Cradle to Cradle Certified
Held and in scopeProfile
- Self-description: "powering the shift to a circular economy, by setting the global standard for materials, products and systems that positively impact people and the planet."
- Mission: "To lead, inspire and enable all stakeholders across the global economy to create and use innovative products and materials that positively impact people and planet."
- Sectors: materials and products across "material health, product circularity, renewable energy and climate, water and soil stewardship, and social fairness" — the five categories of its Product Standard.
- Geography: global; "headquartered in San Francisco, California and Amsterdam, The Netherlands".
- Linkages: operates a recognised-programs mechanism (two workbooks in our corpus list which OTHER certifications C2C accepts as evidence); member of 1% for the Planet.
- Source: c2ccertified.org/the-institute, accessed 2026-08-27.
Authored profile, compiled 2026-08-27. Every self-description is quoted from the body's own website or its own published document, with the source against the quote.
- Operator
- Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute
- Requirements held
- 509
- Documents held
- 38
- Market side
- Supply
- Namespace
- schemes
Standards held
| Standard | Version | Status | Published | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circularity Standard | v4.1 | superseded | 2025-09 | 10 of 11 held |
| Circularity Standard | v5.0 | current | 2026-02 | 7 of 9 held |
| Listed Facility Requirements | v5.0 | current | 2026-06 | 22 of 28 held |
| Material Health Certificate Standard | v3.1 | superseded | 2020-03 | 5 |
| Material Health Standard | v4.0 | superseded | 2025-01 | 7 |
| Material Health Standard | v4.1 | superseded | 2025-09 | 8 |
| Material Health Standard | v5.0 | current | 2026-02 | 7 of 8 held |
| Product Standard | v3.1 | superseded | 2020-03 | 78 of 97 held |
| Product Standard (Full Scope) | v4.0 | superseded | 2025-01 | 106 of 112 held |
| Product Standard (Full Scope) | v4.1 | superseded | 2025-09 | 115 of 123 held |
| Product Standard (Full Scope) | v5.0 | current | 2026-02 | 81 of 88 held |
| Product Standard (Full Scope) - Addendum Section 4.2.2 | v5.0 | current | 2026-06 | 1 |
| Transparency Requirements | v5.0 | current | 2026-04 | 12 |
Requirements counts the clauses in the product view. Where a standard holds more, the rest fall on a service, a company or a project rather than on a product.
Recognition
Who recognises this scheme51
| Recognised by | Reference | What is recognised | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recognised by Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standardv4.0-v4.1 | 4.1 | Restricted Substances List Compliance · Cradle to Cradle Certified ® Version 4.1 · Bronze · All | Recognition is for compliance with Cradle to Cradle Certified, Version 4.1, Section 4.1 Compliance with Leading Chemical Regulations. Recognition is applicable to input materials certified per the "Full Scope" standard, C2C Certified Material Health, and C2C Certified Circularity. The following statement will be included on C2CPII's web registry for products certified to Version 4.0 that contain one or more materials certified to Version 4.1: Materials in this product comply with either the Cradle to Cradle Certified Version 4.0 Restricted Substances List or the restrictions in the Version 4.1 Restricted Substances Reference Document. |
| Recognised by Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standardv4.0-v4.1 | 4.1 | Compliance with Leading Chemical Regulations · Cradle to Cradle Certified ® Version 4.0 · Bronze · All | Recognition is for compliance with Cradle to Cradle Certified, Version 4.0, Section 4.1 Restricted Substances List Compliance. Recognition is applicable to input materials certified per the "Full Scope" standard and C2C Certified Material Health Certificate standard. The following statement will be included on C2CPII's web registry for products certified to Version 4.1 that contain one or more materials certified to Version 4.0: Materials in this product comply with either the Cradle to Cradle Certified Version 4.0 Restricted Substances List or the restrictions in the Version 4.1 Restricted Substances Reference Document. |
| Recognised by Australian Government Environmentally Sustainable Procurement PolicySESP tender evaluation guidance - products | Table 1 | Examples of good practice product ecolabels and sustainability certifications · Cradle to Cradle · FFE; Textiles | A global multi-attribute sustainability standard for products that focuses on circular economy principles, ensuring materials can be perpetually reused. Tiered rating from Platinum to Bronze, where Platinum is world's best practice. |
| Recognised by WELL Building Standard v2v2 (Materials concept) | X07 Part 1 | Select Products With Disclosed Ingredients (1 point) · Cradle to Cradle Certified, C2C Certified Circularity, or Material Health Certificate · Permanently installed products, furniture, task and floor lamps | |
| Recognised by WELL Building Standard v2v2 (Materials concept) | X07 Part 3 | Select Products With Third-Party Verified Ingredients (1 point) · Cradle to Cradle Certified, C2C Certified Circularity, or Material Health Certificate · Permanently installed products, furniture, task and floor lamps | |
| Recognised by WELL Building Standard v2v2 (Materials concept) | X08 Option 1 | Materials selection - expanded chemical restrictions · Cradle to Cradle Basic Level Restricted Substances List · Basic, version 4 · Permanently installed products, furniture, task and floor lamps | Product meets the chemical thresholds in the list |
| Recognised by WELL Building Standard v2v2 (Materials concept) | X08 Part 2 | Select Optimized Products (1 point) · Cradle to Cradle Certified, Material Health category, or Material Health Certificate · Silver, Gold or Platinum · Permanently installed products, furniture, task and floor lamps | |
| Recognised by LEED v5 MR Credit 4 Building Product Selection and Procurementv5 (criteria areas resource v1.3, February 2026) | MRc4 Table 1 | Product Documentation Scores in LEED v5 · Cradle to Cradle: Bronze (Version 3.1) · Bronze · Building products, all categories | Human Health: 1; Circular Economy: proportional to the declared percentage; LEED multi-attribute score 1+ (max 5) |
| Recognised by LEED v5 MR Credit 4 Building Product Selection and Procurementv5 (criteria areas resource v1.3, February 2026) | MRc4 Table 1 | Product Documentation Scores in LEED v5 · Cradle to Cradle: Bronze (Version 4.0/4.1) · Bronze · Building products, all categories | Human Health: 1; Social Health & Equity: 1; Circular Economy: proportional to the declared percentage; LEED multi-attribute score 2+ (max 5) |
| Recognised by LEED v5 MR Credit 4 Building Product Selection and Procurementv5 (criteria areas resource v1.3, February 2026) | MRc4 Table 1 | Product Documentation Scores in LEED v5 · Cradle to Cradle: Silver (Version 3.1) · Silver · Building products, all categories | Human Health: 2; Social Health & Equity: 1; Circular Economy: proportional to the declared percentage; LEED multi-attribute score 3+ (max 5) |
| Recognised by LEED v5 MR Credit 4 Building Product Selection and Procurementv5 (criteria areas resource v1.3, February 2026) | MRc4 Table 1 | Product Documentation Scores in LEED v5 · Cradle to Cradle: Silver (Version 4.0/4.1) · Silver · Building products, all categories | Human Health: 2; Climate Health: 1; Ecosystem Health: 1; Social Health & Equity: 1; Circular Economy: 1; LEED multi-attribute score 5 (max 5) |
| Recognised by LEED v5 MR Credit 4 Building Product Selection and Procurementv5 (criteria areas resource v1.3, February 2026) | MRc4 Table 1 | Product Documentation Scores in LEED v5 · Cradle to Cradle: Gold (Version 3.1) · Gold · Building products, all categories | Human Health: 3; Climate Health: 1; Ecosystem Health: 1; Social Health & Equity: 1; Circular Economy: 1; LEED multi-attribute score 5 (max 5) |
| Recognised by LEED v5 MR Credit 4 Building Product Selection and Procurementv5 (criteria areas resource v1.3, February 2026) | MRc4 Table 1 | Product Documentation Scores in LEED v5 · Cradle to Cradle: Gold (Version 4.0/4.1) · Gold · Building products, all categories | Human Health: 3; Climate Health: 2; Ecosystem Health: 1; Social Health & Equity: 2; Circular Economy: 2; LEED multi-attribute score 5 (max 5) |
| Recognised by LEED v5 MR Credit 4 Building Product Selection and Procurementv5 (criteria areas resource v1.3, February 2026) | MRc4 Table 1 | Product Documentation Scores in LEED v5 · Cradle to Cradle: Platinum (Version 3.1) · Platinum · Building products, all categories | Human Health: 3; Climate Health: 2; Ecosystem Health: 2; Social Health & Equity: 2; Circular Economy: 2; LEED multi-attribute score 5 (max 5) |
| Recognised by LEED v5 MR Credit 4 Building Product Selection and Procurementv5 (criteria areas resource v1.3, February 2026) | MRc4 Table 1 | Product Documentation Scores in LEED v5 · Cradle to Cradle: Platinum (Version 4.0/4.1) · Platinum · Building products, all categories | Human Health: 3; Climate Health: 3; Ecosystem Health: 2; Social Health & Equity: 3; Circular Economy: 3; LEED multi-attribute score 5 (max 5) |
