“Fragrance” is a common ingredient on consumer product labels that indicates the product is scented. Although it’s often noted as a single ingredient, “fragrance” is actually an umbrella term for a combination of chemicals that produces a desired aroma.Explore the composition of fragrances, their applications, safety considerations, and ways to minimize your exposure.
At Green Seal, we are committed to eliminating PFAS from the supply chain for consumer products. In our latest action to prevent any more harm from these toxic “forever chemicals,” we are proposing to prohibit any PFAS in Green Seal-certified paints and coatings, floor care products, adhesives, and degreasers.
Formaldehyde is a chemical with widespread applications that exposes humans to significant health risks.Explore how formaldehyde is used today, why you might find formaldehyde in shampoo and other everyday products, how to choose safer and more sustainable products, and other tips for reducing your exposure.
Consumers want to understand what is in the products they are buying. The 400+ ecolabels currently on the market can help; but sometimes they leave the consumer more confused about a product’s sustainability claims, as there is no common standard. Here’s how Green Seal is helping the industry advance toward a healthier product future.
This year at Green Seal we dove deep into defining safer and more sustainable products. Today, on Earth Day, we are illuminating the comprehensive nature of this work in our 2024 Impact Report.
Asian Paints Limited’s Senior Vice President of Technology, Rajeev Kumar Goel, shares how sustainability fits into their company goals and why they partner with Green Seal.
CleanGo GreenGo’s CEO and President, Anthony Sarvucci, shares why sustainability is important to the cleaning company and why they partner with Green Seal.
Marcal Paper’s Corporate Marketing Manager, Jon Thomson, shares what sustainability features customers are looking for today and why they partner with Green Seal.
The newest version of the LEED® rating system includes a key update: Green Seal-certified cleaning products and materials can now help facilities earn more points toward LEED certification. The USGBC and federal government announcements are the most recent among hundreds of purchasing policies that use Green Seal as shorthand for proven-safer products.
Mum & You’s Chief Innovation Officer, Catherine Stopp, shares what sustainability features customers are looking for and what’s next for the environmentally-conscious company.
The Biden-Harris Administration announced it is directing government contractors to buy only Green Seal- or Safer Choice-certified cleaning products and hand soaps for use in federal buildings to ensure products are free of toxic “forever chemicals.”
By now it’s clear that sustainable practices are increasingly important to both companies and consumers. However, actionable guidelines for making effective and defensible green claims remain elusive. With so much confusion about what specific claims mean in the marketplace and uncertainty about the regulatory climate, how can brands be confident that their claims hold up?
On October 12, 2023, Green Seal’s Vice President of Certification, Sara Risley joined Softly Solutions’ Mollie Hughes for a webinar to discuss the value of certification for businesses, purchasers, and consumers, and how to find Green Seal-certified products.
Green Seal is recruiting qualified applicants to join a working group that will assist with a revision to our GS-1 Sanitary Paper Products standard. We are looking for individuals that can provide technical and market expertise and have specialized knowledge of the paper industry, solid waste and recycling, and carbon benefits of alternative fibers (e.g., bamboo).
Oregon has joined a growing number of states to ban per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cosmetics and personal care products. The “Toxic-Free Cosmetics” bill that passed the state legislature this week prohibits all PFAS and seven other chemicals from cosmetic and personal care products sold in the state beginning in 2027.
