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NSF Sustainability Certified Product

NSF Sustainability Certified Product logo

The NSF Sustainability Certified mark is available to products that meet conformity assessment to a NSF/ANSI or other national or international sustainable product standards.

Use of the NSF Sustainability Certified Mark is granted once certification has been completed through product evaluation, conformity assessment against standards and protocols, and production systems review.

The Mark may be used on packaging, products and marketing materials differentiating your products, generating pricing power, improving market share and promoting your brand.

Learn more: NSF Sustainability Certified Product websiteExternal Site

Conformity assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

Conformity with NSF Sustainability Certified Product's standard is verified by an independent organization (third party).

Certification / registration required

Applicants are certified against the ecolabels’s criteria before using the label

Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?

Name

NSF International

Member of

ISO

Type

Non-profit

Also manages

NSF/ANSI 332 Sustainability Assessment for Resilient Floor Coverings, NSF/ANSI 336: Sustainability Assessment for Commercial Furnishings Fabric, NSF/ANSI 140 Sustainability Assessment for Carpet, and NSF/ANSI 342 Sustainability Assessment for Wallcovering Products


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Ecolabel details | What are the characteristics of the standard(s) related to this ecolabel?

  • Applicable life cycle and supply chain phases
  • Social and environmental attributes
  • Mutual recognition with other ecolabels
  • Standard details, including standard document, review frequency

Ecolabel development | How were the standards for this ecolabel developed?

  • Standard development and management process
  • Standard-setting norms followed for development of the ecolabel's standard
  • Type of standard-setting process, external stakeholders, and funding sources

Conformity Assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

  • Requirements to achieve certification (i.e. chain of custody, site visits, metrics)
  • Audit / surveillance requirements
  • Duration of certification, time to achieve certification

Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?

  • Contact details, primary contact
  • Organizational details including year established, funding, and governance

Additional information | Including:

  • Compliance type (pass / fail / tiered)
  • Target audience (consumers / retailers / manufacturers / etc)

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Key data

Year ecolabel est. 2010

Classification | Who, what, where

Product categories this ecolabel applies to
Appliances Building products Cleaning products Cosmetics / Personal care Electronics Energy Forest products / Paper Health care services & equipment Machinery & Equipment Packaging Textiles Other


Where this ecolabel is found
United States



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Last updated: 20 January 2012