| Recognised by LEED v5 MR Credit 4 Building Product Selection and Procurementv5 (criteria areas resource v1.3, February 2026) | MRc4 Table 1 | Product Documentation Scores in LEED v5 · Cradle to Cradle: Certified Circularity, Bronze (v4.1) · Bronze · Building products, all categories | Human Health: 1; Circular Economy: proportional to the declared percentage; LEED multi-attribute score 1+ (max 5) |
| Recognised by LEED v5 MR Credit 4 Building Product Selection and Procurementv5 (criteria areas resource v1.3, February 2026) | MRc4 Table 1 | Product Documentation Scores in LEED v5 · Cradle to Cradle: Certified Circularity, Silver (v4.1) · Silver · Building products, all categories | Human Health: 1; Circular Economy: 1; LEED multi-attribute score 2 (max 5) |
| Recognised by LEED v5 MR Credit 4 Building Product Selection and Procurementv5 (criteria areas resource v1.3, February 2026) | MRc4 Table 1 | Product Documentation Scores in LEED v5 · Cradle to Cradle: Certified Circularity, Gold (v4.1) · Gold · Building products, all categories | Human Health: 1; Circular Economy: 2; LEED multi-attribute score 3 (max 5) |
| Recognised by LEED v5 MR Credit 4 Building Product Selection and Procurementv5 (criteria areas resource v1.3, February 2026) | MRc4 Table 1 | Product Documentation Scores in LEED v5 · Cradle to Cradle: Certified Circularity, Platinum (v4.1) · Platinum · Building products, all categories | Human Health: 1; Circular Economy: 3; LEED multi-attribute score 4 (max 5) |
| Recognised by LEED v5 MR Credit 4 Building Product Selection and Procurementv5 (criteria areas resource v1.3, February 2026) | MRc4 Table 1 | Product Documentation Scores in LEED v5 · Cradle to Cradle: Material Health Certificate, Bronze (v3.1/v4.0/v4.1) · Bronze · Building products, all categories | Human Health: 1; LEED multi-attribute score 1 (max 5) |
| Recognised by LEED v5 MR Credit 4 Building Product Selection and Procurementv5 (criteria areas resource v1.3, February 2026) | MRc4 Table 1 | Product Documentation Scores in LEED v5 · Cradle to Cradle: Material Health Certificate, Silver (v3.1/v4.0/v4.1) · Silver · Building products, all categories | Human Health: 2; LEED multi-attribute score 2 (max 5) |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Circularity Certified v4.1 - Bronze · RPV 0-4 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 0-4. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Circularity Certified v4.1 - Gold · RPV 0-4 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 0-4. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Circularity Certified v4.1 - Platinum · RPV 0-4 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 0-4. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Circularity Certified v4.1 - Silver · RPV 0-4 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 0-4. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Cradle to Cradle Certified v3.1 - Basic · RPV 0-4 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 0-4. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Cradle to Cradle Certified v3.1 - Bronze · RPV 0-4 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 0-4. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Material Health Certified v3.1 - Basic · RPV 0-4 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 0-4. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Material Health Certified v3.1 - Bronze · RPV 0-4 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 0-4. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Material Health Certified v3.1 - Silver · RPV 0-4 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 0-4. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Cradle to Cradle Certified v3.1 - Gold · RPV 5-9 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 5-9. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Cradle to Cradle Certified v3.1 - Silver · RPV 5-9 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 5-9. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Cradle to Cradle Certified v4.0 - Bronze · RPV 5-9 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 5-9. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Material Health Certified v3.1 - Gold · RPV 5-9 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 5-9. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Material Health Certified v3.1 - Platinum · RPV 5-9 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 5-9. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Material Health Certified v4.0 - Bronze · RPV 5-9 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 5-9. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Material Health Certified v4.0 - Gold · RPV 5-9 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 5-9. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Material Health Certified v4.0 - Platinum · RPV 5-9 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 5-9. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Material Health Certified v4.0 - Silver · RPV 5-9 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 5-9. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Material Health Certified v4.1 - Bronze · RPV 5-9 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 5-9. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Material Health Certified v4.1 - Gold · RPV 5-9 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 5-9. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Material Health Certified v4.1 - Platinum · RPV 5-9 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 5-9. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Material Health Certified v4.1 - Silver · RPV 5-9 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 5-9. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Cradle to Cradle Certified v3.1 - Platinum · RPV 10-14 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 10-14. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Cradle to Cradle Certified v4.1 - Bronze · RPV 10-14 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 10-14. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Cradle to Cradle Certified v4.0 - Gold · RPV 15+ as at 2026-09-13 | Band 15+. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Cradle to Cradle Certified v4.0 - Platinum · RPV 15+ as at 2026-09-13 | Band 15+. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Cradle to Cradle Certified v4.0 - Silver · RPV 15+ as at 2026-09-13 | Band 15+. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Cradle to Cradle Certified v4.1 - Gold · RPV 15+ as at 2026-09-13 | Band 15+. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Cradle to Cradle Certified v4.1 - Platinum · RPV 15+ as at 2026-09-13 | Band 15+. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Cradle to Cradle Certified v4.1 - Silver · RPV 15+ as at 2026-09-13 | Band 15+. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. Recognition corroborated by https://c2ccertified.org/articles/cradle-to-cradle-certified-r-recognized-in-australia-s-building-scheme-green-star (2026-09-13): C2CPII: under v4.0 Bronze and above achieve Good Practice and above Silver achieve Best Practice; under v3.1 Basic, Bronze and Silver achieve Good and Best Practice combined with other initiatives, while Gold and Platinum do so alone. Tiers, not figures. |
What this scheme recognises137
| Recognises | Reference | What is recognised | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recognises ZDHCnot held in the register | 4.2.1 | 4.2.1 Restrictions on Chemical and Functional Use Classes · ZDHC MRSL V3.1 (or most recent) · Bronze · Textile chemical formulations | The Section 4.2.1 requirement may be considered as met for textiles and apparel textile chemical formulations compliant with the ZDHC MRSL V3.1 (or most recent version). Required Documentation: A ZDHC ChemCheck report or equivalent report or declaration verifying ZDHC MRSL compliance at ZDHC level 1 at a minimum. |
| Recognises OEKO-TEX®not held in the register | 4.2.1 | 4.2.1 Restrictions Aligned with Leading Regulations · OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 OEKO-TEX® ORGANIC COTTON OEKO-TEX® Made in Green · Bronze · Textiles & Apparel | The Section 4.2.1 requirement may be considered as met for textiles and apparel with an OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 (class I, II, III, and IV), ORGANIC COTTON, or Made in Green certification. |
| Recognises Aid by Tradenot held in the register | 4.2.1 | 4.2.1 Restrictions Aligned with Leading Regulations · Cotton Made in Africa · Bronze · Plant-based and animal-based materials | Hard Identity Preserved (HIP) material is recognized. Testing for pesticides is not required. See the Cradle to Cradle Certified Biological Materials Assessment Methodology for additional information on the requirements for assessing biological materials. |
| Recognises Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) | 4.1 | 4.1 Inventory and Assessment of Chemicals and Materials · Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) · Bronze · Plant-based and animal-based materials | See the Cradle to Cradle Certified Biological Materials Assessment Methodology for additional information. |
