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Programmes

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The rating systems, standards, and frameworks that sustainability claims count toward — worldwide. Open one to see which claims contribute to it.

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Building rating

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LEED

Global · U.S. Green Building Council

The most widely used green building rating system. Projects earn points across categories like materials, energy, and indoor air quality; product choices can contribute to those points.

Climate health · Human health · Ecosystem health

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Energy & carbon

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Zero Carbon Certification

Global · International Living Future Institute

Certifies buildings that achieve verified zero operational and embodied carbon, including offsets for what can't be eliminated. Embodied-carbon data from products matters directly here.

Climate health

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Health & wellbeing

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WELL Building Standard

Global · International WELL Building Institute

A rating system focused entirely on human health in buildings — air, water, light, materials, and mind. Material restrictions and low-emission products help projects meet WELL features.

Human health · Social equity

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WELL Health-Safety Rating

Global · International WELL Building Institute

A lighter, operations-focused rating from the WELL family covering cleaning policies, emergency preparedness, and air and water management — popular post-pandemic.

Human health

Vocabulary

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mindful MATERIALS Common Materials Framework

Global · mindful MATERIALS

Not a certification — a shared vocabulary. CMF organises every sustainability claim into five impact areas so that teams can compare products consistently.

Climate health · Human health · Ecosystem health · Social equity · Circular economy

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Regenerative

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Living Building Challenge

Global · International Living Future Institute

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.

Human health · Ecosystem health · Social equity

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Waste

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TRUE Zero Waste

Global · Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI)

Certifies facilities that divert at least 90% of waste from landfill and incineration. When a manufacturer claims 'zero waste to landfill', TRUE is the certification to ask about.

Circular economy · Ecosystem health

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