Living Building Challenge
Run by International Living Future Institute · Regenerative · Global
One of the most demanding building certifications. Among other things, it asks teams to avoid a published Red List of harmful chemicals — which is why Declare labels matter here.
Covers: Human health · Ecosystem health · Social equity
Claims that connect to Living Building Challenge
Can contribute
8- medium risk →
Has Declare Red List Free Label
The source claims a Declare programme label with Red List Free status for the declared product scope.
- high risk →
Claims Halogenated Flame Retardant Free
The source claims the product contains no halogenated flame retardant chemicals under some stated or unstated scope.
- medium risk →
Claims Heavy Metal Free
The source claims the product is free of one or more heavy metals (commonly lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium) under some stated or unstated scope.
- high risk →
Claims Bisphenol Free
The source claims the product contains no bisphenol A (and sometimes other bisphenols) under some stated or unstated scope.
- medium risk →
Claims Organic Fibre Content
The source claims the textile contains organically grown fibres, ideally verified through GOTS or equivalent chain of custody.
- low risk →
Has Living Product Challenge Label
The source claims the product is certified under ILFI's Living Product Challenge.
- low risk →
Has JUST Label
The source claims the manufacturer holds a JUST label — ILFI's social-equity transparency disclosure.
- high risk →
Claims Fair Labour Practices
The source claims fair working conditions in the product's manufacture — credible only with audit evidence or recognised certification.
Not enough on its own
1Reference basis: Current LBC material pathway reference