| Recognises OEKO-TEX®not held in the register | 4.1 | 4.1 Inventory and Assessment of Chemicals and Materials · OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 · Bronze · Plant-based and animal-based materials | Plant-based materials with OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 certification may be considered C-assessed if the sum pesticides in the material are < 0.5 ppm. If sum pesticides are > 0.5 ppm, the material must be X- assessed. See the Cradle to Cradle Certified Biological Materials Assessment Methodology for additional information. |
| Recognises OEKO-TEX®not held in the register | 4.1 | 4.1 Inventory and Assessment of Chemicals and Materials · OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN · Bronze · Plant-based and animal-based materials | Plant-based materials with OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN certification may be considered C-assessed if the sum pesticides in the material are < 0.5 ppm. If sum pesticides are > 0.5 ppm, the material must be X- assessed. See the Cradle to Cradle Certified Biological Materials Assessment Methodology for additional information. |
| Recognises European Commission | 4.1 | 4.1 Inventory and Assessment of Chemicals and Materials · EU EcoLabel for Textiles · Bronze · Plant-based and animal-based materials | See the Cradle to Cradle Certified Biological Materials Assessment Methodology for additional information. |
| Recognises Textile Exchangenot held in the register | 5.3 | 5.3 Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Global Recycled Standard · Bronze · Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled content | No restrictions or conditions on recognition. Calculations of recycled content are based on a controlled blending method such that “the final content is representative of the actual claimed material present. Also applicable to other materials in scope of the Global Recycled Standard. |
| Recognises Textile Exchangenot held in the register | 5.3 | 5.3 Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Recycled Claim Standard · Bronze · Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled content | No restrictions or conditions on recognition. Calculations of recycled content are based on a controlled blending method such that “the final content is representative of the actual claimed material present". Also applicable to other materials covered by the RCS v2.0 Standard. |
| Recognises GreenBluenot held in the register | 5.3 | 5.3 Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Recycled Material Standard (RMS) · Bronze · Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled content | Excluded: Book and claim. All other methods employed by the RMS standard are accepted (:segregation, physical separation, controlled blending, mass balance). Note that there is no requirement within the RMS standard to distinguish between an average content claim or minimum content. |
| Recognises International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC)not held in the register | 5.3 | 5.3 Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · ISCC PLUS · Bronze · Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled content | Per Version 5.0, fuel may not be counted as recycled content. This is an option within the ISCC PLUS standards referred to as "certified energy excluded attribution". This option must have been employed/ selected to receive credit for ISCC PLUS certification. Further, the ISCC PLUS standard must be re-evaluated for C2CPII-recognition in the event the EU Commission determines that petrochemical co-products (other than fuels) may not be counted as recycled content. |
| Recognises Plastic Recyclers Europe (PRE)not held in the register | 5.3 | 5.3 Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · EUCertPlast and RecyClass · Bronze · Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled content | No restrictions or conditions on recognition. The standard employs a controlled blending model as defined by ISO 22095. The standard does not feature rules for average content or credit based (mass balance) claims. |
| Recognises UL Environmentalnot held in the register | 5.3 | 5.3 Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Environmental Claims Validation Procedure (ECVP) 2809-2 · Bronze · Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled content | No restrictions or conditions on recognition. The standard covers minimum content, average content and credit claims (mass balance). In cases where the variability exceeds their recommended level, UL requires a minimum content claim. |
| Recognises UL Environmentalnot held in the register | 5.3 | 5.3 Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Environmental Claims Validation Procedure (ECVP) 2809-3 · Bronze · Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled content | "Ocean plastics" and "Ocean-bound plastics" are recognized as alternatives to pre- and post-consumer recycled content. The cycled content must be distinctly and clearly described on the Cradle to Cradle Certified® Circularity Data Report. For example, "Ocean-bound plastics that were collected from coastlines" or "Ocean plastics that were recovered from the ocean." The material must not be referred to as pre- or post-consumer cycled content. Additional disclosures are required, please refer to the Version 5.0 Certification Manual. |
| Recognises International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC)not held in the register | 5.3 | 5.3 Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · ISCC Carbon Footprint Certification · Bronze · Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled content | The carbon and oxygen content in "low carbon CCU MeOH" that stems from captured post-industrial carbon dioxide can be considered pre-consumer recycled. A point of origin declaration is needed for the captured carbon dioxide. |
| Recognises Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) | 5.3 | 5.3 Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) · Bronze · Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled content | FSC Recycled Credit accepted. FSC Recycled x% accepted up to the specified "x" percent. Note that except for paper, only post-consumer reclaimed materials may contribute to FSC claims, however pre-consumer paper may also contribute to FSC claims and thus it may not be possible to distinguish the post-consumer paper percentage. |
| Recognises Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) | 5.3 | 5.3 Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) · Bronze · Biological and biologically derived materials/renewable content | FSC 100% and FSC Mix Credit accepted. FSC Mix x% accepted up to the specified "x" percent. |
| Recognises Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)not held in the register | 5.3 | 5.3 Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) · Bronze · Biological and biologically derived materials/renewable content | Identity preserved, segregated supply chain, and mass balance accepted. Book and claim is not accepted. |
| Recognises Aid by Tradenot held in the register | 5.3 | 5.3 Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Cotton Made in Africa · Bronze · Biological and biologically derived materials/renewable content | Hard Identity Preserved (HIP) and mass balance material are recognized. |
| Recognises Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) | 5.3 | 5.3 Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) · Platinum · Biological and biologically derived materials/renewable content | Not applicable for materials associated with deforestation and forest degradation per (EU) 2023/1115: cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood. |
| Recognises Textile Exchangenot held in the register | 5.3 | 5.3 Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Organic Content Standard · Platinum · Biological and biologically derived materials/renewable content | Not applicable for materials associated with deforestation and forest degradation per (EU) 2023/1115: cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood. |
| Recognises Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)not held in the register | 5.3 | 5.3 Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) · Bronze · Biological and biologically derived materials/renewable content | |
| Recognises Textile Exchangenot held in the register | 5.3 | 5.3 Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Responsible Wool Standard · Platinum · Biological and biologically derived materials/renewable content | |
| Recognises Textile Exchangenot held in the register | 5.3 | 5.3 Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Responsible Mohair Standard · Platinum · Biological and biologically derived materials/renewable content | |
