Animal Welfare:
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www.certified
humane.org
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Certified Humane Raised and Handled.
Humane Farm Animal Care certifies that animals
raised for dairy, lamb, poultry and beef products
are treated in a humane manner.
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www.awionline
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Animal Welfare Approved. Animal Welfare
Institute is a non-profit. The Animal Welfare
Approved standards prohibit cruel conditions and
practices. The animals breathe fresh, clean air, and
grow naturally without pain and deformities caused
by unnatural breeding for fast growth. Only family
farms can earn their seal.
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www.leapingbunny
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Coalition for Consumer Information on
Cosmetics’ Leaping Bunny Program administers a
cruelty-free standard and the internationally
recognized Leaping Bunny Logo for companies
producing cosmetic, personal care, and household
products.
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www.vegan.org
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Certified Vegan. Certifies a product has no animal
ingredients or by-products, uses no animal
ingredients or by-products in the manufacturing
process, and is not tested on animals by any
company or independent contractor.
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Appliances:
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www.energystar.gov
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ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S.
Department of Energy. Rates Appliances, Heating
& Cooling, Home Electronics, Lighting and Office
Equipment.
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Biodegradable:
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www.scscertified.com
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Certified Biodegradable. Scientific Certification
Systems is a third-party provider of certification,
auditing and testing services, and standards,
founded in 1984, which certifies biodegradable
soaps, detergents, and cleaners.
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Buildings:
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www.usgbc.org
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U.S. Green Building Council-Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design-Green Building
Rating System. LEED certification provides
independent, third-party verification that a building
project meets the highest green building and
performance measures.
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www.aerias.org
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"Primary Green Product Standards and
Certification Programs: A Comparison"
explores the following eight certifications: • Energy
Star • WaterSense • Cradle to Cradle • GreenGuard
• Green Seal • the GreenSpec Directory • Forest
Stewardship Council (FSC) • Sustainable Forestry
Initiative (SFI). Aerias AQS IAQ Resource Center
2009. PDF.
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Building Products:
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www.fscus.org
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Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an
international accrediting organization that has
developed a set of Principles and Criteria for forest
management. There are 10 Principles and 57
Criteria that address legal issues, indigenous rights,
labor rights, multiple benefits, and environmental
impacts surrounding forest management. They
certify wood harvested from well-managed forests
and wood products made from FSC certified wood.
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www.sfiprogram.org
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Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI®) label is
a sign you are buying wood and paper products
from well-managed forests, backed by a rigorous,
third-party certification audit.
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www.energystar.gov
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ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S.
Department of Energy. They rate Home Insulation,
Roof Products and Windows, Doors, & Skylights.
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www.greenseal.org
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Green Seal is an independent certifier. Hundreds
of products and services from major companies
have been certified to meet Green Seal standards,
and the number of major product categories
covered by standards has increased to more than
40.
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www.scscertified.com
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Scientific Certification Systems. Current
certified products include office furniture systems,
components, and seating, building materials, carpet
and rug, hard surface flooring, paints, finishes, wood
products, and cleaning products, among others.
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Carbon Offsets: see Carbon Offsets page...
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Coffee:
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www.transfairusa.org
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Fair Trade Certified. Certification administered
by TransFair USA. Aims to treat and pay farmers
and employees fairly, by promoting the payment of
a fair price, encouraging sustainable practices,
prohibiting child labor, etc...
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nationalzoo.si.edu
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Bird Friendly. Smithsonian Migratory Bird
Center issues the Bird Friendly label on organically
certified products only. Organic inspectors must
complete a “Shade Certification Check List” which
ensures the coffee farm attracts and safely harbors
bird populations.
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Cosmetics:
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www.qai-inc.com
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Quality Assurance International (QAI) now
certifies to a new American National Standard for
personal care products made with organic
ingredients.
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Ecolabel Promotion/Associations/Info:
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www.gen.gr.jp
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Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN) is a
non-profit association of third-party, environmental
performance labelling organizations founded in 1994
to improve, promote, and develop the "ecolabelling"
of products and services.
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www.greener
choices.org
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Greener Choices, launched on Earth Day 2005
by Consumers Union, the non-profit publisher of
Consumer Reports, is a Web-based initiative to
inform, engage, and empower consumers about
environmentally friendly products and practices.
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Electricity:
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www.green-e.org
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Green-e Renewable Electricity Certification
Program. Managed by the Center for Resource
Solutions, the Green-e program certifies
renewable-electricity products. The Green-e logo
certifies that at least 50% of the energy is from a
renewable source and that nonrenewable sources
produce lower emissions than traditional electricity
generation.'
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Electronics:
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www.energystar.gov
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Energy Star Rating. Environmental Protection
Agency's Energy Star rates Home Electronics,
Lighting and Office Equipment. As an example-
rating for computers and monitors requires
computers to use 20 to 50 percent less energy than
their non-rated counterparts and monitors to use
20 to 60 percent less energy.
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www.epeat.net
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EPEAT. The Electronics Products Environmental
Assessment Tool, created by the Environmental
Protection Agency and the nonprofit Greener
Electronics Council, rates computers and monitors
based on 51 criteria over eight categories.
