Standards to Reduce
Everyday Health and
Environmental Harms
We Do It Together
At Green Seal we believe that a collaborative approach leads to better solutions for everyone. That’s why our scientists work with industry stakeholders to develop our certifications. To date, we have certified 33,000 products and counting.
Our certifications can be found in a cross-section of products and services that deeply affect people and public health. In fact, school cleaning programs around the country rely on Green Seal to protect their communities.
Every community deserves this level of care. Our standards for uncompromising performance, safety, and health protect people and planet every day.
Elements of a
Green Product
When protecting people and planet is your priority number one, you can count on our certification mark for products that meet a high standard for health and sustainability from beginning to end.
Our Standards Protect People & Planet
Our science-based standards focus on key impacts that occur throughout the product life cycle, from raw materials selection and manufacturing to packaging, use, and disposal.
- Protect Human Health
- Toxicity (Ingestion, Inhalation, Dermal)
- Carcinogens
- Mutagens
- Reproductive Toxins
- Neurotoxins
- Endocrine Disruptors
- Asthmagens
- Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
- Skin Sensitization
- Particulate Matter
- Ionizing Radiation
- Combustibility and Flammability
- Preserve the Climate
- Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
- Energy use
- Mineral extraction
- Concentrated products
- Ensure Clean Water
- Acute aquatic toxicity
- Aquatic eutrophication
- Aquatic biodegradability
- Bioaccumulation
Water use
- Minimize Waste
- Recovered materials
- Recyclability
- Product performance
Setting Health and Environmental Targets With Impact
Green Seal develops standards that clearly define sustainability leadership for products, services, and spaces. Our standard development process follows the international standard for environmental labeling programs. We developed each of our science-based standards through an open, transparent process that prioritizes public and stakeholder input.
Raising the Bar Together
Green Seal brings together coalitions of stakeholders across industries to collectively develop our standards, discuss problems and solutions, provide critical feedback, share scientific findings, and assess effectiveness. Our stakeholders include manufacturers, retailers, public health professionals, scientists, advocates, and consumers.
Products That Work as Promised
Our standards include requirements for uncompromising performance so buyers can be confident Green Seal-certified products work as well as conventional alternatives.
