Eco Mark Certificate

Certification under Japan's national ISO 14024 Type I ecolabel (operated by the Japan Environment Association) that the product met the multi-criteria requirements of the specific Eco Mark product category standard it was certified against, verified by the program rather than self-declared.

• General 'verified sustainable' status — it proves the product met one Eco Mark product category's criteria set, which varies widely between categories.
• Specific attribute values (recycled content percentage, VOC emission rate, carbon footprint) unless separately documented — criteria are pass/fail against category thresholds.
• Recognition or equivalence in non-Japanese rating systems and procurement schemes, which must be checked case by case.

• Has Type I Ecolabel →

  low risk

Minimum authority

Third-party verified

Should state

Certificate Number · Product Category Number · Valid Until · Product Scope

Date sensitivity

Expiry matters — check the certificate is current.

Criteria are set per product category (each with its own numbered standard and version) — always identify which category standard the product was certified against.

Eco Mark's market weight is primarily Japanese (including green procurement there); assess relevance for projects elsewhere before leaning on it.