Wings for Wisdom

Green Seal's Mission

To achieve a more sustainable world by promoting environmentally responsible production, purchasing, and products.


Green Seal is an independent, non-profit organization that strives to achieve a healthier and cleaner environment by identifying and promoting products and services that cause less toxic pollution and waste, conserve resources and habitats, and minimize global warming and ozone depletion. Green Seal has no financial interest in the products that it certifies or recommends nor in any manufacturer or company. Green Seal`s evaluations are based on state-of-the-art science and information using internationally recognized methods and procedures. Thus, Green Seal provides credible, objective, and unbiased information whose only purpose is to direct the purchaser to environmentally responsible products and services.

Programs

Green Seal`s specific programs include:

* Greening Your Government – technical assistance to all levels of government in their purchasing, operations, and facilities management

* Product Standards and Certification – development of environmental standards for leadership products in specific categories and certification of products that meet them

* Product Recommendations – technical reports [Choose Green Reports] on products in a variety of categories giving specific brand recommendations of those that meet screening criteria

* Greening the Lodging Industry – long-term project with hotels and motels to green their operations and purchasing, now including certification of specific properties

* Policy – leadership in green procurement policy, international policy for ecolabeling, etc.

Green Seal works with manufacturers, industry sectors, purchasing groups, and governments at all levels to "green" the production and purchasing chain. Among the tools Green Seal uses are product certification; purchasing guidance, including product recommendations; special projects and evaluations of products and purchasing; and policy recommendations. Thus, purchasers may use Green Seal`s assistance in a variety of forms – certified or recommended products; manuals on best practices and product criteria; environmental specifications and standards for products; and evaluations of specific cases or situations.

Links

Green Seal Standards & Certification