| Recognises Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) | 5.3 | 5.3 Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · PEFC ST 2002:2020 · Bronze · Biological and biologically derived materials/renewable content | Applicable for materials supplied with the PEFC claim x% PEFC (where x is equal to or lower than 100). The material can be counted as cycled if at least one of the following conditions is met: 1) The PEFC Recycled label is applied to the material. In this case recycled material can be fully counted as pre-consumer recycled material. 2) The content of recycled material is shown by the company or supplier, or conclusive Chain of Custody information is presented which shows evidence up to the (sub)supplier which can verify and attest to the percentage of cycled content included as per PEFC ST 2002:2020 section 5.4 |
| Recognises Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) | 5.3 | 5.3 Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · PEFC ST 2002:2020 · Bronze · Biological and biologically derived materials/renewable content | Applicable for materials supplied with the PEFC claim x% PEFC (where x is equal to or lower than 100). The applicant can only use the specified percentage of the total volume of PEFC-certified material towards meeting the C2CC Version 5.0 requirement. |
| Recognises International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC)not held in the register | 5.3 | 5.3 Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · ISCC PLUS · Bronze · Biological and biologically derived materials/renewable content | On the certificate, the material needs to be attributed as "bio" or "bio-circular" only. "Circular" cannot be considered renewable and is out of scope. Recognition does not include responsible sourcing. Additional information on the biological material source is needed to confirm that they do not require responsible sourcing, depending on achievement level. Examples of biological sources that require responsible sourcing from Bronze are wood, oil palm and material from fisheries. |
| Recognises United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)not held in the register | 5.3 | 5.3 Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · USDA Certified Biobased (part of the USDA BioPreferred Program) · Bronze · Biological and biologically derived materials/renewable content | The product must be certified by the voluntary labelling initiative part of the program: USDA Certified Biobased. The program utilizes radiocarbon dating tests based on ASTM D6866 to ascertain the biobased content. Thus, additional information on the biomass sources are needed to confirm that they do not require responsible sourcing to meet Version 5.0 responsible sourcing requirements, depending on achievement level. The USDA BioPreferred program's mandatory federal purchasing initiative is not part of this recognition. |
| Recognises European Bioplasticsnot held in the register | 5.4 | 5.4 Material Compatibility for Technical and/or Biological Cycles · Seedling · Bronze, Gold · Solid materials intended for the biological cycle | |
| Recognises DIN CERTCOnot held in the register | 5.4 | 5.4 Material Compatibility for Technical and/or Biological Cycles · DIN-Geprüft: Industrial Compostable · Bronze, Gold · Solid materials intended for the biological cycle | |
| Recognises Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI)not held in the register | 5.4 | 5.4 Material Compatibility for Technical and/or Biological Cycles · BPI Compostable · Bronze, Gold · Solid materials intended for the biological cycle | |
| Recognises TÜV AUSTRIAnot held in the register | 5.4 | 5.4 Material Compatibility for Technical and/or Biological Cycles · OK Compost HOME · Bronze, Gold · Solid materials intended for the biological cycle | |
| Recognises TÜV AUSTRIAnot held in the register | 5.4 | 5.4 Material Compatibility for Technical and/or Biological Cycles · OK Compost INDUSTRIAL · Bronze, Gold · Solid materials intended for the biological cycle | |
| Recognises Renewable Energy Assurance Limitednot held in the register | 5.4 | 5.4 Material Compatibility for Technical and/or Biological Cycles · Compostable Materials Certification Scheme (CMCS) · Bronze, Gold · Solid materials intended for the biological cycle | |
| Recognises Upcycleanot held in the register | 5.8 | 5.8 Transparency · myUpcyclea · Bronze · All product types | Confirmation is required during certification that the required information per Cradle to Cradle Certified® Version 5.0 Transparency Reference Document is reported, along with their positions/location on the Upcyclea platform. The applicant and assessor explanation columns of the questionnaire sheet of the Product Data Report Form (previously called the Transparency Report Form) may be used to provide this information. The remaining columns of the form do not need to be completed. |
| Recognises Center for Resource Solutionsnot held in the register | 6.3 | 6.3 Using Renewable Electricity and Addressing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Final Manufacturing · Green-e · Bronze · All product types | |
| Recognises EKOenergynot held in the register | 6.3 | 6.3 Using Renewable Electricity and Addressing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Final Manufacturing · EKOenergy · Bronze · All product types | |
| Recognises The Gold Standardnot held in the register | 6.3 | 6.3 Using Renewable Electricity and Addressing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Final Manufacturing · The Gold Standard · Bronze · All product types | Carbon credits/offsets that support high-risk project types are not accepted unless the specific project and/or methodology has been rated as low risk by a third-party rating provider. Please refer to the Version 5.0 Certification Manual for additional information. |
| Recognises American Carbon Registrynot held in the register | 6.3 | 6.3 Using Renewable Electricity and Addressing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Final Manufacturing · American Carbon Registry · Bronze · All product types | Carbon credits/offsets that support high-risk project types are not accepted unless the specific project and/or methodology has been rated as low risk by a third-party rating provider. Please refer to the Version 5.0 Certification Manual for additional information. |
| Recognises Clean Development Mechanismnot held in the register | 6.3 | 6.3 Using Renewable Electricity and Addressing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Final Manufacturing · Clean Development Mechanism · Bronze · All product types | Carbon credits/offsets that support high-risk project types are not accepted unless the specific project and/or methodology has been rated as low risk by a third-party rating provider. Please refer to the Version 5.0 Certification Manual for additional information. |
| Recognises Climate Action Reservenot held in the register | 6.3 | 6.3 Using Renewable Electricity and Addressing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Final Manufacturing · Climate Action Reserve · Bronze · All product types | Carbon credits/offsets that support high-risk project types are not accepted unless the specific project and/or methodology has been rated as low risk by a third-party rating provider. Please refer to the Version 5.0 Certification Manual for additional information. |
| Recognises Verified Carbon Standardnot held in the register | 6.3 | 6.3 Using Renewable Electricity and Addressing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Final Manufacturing · Verified Carbon Standard · Bronze · All product types | Carbon credits/offsets that support high-risk project types are not accepted unless the specific project and/or methodology has been rated as low risk by a third-party rating provider. Please refer to the Version 5.0 Certification Manual for additional information. |
| Recognises Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)not held in the register | 7.3 | 7.3 Water & Soil Conservation · Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) · Gold · Materials listed in Version 5.0 Certification Manual, table titled "Processes that are Typically High-Volume and Pollutant-Intense" | Processes of concern addressed: high volume & pollutant intense processes associated with cotton production. |
| Recognises Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) | 7.3 | 7.3 Water & Soil Conservation · Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) · Gold · Materials listed in Version 5.0 Certification Manual, table titled "Processes that are Typically High-Volume and Pollutant-Intense" | FSC 100% and FSC Mix Credit accepted. |
| Recognises Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)not held in the register | 7.3 | 7.3 Water & Soil Conservation · Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) · Gold · Materials listed in Version 5.0 Certification Manual, table titled "Processes that are Typically High-Volume and Pollutant-Intense" | Identity preserved, segregated supply chain, and mass balance accepted. Book and claim is not accepted. |
| Recognises Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) | 7.3 | 7.3 Water & Soil Conservation · Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) · Gold · Materials listed in Version 5.0 Certification Manual, table titled "Processes that are Typically High-Volume and Pollutant-Intense" | Processes of concern addressed: high volume & pollutant intense processes associated with crop production. |
