Standards to Reduce
Everyday Health and
Environmental Harms

Our Standards Protect People & Planet

Our science-based standards focus on key impacts that occur throughout the product life cycle, from raw materials selection and manufacturing to packaging, use, and disposal.

  • Protect Human Health
  • Toxicity (Ingestion, Inhalation, Dermal)
  • Carcinogens
  • Mutagens
  • Reproductive Toxins
  • Neurotoxins
  • Endocrine Disruptors
  • Asthmagens
  • Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
  • Skin Sensitization
  • Particulate Matter
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Combustibility and Flammability
  • Preserve the Climate
  • Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
  • Energy use
  • Mineral extraction
  • Concentrated products
  • Ensure Clean Water
  • Acute aquatic toxicity
  • Aquatic eutrophication
  • Aquatic biodegradability
  • Bioaccumulation
    Water use
  • Minimize Waste
  • Recovered materials
  • Recyclability
  • Product performance

Raising the Bar Together

Green Seal brings together coalitions of stakeholders across industries to collectively develop our standards, discuss problems and solutions, provide critical feedback, share scientific findings, and assess effectiveness. Our stakeholders include manufacturers, retailers, public health professionals, scientists, advocates, and consumers.