Mapping disclosures to green building rating systems
Understanding the information in the listings
The SM Transparency Catalog brings you all the brands that have products with disclosures required to meet product transparency credits and criteria in green building rating systems.
Product transparency credits have been created to reward manufacturers for conducting two types of technical studies and disclosing the findings. Therefore the catalog listings are organized by these two types of disclosures: 1. Environmental performance 2. Material ingredients
ALL the products listed in the catalog meet the eligibility requirements for one or both types of credits in one or more of the programs. The key attributes of each disclosure type is displayed so that you can learn something about the scope and results 'in a glance'. Look for the in the listing tables for a handy decoder to these abbreviations and terms right when you need them.
The disclosure types are defined below along with and the rating systems that reward each one.

Green building rating systems that reward product transparency
ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE |
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ABBREVIATIONS |
RATING SYSTEM & CREDIT NAMES |
BREEAM Mat 02
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BREEAM New Construction 2018: Environmental impacts from construction products – Environmental Product Declarations (EPD)
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CHPS, MW 7.1
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Collaborative for High Performance Schools: Environmental Product Declarations
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Green Globes
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LEED v4 EPD
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LEED BD+C: NC v4 | Building product disclosure and optimization - environmental product declarations
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MATERIAL INGREDIENTS |
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ABBREVIATIONS |
RATING SYSTEM NAMES |
CHPS, MW 10.1
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Collaborative for High Performance Schools: Building Product Health Related Information Reporting
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LBC
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LEED v4 MI option 1
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LEED BD+C: NC v4 | Building product disclosure and optimization – Option 1. Material ingredient reporting
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LEED v4 MI option 2
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LEED BD+C: NC v4 | Building product disclosure and optimization – Option 2. Material ingredient optimization
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WELL 26
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WELL Building Standard: Feature 26 Enhanced Material Safety
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WELL 97
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WELL Building Standard: Feature 97 Material Transparency
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ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE | RATING SYSTEMS ELIGIBILITY | |||||
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SCOPE, REGION |
IND. AVG ✓ |
ABBREVIATIONS |
RATING SYSTEM & CREDIT NAMES |
ISO 14025 Type III environmental declaration | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Type III environmental verified declarations present quantified information on the life cycle environmental impact of products. They are based on independently verified life cycle assessment (LCA) data in accordance with the ISO 14040 series of standards. Program operators (PO) conduct Type III environmental declaration programs. POs can refer to their declarations by any name, such as eco-profile, environmental product declaration (EPD), environmental profile, Eco-Leaf and SM Transparency Report™. An innovation in declaration design and delivery, our 3-page report in the cloud includes everything a professional needs to make an informed purchase decision. |
EPD | PO name |
C2Gate, C2Gate w/options, C2Grave N. America, Europe, Asia, Global |
BREEAM Mat 02 CHPS MW 10.1 Green Globes LEED v4 EPD |
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MATERIAL INGREDIENTS | RATING SYSTEMS ELIGIBILITY | ||||
Program |
SCOPE | RESULTS |
ABBREVIATIONS |
RATING SYSTEM & CREDIT NAMES |
Cradle to Cradle Certified™ | |||||
Administered by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, it is a multi-attribute eco-label that assesses a product’s safety to humans and the environment; and evaluates design for future life cycles. C2C Certified has five levels of certification: Basic, Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum |
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C2C V2 | Basic, Bronze | LEED v4 MI #1WELL 97 | C2C V2 | Cradle to Cradle Certified™ version 2 | |
C2C V2 | Silver |
CHPS MW 10.1 LEED v4 MI #1WELL 97 |
C2C V3 | Cradle to Cradle Certified™ version 3.0 or 3.1 | |
C2C V2 | Gold, Platinum |
CHPS MW 10.1 LEED v4 MI option 1 & 2WELL 26; WELL 97 |
To comply with WELL 26: • Cradle to Cradle Certified Product V2 Material Health score must be Gold or Platinum • Cradle to Cradle Certified Product V3 Material Health score must be Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum |
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C2C V3 | Bronze |
CHPS MW 10.1 LEED v4 MI option 1WELL 97 |