| Recognises Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) | 7.3 | 7.3 Water & Soil Conservation · Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) · Gold · Materials listed in Version 5.0 Certification Manual, table titled "Processes that are Typically High-Volume and Pollutant-Intense" | Processes of concern addressed: high volume & pollutant intense processes associated with textile wet processing (including fiber and yarn stages) |
| Recognises Aid by Tradenot held in the register | 7.3 | 7.3 Water & Soil Conservation · Cotton Made in Africa · Gold · Materials listed in Version 5.0 Certification Manual, table titled "Processes that are Typically High-Volume and Pollutant-Intense" | Hard Identity Preserved (HIP) and mass balance material are recognized. Processes of concern addressed: high volume & pollutant intense processes associated with cotton production. |
| Recognises Textile Exchangenot held in the register | 7.3 | 7.3 Water & Soil Conservation · Responsible Wool Standard · Gold · Materials listed in Version 5.0 Certification Manual, table titled "Processes that are Typically High-Volume and Pollutant-Intense" | Process of concern addressed: pollutant intense (soil erosion) associated with material sourced from grazing species/ungulates. |
| Recognises OEKO-TEX®not held in the register | 7.3 | 7.3 Water & Soil Conservation · OEKO-TEX® STeP · Gold · Materials listed in Version 5.0 Certification Manual, table titled "Processes that are Typically High-Volume and Pollutant-Intense" | Processes of concern addressed: high volume & pollutant intense processes associated with textile wet processing (including fiber and yarn stages). Note: STeP: OEKO-TEX® STeP is applicable to the facility level only and it covers the STeP certification of a single facility. |
| Recognises OEKO-TEX®not held in the register | 7.3 | 7.3 Water & Soil Conservation · OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN · Gold · Materials listed in Version 5.0 Certification Manual, table titled "Processes that are Typically High-Volume and Pollutant-Intense" | Processes of concern addressed: high volume & pollutant intense processes associated with textile wet processing (including fiber and yarn stages). Note: MADE IN GREEN: OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN is applicable to the company level and covers STeP and STANDARD 100 certified supply chain of the company. |
| Recognises Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) | 7.3 | 7.3 Water & Soil Conservation · PEFC-ST-1003-2018, PEFC ST 2002:2020 · Gold · Materials listed in Version 5.0 Certification Manual, table titled "Processes that are Typically High-Volume and Pollutant-Intense" | For material supplied with the following PEFC claim: x% PEFC, where x is equal to or lower than 100. The applicant can only use the specified percentage of the total volume of PEFC-certified material towards meeting the V4.0 requirement. processes of concern addressed: Deforestation, forest management (poor management resulting in soil erosion and runoff, use of pesticides and fertilizers). |
| Recognises ZDHCnot held in the register | 7.4 | 7.4 Assessing and Optimizing Product-Relevant Chemicals in Effluent and Sludge · ZDHC MRSL V3.1 (or most recent) · Bronze · Textile chemical formulations | The Section 7.4 Bronze level requirement may be considered as met for textile chemical formulations compliant with the ZDHC MRSL V3.1 (or most recent version). Required Documentation: A ZDHC ChemCheck report or equivalent report or declaration verifying ZDHC MRSL compliance at ZDHC level 1 at a minimum. |
| Recognises Social Accountability Internationalnot held in the register | 8.1 | 8.1 Human Rights Policy · SA8000® 2026 · Bronze · All product types | Facilities certified to SA8000 2026 have met all policy requirements in Section 8.1. See the Partial RecognitionsComparisons tab for SA8000 2014 (which partially covers these policy requirements). Provide the certificate and evidence of validity. |
| Recognises Ethical Supply Chain Programnot held in the register | 8.2 | 8.2 Monitor and Verify Performance · Ethical Supply Chain Program Certified · Bronze · All product types | Certified/green status is fully recognized and accepted for achievement of the Section 8.2 Bronze level social audit and associated corrective action requirements for all locations. Progressing/ blue status is partially recognized. Please see Partial Recognitions/Comparisons tab for additional information on the latter. |
| Recognises Social Accountability Internationalnot held in the register | 8.2 | 8.2 Monitor and Verify Performance · SA8000® 2014 and 2026 · Bronze · All product types | Recognized for full compliance with Section 8.2 (i.e., without gaps). Provide the certificate and evidence of validity. If a certificate is not yet available, the audit report may be provide along with evidence of credible CAPs as defined in the Certification Manual (and CAP closure for any C2CC "issues of high concern"). |
| Recognises Fairtrade Internationalnot held in the register | 8.2 | 8.2 Monitor and Verify Performance · Fairtrade International (all) · Gold | |
| Recognises Fair Trade Certified (USA)not held in the register | 8.2 | 8.2 Monitor and Verify Performance · Fair Trade Certified (USA) · Gold | |
| Recognises Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) | 8.2 | 8.2 Monitor and Verify Performance · Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) · Gold | FSC 100% accepted. |
| Recognises Aid by Tradenot held in the register | 8.2 | 8.2 Monitor and Verify Performance · Cotton Made in Africa · Gold | Hard Identity Preserved (HIP) is recognized. |
| Recognises Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) | 8.2 | 8.2 Monitor and Verify Performance · Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) · Gold | Recognition does not include the farm stage. Recognized for addressing issues occurring during the production phases that are directly in scope for GOTS certification. Per GOTS "This Standard covers the processing, manufacturing, packaging, labelling, trading and distribution of all textiles made from at least 70% certified organic natural fibres. The final products may include, but are not limited to fibre products, yarns, fabrics, garments, fashion textile accessories (carried or worn), textile toys, home textiles, mattresses and bedding products as well as textile personal care products". |
| Recognises OEKO-TEX®not held in the register | 8.2 | 8.2 Monitor and Verify Performance · OEKO-TEX® STeP · Gold | Note: STeP: OEKO-TEX® STeP is applicable to the facility level only and it covers the STeP certification of a single facility. |
| Recognises OEKO-TEX®not held in the register | 8.2 | 8.2 Monitor and Verify Performance · OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN · Gold | Note: MADE IN GREEN: OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN is applicable to the company level and covers STeP and STANDARD 100 certified supply chain of the company. |
| Recognises Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) | 8.2 | 8.2 Monitor and Verify Performance · PEFC-ST-1003-2018, PEFC ST 2002:2020 · Gold | For material supplied with the following PEFC claim (and eligible translations thereof): 100% PEFC Origin |
| Recognises Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)not held in the register | 8.2 | 8.2 Monitor and Verify Performance · Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) · Gold | Identity preserved and segregated are recognized for this Social Fairness requirement. Mass balance and book and claim is not accepted. |
| Recognises Textile Exchangenot held in the register | not | not applicable (no sub-section) · Responsible Wool Standard · Silver · Animal materials | |
| Recognises Textile Exchangenot held in the register | not | not applicable (no sub-section) · Responsible Down Standard · Silver · Animal materials | |
| Recognises Textile Exchangenot held in the register | not | not applicable (no sub-section) · Responsible Mohair Standard · Silver · Animal materials | |
| Recognises C2CPII | 4.1 | Restricted Substances List Compliance · Cradle to Cradle Certified ® Version 4.1 · Bronze · All | Recognition is for compliance with Cradle to Cradle Certified, Version 4.1, Section 4.1 Compliance with Leading Chemical Regulations. Recognition is applicable to input materials certified per the "Full Scope" standard, C2C Certified Material Health, and C2C Certified Circularity. The following statement will be included on C2CPII's web registry for products certified to Version 4.0 that contain one or more materials certified to Version 4.1: Materials in this product comply with either the Cradle to Cradle Certified Version 4.0 Restricted Substances List or the restrictions in the Version 4.1 Restricted Substances Reference Document. |
