A UNIVERSAL SYMBOL OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP
Green Seal has been rewarding leading paints and coatings manufacturers for low-VOC content, safer formulas, and uncompromising performance since 1993. Today, Green Seal is among the world’s most trusted ecolabels for low-VOC products.
Governments, green building programs, and consumer guides consistently cite Green Seal’s standard as the definitive benchmark for safer paints and coatings. Specified by countless schools, businesses and institutions, the Green Seal mark is a universal symbol that a product meets the highest benchmark of health and environmental leadership.
ELIGIBLE PRODUCTS
Paints and Coatings
- Paints - Interior and exterior
- Primers or undercoats
- Wall and ceiling coatings
- Decorative wall coatings
- Floor paints
- Floor coatings
- Low-solids coatings
Stains and Sealers
- Finishes
- Lacquers
- Sealers
- Concrete and masonry sealers
- Shallacs
- Stains
- Varnishes
- Clear brushing lacquers
- Conjugated oil varnishes
Specialty Coatings
- Anti-corrosive coatings
- Reflective roof coatings
- Reflective wall coatings
- Fire resistive wall coatings
- Fire resistive and intumescent coatings
- Hygenic wall coatings
- Impact resistant wall coatings
Adhesives
- Floor installation adhesives
- Single-ply roof membrane installation/repair adhesive
- Structural glazing adhesive
- Waterproof resorcinol glue
- Wood flooring adhesive
- Contact bond adhesive
- Cove base installation adhesive
- Welding adhesive
Green Seal's proposed standard updates mean certified paints and coatings will automatically qualify for LEED 4.1 credit, providing a simple choice for health-focused buyers and green building project managers.
Doug Gatlin, Green Seal CEO
CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHTS
Asian Paints
Certified since 2015, Royal Aspira from Asian Paints features water beading technology and exceptional stretching ability.
Benjamin Moore
Benjamin Moore’s zero-VOC Natura Interior paints – the brand’s greenest line – have been certified since 2017.
AM Technology
Certified since 2019, AM Technology’s Airlite Exterior paint formulation lowers the amount of solar heat absorbed by buildings, reducing air-conditioning use and carbon dioxide emissions.
THE GREEN SEAL STANDARD
Our science-based standards define sustainability leadership in the marketplace and reward industry innovations. Only the safest, most responsible, and most effective products in the marketplace can achieve the Green Seal. Certified paints and coatings are verified to meet our criteria for:
- Strict VOC limits
- Safer chemicals
- Environmentally preferable packaging
- Uncompromising performance
Relevant product types can be certified under our Standards for Paints, Coatings, Stains and Sealers (GS-11), Adhesives for Commercial Use (GS-36) or Recycled Latex Paints (GS-43).
trusted by Industry Leaders
Our standard is cited by government agencies and green building programs and consistent with the leading voluntary and regulatory green building and emissions standards:
- California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
- California Air Resources Board
- Healthy Buildings Network
- LEED
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)
- Well Building Institute
Green Seal-certified products can display Amazon's Climate Friendly badge on their Amazon listings.
PROVE YOU MEET THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF SUSTAINABILITY
The Green Seal mark tells the world that you meet a high bar for protecting the health of people and the planet. Take advantage of our wide variety of complimentary marketing tools to help you promote your certification; an online listing in our certified directory used by purchasers worldwide; the Climate Pledge Friendly designation on your Amazon product listings, and one-on-one support from our Customer Success team.
Application
Fill out your application and send us your product information.
Review
We’ll review your formula, packaging, performance testing and other information to ensure it meets our standard.
Site Visit
We’ll visit your manufacturing site to verify your practices and processes, and work with you to resolve any issues.
Certification
We'll award your Green Seal certification! We'll also periodically monitor that your certified product continues to meet our high standard.
Promotion
Use the Green Seal mark to promote your leadership to your customers. Your certification proves that meet a high bar for protecting the health of people and the planet.