Certification
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BIMA
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The BIFMA Level certification gauges a product's lifecycle sustainability, covering material sourcing, energy use, manufacturing, performance, and disposal. It has three levels: 1, 2, and 3, with 3 being the most sustainable.
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Blue Angel
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Blue Angel certification is awarded to products and services that meet certain environmental standards regarding resource conservation, energy efficiency, emissions reduction, and the use of environmentally friendly materials.
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Certified Humane Raised and Handled
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Certified Humane Raised and Handled certifies farms that raise animals without antibiotics or added hormones and allow them to engage in natural behaviors with sufficient space, shelter and appropriate handling.
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Cradle to Cradle
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The Cradle to Cradle Certified program evaluates products based on their material health, recyclability, renewable energy use, water stewardship, and social fairness.
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ENERGY STAR
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ENERGY STAR is an energy efficiency program led by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established to promote energy-efficient products, homes, and buildings, and to help reduce energy consumption and users' carbon footprint.
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EPA Safer Choice
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The EPA Safer Choice program focuses on evaluating the ingredients used in various consumer and commercial products, including cleaning chemicals, detergents, solvents, and more. The program assesses the potential hazards associated with these products and encourages the use of safer alternatives.
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EPEAT
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EPEAT (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool) certification is a globally recognized program that evaluates and verifies the environmental performance of electronic products.
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e-Stewards
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The e-Stewards program certifies eco-friendly electronics recyclers, aiding people and organizations in finding responsible recyclers that meet top environmental and worker safety standards
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Fair Trade
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Fair Trade Certified goods ensure better labor conditions, higher pay in agriculture, and cooperative producer groups, mainly in developing nations. Producers must aid local economies, democratic processes, and direct buyer-seller relations.
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Food Alliance
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Food Alliance standards surpasses USDA's organic checklist, ensuring sustainable practices on farms, considering improved soil quality, reduced chemicals, diverse crops, biodiversity, water and energy conservation, waste management, fair worker conditions, and humane animal treatment.
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Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
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FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification is a globally recognized eco-label for wood and wood-based products that come from responsibly managed forests.
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Green Seal
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Green Seal certifies cleaning products for eco and health impacts. Certified items meet rigorous standards for performance, safety, and labeling
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GreenGuard Gold
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GreenGuard Gold identifies products that meet standards for low chemical emissions.
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Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
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Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Certified fisheries ensure food is being harvested on a sustainable basis and include health criteria in their ratings, but do not include farmed seafood
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Protected Harvest
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Protected Harvest Certified verifies sustainable food with measurable environmental and social sustainability claims. It evaluates growers' water, air, soil quality, wildlife protection, and social impacts on workers/communities.
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Rainforest Alliance
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Rainforest Alliance Certified products help conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior.
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Resriction of Hazardous Substances
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The RoHS directive sets limits on the maximum allowable concentrations of specific hazardous substances in EEE.
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Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)
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The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) certification signifies responsible, sustainable forestry that supports healthy ecosystems and communities. It ensures ethically sourced wood and forest products.
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Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center (SMBC)
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Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center (SMBC) certifies coffee plantations as 100% organic, shade-grown coffee. SMBC supports bird conservation, a healthy environment, and the livelihood of many small-scale farm owners.
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TCO
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TCO certification recognizes environmentally friendly information technology based on sustainable info, ethical manufacturing, user safety, performance, longevity, substance reduction, and material recovery.
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UL Ecologo
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Ecologo certification verifies the environmental performance of various products that assess factors such as resource conservation, biodegradability, packaging, and emissions.
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USDA Certified Organic
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Certified Organic verifies that the products offer the assurance that environmental harms have been minimized through prohibitions on many pesticides, on genetically-modified food varieties, and chemical fertilizers.
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WaterSense
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WaterSense-labeled products and services are certified to use at least 20 percent less water, save energy, and perform as well as or better than regular models.
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