| Recognises C2CPII | 4.1 | Compliance with Leading Chemical Regulations · Cradle to Cradle Certified ® Version 4.0 · Bronze · All | Recognition is for compliance with Cradle to Cradle Certified, Version 4.0, Section 4.1 Restricted Substances List Compliance. Recognition is applicable to input materials certified per the "Full Scope" standard and C2C Certified Material Health Certificate standard. The following statement will be included on C2CPII's web registry for products certified to Version 4.1 that contain one or more materials certified to Version 4.0: Materials in this product comply with either the Cradle to Cradle Certified Version 4.0 Restricted Substances List or the restrictions in the Version 4.1 Restricted Substances Reference Document. |
| Recognises OEKO-TEX®not held in the register | 4.1 | Compliance with Leading Chemical Regulations · OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 OEKO-TEX® ORGANIC COTTON OEKO-TEX® Made in Green · Bronze · Textiles and Apparel | Applicable to Version 4.1 only (not Version 4.0). The Section 4.1 requirement for products to comply with leading chemical regulations may be considered as met for textiles and apparel with an OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 (class I, II, III, and IV), ORGANIC COTTON, or Made in Green certification. |
| Recognises Aid by Tradenot held in the register | 4.1 | Restricted Substances List Compliance (Biological Materials Assessment Methodology) / Compliance with Leading Chemical Regulations · Cotton Made in Africa · Bronze · Plant-based and animal-based materials | Hard Identity Preserved (HIP) material is recognized. Testing for pesticides is not required. See the Cradle to Cradle Certified Biological Materials Assessment Methodology for additional information on the requirements for assessing biological materials. |
| Recognises Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) | 4.4 | Assessing Chemicals and Materials (Biological Materials Assessment Methodology) · Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) · Bronze · Plant-based and animal-based materials | See the Cradle to Cradle Certified Biological Materials Assessment Methodology for additional information. |
| Recognises OEKO-TEX®not held in the register | 4.4 | Assessing Chemicals and Materials (Biological Materials Assessment Methodology) · OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 · Bronze · Plant-based and animal-based materials | Plant-based materials with OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 certification may be considered C-assessed if the sum pesticides in the material are < 0.5 ppm. If sum pesticides are > 0.5 ppm, the material must be X- assessed. See the Cradle to Cradle Certified Biological Materials Assessment Methodology for additional information. |
| Recognises OEKO-TEX®not held in the register | 4.4 | Assessing Chemicals and Materials (Biological Materials Assessment Methodology) · OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN · Bronze · Plant-based and animal-based materials | Plant-based materials with OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN certification may be considered C-assessed if the sum pesticides in the material are < 0.5 ppm. If sum pesticides are > 0.5 ppm, the material must be X- assessed. See the Cradle to Cradle Certified Biological Materials Assessment Methodology for additional information. |
| Recognises European Commission | 4.4 | Assessing Chemicals and Materials (Biological Materials Assessment Methodology) · EU EcoLabel for Textiles · Bronze · Plant-based and animal-based materials | See the Cradle to Cradle Certified Biological Materials Assessment Methodology for additional information. |
| Recognises Textile Exchangenot held in the register | 5.4/5.3 | Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Global Recycled Standard · Bronze · Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled content | No restrictions or conditions on recognition. Calculations of recycled content are based on a controlled blending method such that “the final content is representative of the actual claimed material present. Also applicable to other materials in scope of the Global Recycled Standard. |
| Recognises Textile Exchangenot held in the register | 5.4/5.3 | Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Recycled Claim Standard · Bronze · Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled content | No restrictions or conditions on recognition. Calculations of recycled content are based on a controlled blending method such that “the final content is representative of the actual claimed material present". Also applicable to other materials covered by the RCS v2.0 Standard. |
| Recognises GreenBluenot held in the register | 5.4/5.3 | Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Recycled Material Standard (RMS) · Bronze · Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled content | Excluded: Book and claim. All other methods employed by the RMS standard are accepted (:segregation, physical separation, controlled blending, mass balance). Note that there is no requirement within the RMS standard to distinguish between an average content claim or minimum content. |
| Recognises International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC)not held in the register | 5.4/5.3 | Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · ISCC PLUS · Bronze · Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled content | Per Version 4.1, fuel may not be counted as recycled content. This is an option within the ISCC PLUS standards referred to as "certified energy excluded attribution". This option must have been employed/ selected to receive credit for ISCC PLUS certification. Further, the ISCC PLUS standard must be re-evaluated for C2CPII-recognition in the event the EU Commission determines that petrochemical co-products (other than fuels) may not be counted as recycled content. |
| Recognises Plastic Recyclers Europe (PRE)not held in the register | 5.4/5.3 | Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · EUCertPlast and RecyClass · Bronze · Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled content | No restrictions or conditions on recognition. The standard employs a controlled blending model as defined by ISO 22095. The standard does not feature rules for average content or credit based (mass balance) claims. |
| Recognises UL Environmentalnot held in the register | 5.4/5.3 | Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Environmental Claims Validation Procedure (ECVP) 2809-2 · Bronze · Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled content | No restrictions or conditions on recognition. The standard covers minimum content, average content and credit claims (mass balance). In cases where the variability exceeds their recommended level, UL requires a minimum content claim. |
| Recognises UL Environmentalnot held in the register | 5.4/5.3 | Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Environmental Claims Validation Procedure (ECVP) 2809-3 · Bronze · Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled content | "Ocean plastics" and "Ocean-bound plastics" are recognized as alternatives to pre- and post-consumer recycled content. The cycled content must be distinctly and clearly described on the Cradle to Cradle Certified® Circularity Data Report. For example, "Ocean-bound plastics that were collected from coastlines" or "Ocean plastics that were recovered from the ocean." The material must not be referred to as pre- or post-consumer cycled content. Additional disclosures are required, please refer to the v4.1 User Guidance. |
| Recognises International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC)not held in the register | 5.4/5.3 | Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · ISCC Carbon Footprint Certification · Bronze · Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled content | The carbon and oxygen content in "low carbon CCU MeOH" that stems from captured post-industrial carbon dioxide can be considered pre-consumer recycled. A point of origin declaration is needed for the captured carbon dioxide. |
| Recognises Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) | 5.4/5.3 | Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) · Bronze · Pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled content | FSC Recycled Credit accepted. FSC Recycled x% accepted up to the specified "x" percent. Note that except for paper, only post-consumer reclaimed materials may contribute to FSC claims, however pre-consumer paper may also contribute to FSC claims and thus it may not be possible to distinguish the post-consumer paper percentage. |
| Recognises Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) | 5.4/5.3 | Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) · Bronze · Biological and biologically derived materials/renewable content | FSC 100% and FSC Mix Credit accepted. FSC Mix x% accepted up to the specified "x" percent. |
| Recognises Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)not held in the register | 5.4/5.3 | Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) · Bronze · Biological and biologically derived materials/renewable content | Identity preserved, segregated supply chain, and mass balance accepted. Book and claim is not accepted. |
