELL v2, BREEAM International NC v7.1, BREEAM International NC v6.0, superseded.