Bronze-Silver-Gold.
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www.greenpeace.org
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GreenPeace. "Guide to Greener Electronics" The
guide ranks the 18 top manufacturers of personal
computers, mobile phones, TV's and games consoles
according to their policies on toxic chemicals and
recycling. One page.
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www.greenpeace.org
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GreenPeace survey of the main brands of desktop
PCs and notebooks, mobile phones and PDAs. 37
products from 14 companies were assessed against
four sets of environmental criteria.'' Detailed. PDF.
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E-Waste:
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www.e-stewards.org
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e-Stewards Certification- assures that those
with seal meet the world’s most responsible
environmental and social justice criteria for
electronics recyclering. These criteria include no
toxic e-waste dumped in landfills or incinerators, no
exported to developing countries, no sending to
prison labor operations and no release of private
data. Basel Action Network.
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www.epa.gov
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“Responsible Recycling” Practices standard-
now being field tested by the Environmental
Protection Agency and a multi-stakeholder group.
So far- this a voluntary program which is not
administered.
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Fish:
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www.msc.org
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Marine Stewardship Council's fishery
certification program and seafood eco-label
recognise and reward sustainable fishing. An
Accreditor.
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www.seafoodsafe.com
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Seafood Safe is a testing program for mercury
and PCBs in seafood. The Seafood Safe program
informs consumers of how many meals they can
consume per month without exposing themselves to
dangerous levels of these contaminants.
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www.fishwise.org
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Fishwise is working with the World Wildlife Fund
to develop numerous new sustainable standards.
Sustainability colors mean: Green: sustainable (the
fish was caught using a sustainable method and the
fish populations are healthy), Yellow: some
concerns, Red: not sustainable (the fish populations
are in trouble and the fishing method is not
sustainable).
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Flowers:
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www.veriflora.com
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VeriFlora program establishes criteria in the
following key areas: Environmental Sustainability,
Social & Economic Sustainability, Product Integrity.
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GMOs:
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www.foodalliance.org
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Food Alliance Standards. No genetically
engineered crops, the use of pest and disease
management (v. chemical treatment), and soil and
water conservation.
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Household: Cleaners, Paints, Paper:
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www.greenseal.org
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Green Seal says that a product or service has
been tested according to science-based procedures,
that it works as well or better than others in its
class, and that it has been evaluated without bias or
conflict of interest. See website for specific
qualifications.
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www.epa.gov
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EPA's DfE logo on a product means that the DfE
scientific review team has screened each ingredient
for potential human health and environmental
effects and that—based on currently available
information, EPA predictive models, and expert
judgment—the product contains only those
ingredients that pose the least concern among
chemicals in their class. List of Partners and
Recognized Products.
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International:
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www.astm.org
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ASTM International, a non-profit, is one of the
largest voluntary standards development
organizations in the world-a source for technical
standards for materials, products, systems, and
services. ASTM’s 12,000+ standards, cover metals,
petroleum, construction, the environment, and
more.
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www.ecologo.org
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EcoLogo. Launched by the Canadian federal
government in 1988. EcoLogo-certifies more than
7,000 products in 120 categories from hundreds of
manufacturers. Helps you identify, trust, buy, and
sell environmentally preferable (“green”) goods and
services.
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ec.europa.eu
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European Eco-label – your guide to greener
products and services, promoting sustainable
consumption and production.
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www.gen.gr.jp
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Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN) is a
non-profit association of third-party, environmental
performance labelling organizations founded in 1994
to improve, promote, and develop the "ecolabelling"
of products and services.
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Organic:
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www.ams.usda.gov
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US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has
developed a fixed set of standards that must be met
by anyone using the "organic" label in the United
States. An Accreditor.
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www.ocia.org
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Organic Crop Improvement Association
(OCIA International) is a nonprofit,
member-owned, organic certification organization
and an accredited world leader in the certified
organic industry. OCIA provides certification
services to thousands of organic farmers, processors
and handlers from over 20 countries in North,
Central and South America, Asia, Africa, and
Europe.
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www.qai-inc.com
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Quality Assurance International (QAI) has
been certifying products as organic since 1989 and
is accredited as an organic independent, third party
certifier by the USDA.
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www.demeter-usa.org
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Aurora Certified Organic- Demeter Association,
Inc. an accredited organic certifier by the USDA, is
an international non-profit corporation assuring
that Biodynamic foods in the US and Worldwide are
grown and processed with the strictest care and
integrity. The Demeter logo is used by farms that
meet all Biodynamic guidelines, they also offer
whole-farm certification as Aurora Certified Organic
or NOP accredited organic.
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Sustainable Agriculture:
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www.foodalliance.org
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Food Alliance is a non-profit coalition that certifies
foods produced by farmers, ranchers and food
processors who use environmentally and socially
responsible practices, with no GMOs.
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www.demeter-usa.org
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Demeter® USA is the certification agent for
agricultural methods, called “Biodynamic”- farms
that do not use synthetic pesticides and fertilizers;
no GMOs, no animal by-products...
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