| Recognises Aid by Tradenot held in the register | 5.4/5.3 | Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Cotton Made in Africa · Bronze · Biological and biologically derived materials/renewable content | Hard Identity Preserved (HIP) and mass balance material are recognized. |
| Recognises Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) | 5.4/5.3 | Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) · Gold · Biological and biologically derived materials/renewable content | Not applicable for materials associated with deforestation and forest degradation per (EU) 2023/1115: cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood. |
| Recognises Textile Exchangenot held in the register | 5.4/5.3 | Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Organic Content Standard · Gold · Biological and biologically derived materials/renewable content | Not applicable for materials associated with deforestation and forest degradation per (EU) 2023/1115: cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood. |
| Recognises Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)not held in the register | 5.4/5.3 | Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) · Bronze · Biological and biologically derived materials/renewable content | |
| Recognises Textile Exchangenot held in the register | 5.4/5.3 | Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Responsible Wool Standard · Gold · Biological and biologically derived materials/renewable content | |
| Recognises Sustainable Fiber Alliance (SFA)not held in the register | 5.4/5.3 | Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · Sustainable Fiber Alliance (SFA) · Gold · Biological and biologically derived materials/renewable content | Standard is under revision. Will be reviewed for recognition when the new version is released. |
| Recognises Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) | 5.4/5.3 | Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · PEFC ST 2002:2020 · Bronze · Biological and biologically derived materials/renewable content | Applicable for materials supplied with the PEFC claim x% PEFC (where x is equal to or lower than 100). The material can be counted as cycled if at least one of the following conditions is met: 1) The PEFC Recycled label is applied to the material. In this case recycled material can be fully counted as pre-consumer recycled material. 2) The content of recycled material is shown by the company or supplier, or conclusive Chain of Custody information is presented which shows evidence up to the (sub)supplier which can verify and attest to the percentage of cycled content included as per PEFC ST 2002:2020 section 5.4 |
| Recognises Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) | 5.4/5.3 | Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · PEFC ST 2002:2020 · Bronze · Biological and biologically derived materials/renewable content | Applicable for materials supplied with the PEFC claim x% PEFC (where x is equal to or lower than 100). The applicant can only use the specified percentage of the total volume of PEFC-certified material towards meeting the V4.0 requirement. |
| Recognises International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC)not held in the register | 5.4/5.3 | Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · ISCC PLUS · Bronze · Biological and biologically derived materials/renewable content | On the certificate, the material needs to be attributed as "bio" or "bio-circular" only. "Circular" cannot be considered renewable and is out of scope. Recognition does not include responsible sourcing. Additional information on the biological material source is needed to confirm that they do not require responsible sourcing, depending on achievement level. Examples of biological sources that require responsible sourcing from Bronze are wood, oil palm and material from fisheries. |
| Recognises United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)not held in the register | 5.4/5.3 | Increasing Demand: Incorporating Cycled and/or Renewable Content · USDA Certified Biobased (part of the USDA BioPreferred Program) · Bronze · Biological and biologically derived materials/renewable content | The product must be certified by the voluntary labelling initiative part of the program: USDA Certified Biobased. The program utilizes radiocarbon dating tests based on ASTM D6866 to ascertain the biobased content. Thus, additional information on the biomass sources are needed to confirm that they do not require responsible sourcing or meet Version 4.1 responsible sourcing requirements, depending on achievement level. The USDA BioPreferred program's mandatory federal purchasing initiative is not part of this recognition. |
| Recognises European Bioplasticsnot held in the register | 5.5/5.4 | Material Compatibility for Technical and/or Biological Cycles · Seedling · Bronze, Gold · Solid materials intended for the biological cycle | |
| Recognises DIN CERTCOnot held in the register | 5.5/5.4 | Material Compatibility for Technical and/or Biological Cycles · DIN-Geprüft: Industrial Compostable · Bronze, Gold · Solid materials intended for the biological cycle | |
| Recognises Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI)not held in the register | 5.5/5.4 | Material Compatibility for Technical and/or Biological Cycles · BPI Compostable · Bronze, Gold · Solid materials intended for the biological cycle | |
| Recognises TÜV AUSTRIAnot held in the register | 5.5/5.4 | Material Compatibility for Technical and/or Biological Cycles · OK Compost HOME · Bronze, Gold · Solid materials intended for the biological cycle | |
| Recognises TÜV AUSTRIAnot held in the register | 5.5/5.4 | Material Compatibility for Technical and/or Biological Cycles · OK Compost INDUSTRIAL · Bronze, Gold · Solid materials intended for the biological cycle | |
| Recognises Renewable Energy Assurance Limitednot held in the register | 5.5/5.4 | Material Compatibility for Technical and/or Biological Cycles · Compostable Materials Certification Scheme (CMCS) · Bronze, Gold · Solid materials intended for the biological cycle | |
| Recognises [none]not held in the register | 5.5/5.4 | Material Compatibility for Technical and/or Biological Cycles · [none] · Bronze · Liquid formulations | |
| Recognises Upcycleanot held in the register | 5.6/5.5 | Circularity Data and Cycling Instructions · myUpcyclea · Bronze · All product types | Confirmation is required during certification that the required information per the Cradle to Cradle Certified® Version 4.1 Circularity Data Report is covered, along with their positions on the Upcyclea platform. To facilitate this, Columns M and N of the questionnaire sheet from the Version 4.1 Circularity Data Report may be used to provide the information. The remaining columns do not need to be completed. |
| Recognises Center for Resource Solutionsnot held in the register | 6.4 | Using Renewable Electricity and Addressing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Final Manufacturing · Green-e · Bronze · All product types | |
| Recognises EKOenergynot held in the register | 6.4 | Using Renewable Electricity and Addressing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Final Manufacturing · EKOenergy · Bronze · All product types | |
| Recognises The Gold Standardnot held in the register | 6.4 | Using Renewable Electricity and Addressing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Final Manufacturing · The Gold Standard · Bronze · All product types | For Version 4.1, offsets that support high-risk project types are not accepted unless the specific project and/or methodology has been rated as low risk by a third-party rating provider. Please refer to the Version 4.1 User Guidance for additional information. |
| Recognises American Carbon Registrynot held in the register | 6.4 | Using Renewable Electricity and Addressing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Final Manufacturing · American Carbon Registry · Bronze · All product types | For Version 4.1, offsets that support high-risk project types are not accepted unless the specific project and/or methodology has been rated as low risk by a third-party rating provider. Please refer to the Version 4.1 User Guidance for additional information. |
| Recognises Clean Development Mechanismnot held in the register | 6.4 | Using Renewable Electricity and Addressing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Final Manufacturing · Clean Development Mechanism · Bronze · All product types | For Version 4.1, offsets that support high-risk project types are not accepted unless the specific project and/or methodology has been rated as low risk by a third-party rating provider. Please refer to the Version 4.1 User Guidance for additional information. |
| Recognises Climate Action Reservenot held in the register | 6.4 | Using Renewable Electricity and Addressing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Final Manufacturing · Climate Action Reserve · Bronze · All product types | For Version 4.1, offsets that support high-risk project types are not accepted unless the specific project and/or methodology has been rated as low risk by a third-party rating provider. Please refer to the Version 4.1 User Guidance for additional information. |