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C2C V3 | Silver, Gold, Platinum | CHPS MW 10.1LEED v4 MI option 1 & 2WELL 26; WELL 97 |
Cradle to Cradle Material Health Certificate | |||||
Administered by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, it is a contextual assessment based on chemical hazard identification and qualitative exposure considerations during a product’s final manufacture, use, and end-of-use. C2C Material Health Certificate has four levels of certification: Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum. |
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C2C MHC | Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum |
CHPS MW 10.1 LEED v4 MI option 1WELL 97 |
C2C MHC | Cradle to Cradle Material Health Certificate |
Declare | |||||
Administered by the International Living Future Institute, it is a 'nutrition label' based on product ingredient inventory, sourcing and end of life options. Declare offers three rating levels: Declare, Living Building Challenge compliant and Red List Free. |
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Declare | Declared |
CHPS MW 10.1 LEED v4 MI option 1 WELL 97 |
Declare | International Living Future Institute Declare label | |
Declare | LBC compliant |
CHPS MW 10.1 LBC LEED v4 MI option 1WELL 97 |
LBC Compliant | Living Building Challenge compliance letter issued by ILFI | |
Declare | Red List Free |
CHPS MW 10.1 LBC LEED v4 MI option 1WELL 97 |
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LBC Compliant | LBC |
Facts® | |||||
Administered by Association for Contract Textiles, it is a third-party verified certification developed to recognize contract textiles that conform to the rigors of the multi-attribute standard NSF/ANSI 336. A Facts sustainability rating indicates a textile has been evaluated for environmental, economic and social aspects across its life cycle, it has three levels of certification: Silver, Gold and Platinum. |
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Facts | Silver, Gold, Platinum |
LEED v4 MI option 1 WELL 26; WELL 97 |
Facts | NSF/ANSI 336 Facts Certification |
Health Product Declaration | |||||
Administered by the Health Product Declaration Collaborative, it is a format for reporting product contents and their relationship to particular potential human and environmental health impacts. |
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HPD v1, HPD v2, HPD v2.1, HPD v2.1.1 | 1000 or 100 ppm | KH or C,S | CHPS MW 10.1 LEED v4 MI option 1WELL 97 |
HPD | 3PV | 3rd party verified Health Product Declaration | |
HPD v1, HPD v2, HPD v2.1, HPD v2.1.1 | 100 ppm | No BM1 or LT-1 | CHPS MW 10.1 LEED v4 MI option 1 & 2WELL 97 |
Review HPD to confirm compliance with HPD Open Standard | ||
HPD v2.1 | 3PV, HPD v2.1.1 | 3PV | 100 or 1000 ppm | No BM1, LT-1 or LT-P1 | CHPS MW 10.1 LEED v4 MI option 1 & 2 WELL 97; WELL 26 |
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v1 abbreviations & terms | |||||
v2 abbreviations & terms |
Level | |||||
Administered by the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA), it is a comprehensive, multi-attribute, third-party certification with a wide range of credits in four main categories: materials; energy and atmosphere; human and ecosystem health; and social responsibility. Level has three level of certification 1, 2, or 3 to indicate what threshold of the standard it has achieved. |
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level e2 | 3PV | 3 points under 7.4.1.3 | LEED v4 MI option 1 WELL 97 | level e2 | 3PV | 3rd party verified (3PV) level certification version e2-2012 | |
level e3 | 3PV | 3 points under 7.5.1.3 | LEED v4 MI option 1 WELL 97 | level e3 | 3PV | 3rd party verified (3PV) level certification version e3-2014 |
Product Health Declaration™ | |||||
Administered by Global GreenTag, it is a certification designed to assess chemical hazards and exposure risks associated with a product throughout Its life cycle. A Product Health Declaration (PhD) is available to manufacturers whose products are certified to Version 4.0 of the Global GreenTag Certification. It has four levels of certification: Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. |
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GGT PhD | Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum |
LEED v4 MI option 1 WELL 4; WELL 11; WELL 26; WELL 97 |
GGT PhD | Global GreenTag Product Health Declaration™ |
Product Lens | |||||
Administered by UL Environment, it is a material health assessment that reports the human and environmental health impacts of products through hazards and potential exposure evaluation across four phases of the product life cycle: Supply chain/manufacturing, installation, use and end of use. |
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Product Lens | 1000 or 100 ppm |
LEED v4 MI option 1 WELL 26; WELL 97 |
Product Lens | UL Product Lens Certification |
REACH | |||||
Administered by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), it is a regulation of the European Union, adopted to improve the protection of human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by chemicals, while enhancing the competitiveness of the EU chemicals industry. It also promotes alternative methods for the hazard assessment of substances in order to reduce the number of tests on animals. |
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REACH | Compliant | LEED v4 MI option 2 | REACH | REACH Compliance Certificate or Declaration Letter |

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