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| The Basics: Title: Green Seal URL: www.greenseal.org Author: Green Seal, Inc. Date: Organization was founded in 1989, no date on website Notes: At a Glance: Green Seal is a non-profit organization dedicated to safeguarding the environment by promoting the manufacture, purchase, and use of environmentally responsible products and services. Green Seal works with manufacturers, industry sectors, purchasing groups, and governments at all levels to "green" the production and purchasing chain. They evaluate a product or service beginning with material extraction, continuing with manufacturing and use, and ending with recycling and disposal. Products become Green Seal certified after rigorous testing and evaluation, including on-site plant visits. Best for: Green Seal certifies everything from coffee filters to office furniture and from both small and major companies. While an individual user could benefit from visiting the Green Seal website, it is geared more towards large institutional purchasers such as government agencies, universities, and the architectural building industry. Standout Features: Over 40 major product categories are covered by Green Seal standards. Choose Green Reports on these categories include the importance of the subject, environmental and financial savings possible, alternate approaches, purchasing criteria based on a life-cycle approach, rationales for the criteria, recommendations of specific brands and models of products that meet the criteria, sources for the products, and case histories that illustrate the benefits of the recommended approach. A list of all Green Seal-certified products and services can be found on the website. Keep in Mind: Green Seal is a non-profit organization (501(c)(3) and is funded through grants, contracts, revenue from certification and monitoring fees, and special projects. Green Seal operates under the international guidelines for environmental labeling programs, ISO 14020 and 14024, set by the International Organization for Standardization. Green Seal standards have been recognized and used by the United States Federal Government and many US state governments. Green Seal works with partners such as the Center for Clean Products and Clean Technologies at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Ecos Consulting Services, Healthy Housekeeping Solutions, JP Kusz Ltd., GreenShift, Environmental Problem Solving Enterprises, GreenGuard, and Woolsafe. |
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