| Recognises Verified Carbon Standardnot held in the register | 6.4 | Using Renewable Electricity and Addressing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Final Manufacturing · Verified Carbon Standard · Bronze · All product types | For Version 4.1, offsets that support high-risk project types are not accepted unless the specific project and/or methodology has been rated as low risk by a third-party rating provider. Please refer to the Version 4.1 User Guidance for additional information. |
| Recognises European Commissionnot held in the register | 6.5 | Energy Efficiency During Product Use · European Union Energy Label · Bronze | |
| Recognises United States Environmental Protection Agency/ Department of Energynot held in the register | 6.5 | Energy Efficiency During Product Use · EnergyStar · Bronze | |
| Recognises Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)not held in the register | 7.6 | Water & Soil Conservation · Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) · Silver or Gold · Materials listed in the W&SS Key Materials reference document (see the resources page on C2CPII's website) | Processes of concern addressed: high volume & pollutant intense processes associated with cotton production. |
| Recognises Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) | 7.6 | Water & Soil Conservation · Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) · Silver or Gold · Materials listed in the W&SS Key Materials reference document (see the resources page on C2CPII's website) | FSC 100% and FSC Mix Credit accepted. |
| Recognises Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)not held in the register | 7.6 | Water & Soil Conservation · Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) · Silver or Gold · Materials listed in the W&SS Key Materials reference document (see the resources page on C2CPII's website) | Identity preserved, segregated supply chain, and mass balance accepted. Book and claim is not accepted. |
| Recognises Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) | 7.6 | Water & Soil Conservation · Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) · Silver or Gold · Materials listed in the W&SS Key Materials reference document (see the resources page on C2CPII's website) | Processes of concern addressed: high volume & pollutant intense processes associated with crop production. |
| Recognises Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) | 7.6 | Water & Soil Conservation · Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) · Silver or Gold · Materials listed in the W&SS Key Materials reference document (see the resources page on C2CPII's website) | Processes of concern addressed: high volume & pollutant intense processes associated with textile wet processing (including fiber and yarn stages) |
| Recognises Aid by Tradenot held in the register | 7.6 | Water & Soil Conservation · Cotton Made in Africa · Silver or Gold · Materials listed in the W&SS Key Materials reference document (see the resources page on C2CPII's website) | Hard Identity Preserved (HIP) and mass balance material are recognized. Processes of concern addressed: high volume & pollutant intense processes associated with cotton production. |
| Recognises Textile Exchangenot held in the register | 7.6 | Water & Soil Conservation · Responsible Wool Standard · Silver or Gold · Materials listed in the W&SS Key Materials reference document (see the resources page on C2CPII's website) | Process of concern addressed: pollutant intense (soil erosion) associated with material sourced from grazing species/ungulates. |
| Recognises Sustainable Fiber Alliance (SFA)not held in the register | 7.6 | Water & Soil Conservation · Sustainable Fiber Alliance (SFA) · Silver or Gold · Materials listed in the W&SS Key Materials reference document (see the resources page on C2CPII's website) | Standard is under revision. Will be reviewed for recognition when the new version is released. Process of concern addressed: 1. Pollutant intense (soil erosion) associated with material sourced from grazing species/ungulates 2. High volume & pollutant intense processes associated with fiber wet processing |
| Recognises OEKO-TEX®not held in the register | 7.6 | Water & Soil Conservation · OEKO-TEX® STeP · Silver or Gold · Materials listed in the W&SS Key Materials reference document (see the resources page on C2CPII's website) | Processes of concern addressed: high volume & pollutant intense processes associated with textile wet processing (including fiber and yarn stages). Note: STeP: OEKO-TEX® STeP is applicable to the facility level only and it covers the STeP certification of a single facility. |
| Recognises OEKO-TEX®not held in the register | 7.6 | Water & Soil Conservation · OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN · Silver or Gold · Materials listed in the W&SS Key Materials reference document (see the resources page on C2CPII's website) | Processes of concern addressed: high volume & pollutant intense processes associated with textile wet processing (including fiber and yarn stages). Note: MADE IN GREEN: OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN is applicable to the company level and covers STeP and STANDARD 100 certified supply chain of the company. |
| Recognises Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) | 7.6 | Water & Soil Conservation · PEFC-ST-1003-2018, PEFC ST 2002:2020 · Silver or Gold · Materials listed in the W&SS Key Materials reference document (see the resources page on C2CPII's website) | For material supplied with the following PEFC claim: x% PEFC, where x is equal to or lower than 100. The applicant can only use the specified percentage of the total volume of PEFC-certified material towards meeting the V4.0 requirement. |
| Recognises Ethical Supply Chain Programnot held in the register | 8.3 | Monitor and Verify Performance · Ethical Supply Chain Program Certified · Bronze · All product types | Certified/green status is fully recognized and accepted for achievement of the Section 8.3 Bronze level social audit and associated corrective action requirements for all locations. Progressing/ blue status is partially recognized. Please see Partial Recognitions/Comparisons tab for additional information on the latter. |
| Recognises Fairtrade Internationalnot held in the register | 8.3 | Monitor and Verify Performance · Fairtrade International (all) · Gold | |
| Recognises Fair Trade Certified (USA)not held in the register | 8.3 | Monitor and Verify Performance · Fair Trade Certified (USA) · Gold | |
| Recognises Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) | 8.3 | Monitor and Verify Performance · Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) · Gold | FSC 100% accepted. |
| Recognises Aid by Tradenot held in the register | 8.3 | Monitor and Verify Performance · Cotton Made in Africa · Gold | Hard Identity Preserved (HIP) is recognized. |
| Recognises Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) | 8.3 | Monitor and Verify Performance · Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) · Gold | Recognition does not include the farm stage. Recognized for addressing issues occurring during the production phases that are directly in scope for GOTS certification. Per GOTS "This Standard covers the processing, manufacturing, packaging, labelling, trading and distribution of all textiles made from at least 70% certified organic natural fibres. The final products may include, but are not limited to fibre products, yarns, fabrics, garments, fashion textile accessories (carried or worn), textile toys, home textiles, mattresses and bedding products as well as textile personal care products". |
| Recognises OEKO-TEX®not held in the register | 8.3 | Monitor and Verify Performance · OEKO-TEX® STeP · Gold | Note: STeP: OEKO-TEX® STeP is applicable to the facility level only and it covers the STeP certification of a single facility. |
| Recognises OEKO-TEX®not held in the register | 8.3 | Monitor and Verify Performance · OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN · Gold | Note: MADE IN GREEN: OEKO-TEX® MADE IN GREEN is applicable to the company level and covers STeP and STANDARD 100 certified supply chain of the company. |
| Recognises Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) | 8.3 | Monitor and Verify Performance · PEFC-ST-1003-2018, PEFC ST 2002:2020 · Gold | For material supplied with the following PEFC claim (and eligible translations thereof): 100% PEFC Origin |
| Recognises Textile Exchangenot held in the register | 10 | Animal Welfare · Responsible Wool Standard · Silver · Animal materials | |
| Recognises Textile Exchangenot held in the register | 10 | Animal Welfare · Responsible Down Standard · Silver · Animal materials | |
| Recognises Sustainable Fiber Alliance (SFA)not held in the register | 10 | Animal Welfare · Sustainable Fiber Alliance (SFA) · Silver · Animal materials | Standard is under revision. Will be reviewed for recognition when the new version is released. |
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