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Google’s New Feature Highlights Green Seal-Certified Hotels

Google’s latest feature makes it easier for travelers to find sustainable lodging options. This new feature tags environmentally preferable hotels that have achieved ecolabel certification from Green Seal or select other credible third-party certification organizations as “Eco-Certified” in Google Travel hotel search results.

Our New Standard is Defining Sustainability for Paints and Coatings

Green Seal’s paint certification is the only mark in the marketplace to qualify products for both LEED v4.1 low-emitting materials credit requirements and Amazon’s Climate Pledge Friendly badge — making it simple for health-focused buyers to identify safer products.

A Healthy Indoor Air Standard for Schools

The updated standard sets additional and more substantial monitoring requirements; establishes the point system that will be used as the basis for certification; and provides more opportunities for schools to make healthier, safer choices.

Your Guide to VOCs in Paint and Cleaning Products

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are common indoor air pollutants that are frequently found in household products and can cause adverse health effects. Here’s a quick overview of VOCs, how to choose healthier, greener products, and other tips for reducing your exposure to VOCs.

The Green Seal Compass: Protecting Human Health

Our standards address the most significant health impacts across the product life cycle for which there are known and feasible safer alternatives.

Innovations are Making Toxic Chemicals a Thing of the Past

A simple but advanced technology combines salt, water, vinegar, and electricity to create an EPA-registered, general purpose, hospital-grade cleaner and disinfectant proven more effective than chlorine bleach.

Introducing Green Seal’s Compass: Health, Waste, Water, and Climate

This compass guides our work to ensure only the healthiest, most responsible, and proven effective products are certified to Green Seal standards.

3M Easy Trap Sweep and Dust Sheets – Innovation Criteria

3M has modified the claims associated with their application for our Environmental Innovation certification for their Easy Trap Sweep and Dust Sheets.

Expanding the Impact of our Environmental Innovation Program

We finalized key updates to our Environmental Innovation Standard to expand the program’s ability to promote market transformation and ensure measurable health and environmental impact reductions.

Thermal Intelligence’s BASECAMP – Innovation Criteria

Thermal Intelligence applied for our Environmental Innovation certification for BASECAMP, their line of industrial temporary heating, power generation, and lighting products.

ABCO Products on the Paradigm Shift to Cleaning Sustainably

ABCO’s Vice President Sales & Marketing, Christopher Meaney, shares how sustainability is woven into the family owned company’s business strategy and why they partner with Green Seal.

Cascades Aims to Change the Status Quo for Paper Products

Cascades Tissue Group’s Product Manager, Isabelle Gendron, shares why sustainability is a core part of the company’s mission and how third-party certification differentiates them from competitors.

Service Leader GSF on Changing the Culture of Clean

GSF’s General Manager, Illinois & Wisconsin, Kurt Kuempel, discusses the importance of green cleaning and why they partner with Green Seal.

Aqua ChemPacs on the Rise of Dissolvable Cleaning Packs

Aqua Chempacs’ President and CEO, Steve Seneca, discusses what sustainability attributes consumers are looking for and why they partner with Green Seal.

CDC Confirms: Less is More When it Comes to Disinfecting

Our CEO, Doug Gatlin, discusses the dangers of over-disinfecting and the importance of identifying safer chemicals.