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

Source: ILFI — Living Building Challenge ↗

Claims that connect to Living Building Challenge

Can contribute

Has Declare Red List Free Label
The source claims a Declare programme label with Red List Free status for the declared product scope.
medium risk →
Claims Halogenated Flame Retardant Free
The source claims the product contains no halogenated flame retardant chemicals under some stated or unstated scope.
high 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.
medium risk →
Claims Bisphenol Free
The source claims the product contains no bisphenol A (and sometimes other bisphenols) under some stated or unstated scope.
high risk →
Claims Organic Fibre Content
The source claims the textile contains organically grown fibres, ideally verified through GOTS or equivalent chain of custody.
medium 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.
low risk →
Claims Fair Labour Practices
The source claims fair working conditions in the product's manufacture — credible only with audit evidence or recognised certification.
high risk →

Not enough on its own

Claims Red List Free (Unverified)
The source states the product is Red List free without a Declare label — a self-declared version of a claim that has a proper verification route.
high risk →

Reference basis: Current LBC material pathway reference