Declare
Held and in scopeProfile
- Self-description: Declare is "a platform to share and find healthy building products" run by the International Living Future Institute. "Manufacturers voluntarily disclose product information on easy-to-read Declare labels, which are accessible on a free database."
- Sectors: building products; ingredient transparency.
- Linkages (named on the site): Living Building Challenge, LEED, WELL; the Red List; and the Common Materials Framework "developed by mindfulMaterials" — the same CMF this register maps to.
- Source: living-future.org/declare, 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
- International Living Future Institute (ILFI)
- Requirements held
- 261
- Documents held
- 2
- Market side
- Supply
- Namespace
- schemes
Standards held
| Standard | Version | Status | Published | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declare Manufacturer's Guide | April 2026 | superseded | 2026-04-03 | 0 of 131 held |
| Declare Manufacturer's Guide | v2.1 | current | 2026-07 | 99 of 130 held |
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 scheme9
| Recognised by | Reference | What is recognised | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recognised by Australian Government Environmentally Sustainable Procurement PolicySESP tender evaluation guidance - products | Table 1 | Examples of good practice product ecolabels and sustainability certifications · Declare · FFE | A voluntary self-declared label that focuses on transparency and chemical safety of inputs. |
| Recognised by WELL Building Standard v2v2 (Materials concept) | X07 Part 1 | Select Products With Disclosed Ingredients (1 point) · Declare label · Permanently installed products, furniture, task and floor lamps | |
| Recognised by WELL Building Standard v2v2 (Materials concept) | X07 Part 2 | Select Products With Enhanced Ingredient Disclosure (1 point) · Declare label · 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) · Declare label · 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 · Declare (v2.0) · 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 · Declare: Third-party Verified and Red List Free or Red List Approved (v2.0) · 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 · Declare 2.0 - Declared · RPV 0-4 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 0-4. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Declare 2.0 - Red List Approved · RPV 5-9 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 5-9. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. |
| Recognised by Green Building Council of Australia — Green Star Responsible ProductsScore Checker as at 2026-09-13 | Responsible Products Value | Responsible Products Score Checker · Declare 2.0 - Red List Free · RPV 5-9 as at 2026-09-13 | Band 5-9. Value not published: no public source found stating this figure. |
Read the 261 requirements held for Declare
Counts on this page are generated from build 2026-10-05-0439.