SMaRT Consensus Sustainable Product Standards

http://www.mts.sustainableproducts.com

SMaRT Consensus Sustainable Product Standards provide substantial global benefits for building products, fabric, apparel, textile & flooring. They reference many other certifications that they work with in their goal to certify over 60% of the worlds products as eco friendly. 

Their criteria and standards:

• Rating System: Sustainable, Sustainable Silver, Sustainable Gold & Sustainable Platinum
  
• Multiple Environmental, Social, & Economic Benefits over the supply chain
  
• Business Benefits: cost savings, design innovation, product differentiation, long term customer relationships, liability reduction
  
• Market Definition of Sustainable Products
  
• Life Cycle Environmental Performance Requirements for Sustainable Products
  
• Social Performance Requirements for Sustainable Products over the supply chain
  
• Define Sustainable Agriculture
  
• Maximum Credit/Recognition over All Product Stages/Entire Supply Chain for:
  
• 100% Reduction of Over 1300 Pollutants covering 12 Environmental Impacts
  
• 100% Use of Green-e Renewable Power
  
• 100% Post Consumer Recycled or Organic/BMP Biobased Materials
  
• 100% Reuse/Product Reclamation
  
• Social Equity for Manufacturer & Suppliers
  

SMaRT grades a product on the following criteria:

• Safe for Public Health & Environment 
  
• Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency
  
• Biobased or Recycled Materials
  
• Facility or Company Based
  
• Reclamation, Sustainable Reuse, End of Life Management