Impakter approved sustainability certifications and labels
To measure environmental impact effectively, sustainability certifications (like organic and fair trade certifications) and Labels help the consumer make conscious buying decisions. These certificates/Labels indicate the alignment with the environmental or social impact of the Products and Brands.
We have an exhaustive list of sustainability certificates/Labels for the end consumer to review and make the purchase decisions across various Industry sectors. Here below you can access the database of certificates and labels that works better for your business.
Please do contact us if we are missing one, thank you.
Name | Industry | Stage | Type | Region | Applied to | Abbreviation |
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ABVTEX PROGRAM | Textile Products | Life Cycle | Certification | Brazil | Multiproduct | ABVTEX |
Aquaculture Stewardship Council | Seafood | Lifecycle | Certification | Global | Multiproduct | ASC |
B Corporation | Products and Services | Life Cycle | Certification | Global | Multiproduct | BCORP |
Blue Angel | Products and Services | Life Cycle | Eco Label | Germany | Multiproducts | Blue Angel, Blueangel, Blauer engel |
Bluesign | Textile Responsible Chemicals | Processing and Manufacturing | Certification | Global | Multiproduct | Bluesign |
BRCGS | Food Safety | Lifecycle | Certification | Global | Multiproduct | BRCGS |
BREEAM | Construction Industry | Life Cycle | Certification | Global | Multiproduct | BREEAM |
CanadaGAP | Farming | Lifecycle | Certification | Canada | Specific Product | CanadaGAP |
CARES Sustainability Schemes | Material and Construction Industry | Life Cycle | Certification | Global | Multiproduct | CARES |
Chain of custody certification- Program for endorsement of forestry certification | Forest Induced Products | Raw Material | Certification | Global | Specific Product | PEFC |
Content Claim Standard | Consumer Goods | Raw Material | Certification | Global | Multiproduct | Textile Exchange CCS |
Cradle to Cradle Certificate | Products and Services | Life Cycle | Certification | Global | Multiproduct | C2C |
Eco-Reinforcement Certificate | Material and Construction Industry | Life Cycle | Certification | Global | Multiproduct | ECO-R |
Fair Labor Association | Products and Services | Life Cycle | Certification | Global | Multiproduct | FLA |
Forest Stewerdship Council | Forest Induced Products | Raw Material | Certification | Global | Specific Product | FSC |
Freshcare | Supply Chain | Production | Certification | Australia | Multiproduct | Freshcare |
FSSC 22000 | Sustainability | Shipping | Certification | Global | Specific Product | FSSC |
Global Aquaculture Alliance Seafood | Aquaculture | Lifecycle | Certification | Global | Specific Product | GAAS |
Global Food Safety Initiative | Farming | Lifecycle | Certification | Global | Multiproduct | GFSI |
Global G.A.P | Farming | Life Cycle | Certification | Global | Multiproduct | Global G.A.P |
Global Organic Textile Standard | Textile and Apparel Industry | Life Cycle | Certification | Global | Multiproduct | GOTS |
Global Recycle Standard | Textile Products | Raw Material | Certification | Global | Multiproduct | Textile Exchange GRS |
Global Red Meat Standard | Red Meat | Raw Materials | Certification | Global | Specific Product | GRMS |
Global Social Compliance Programme | Consumer Goods | Life Cycle | Certification | Global | Multiproduct | GSCP |
Global Traceable Down Standard | Down Induced Products | Raw Material | Certification | Global | Specific Product | GTDS |
Green Screen | Chemical Products | Processing and Manufacturing | Certification | USA | Multiproduct | GREENSCREEN, Green Screen |
Green Seal | Products and Services | Life Cycle | Eco Label | USA | Multiproduct | GREENSEAL, Green Seal |
International Featured Standards | Supply Chain | Life Cycle | Certification | Global | Multiproduct | IFS |
International Wool Textile Organisation | Products and Services | Life Cycle | Certification | Global | Multiproduct | IWTO |
IVN Naturtextil | Textile Products | Life Cycle | Certification | Global | Multiproduct | IVN |
Japan Food Safety Management | Supply Chain | Life Cycle | Certification | Japan | Multiproduct | JFSM |
Japan GAP | Food | Life Cycle | Certification | Japan | Multiproduct | JGAP |
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design | Architecture and Buildings | Life Cycle | Certification | Global | Specific product | LEED |
Leather Working Group | Leather Products | Life Cycle | Certification | Global | Multiproducts | LWG |
Marine Stewardship Council | Seafood | Lifecycle | Certification | Global | Multiproduct | MSC |
Nordic Swan Ecolabel | Products and Services | Life Cycle | Eco Label | Scandanavia | Multiproduct | Nordic Swan |
NSF/ANSI 336 | Furnishing Industry | Life Cycle | Certification | Global | Multiproduct | NSF/ANSI |
Organic Content Standard | Textile Products | Raw Material | Certification | Global | Multiproduct | Textile Exchange OCS |
PrimusGFS | Supply Chain | Life Cycle | Certification | Global | Multiproduct | PrimusGFS |
Recycled Claim Standard | Textile Products | Life Cycle | Certification | Global | Multiproducts | RCS |
Responsible Mohair Standard | Mohair Products | Raw Materials | Certification | Global | Multiproduct | Textile Exchange RMS |
Responsible Wool Standard | Wool Products | Raw Material | Certification | Global | Specific Product | Textile Exchange RWS |
SA8000 | Consumer Goods | Processing and Manufacturing | Certification | Global | Multiproduct | SA8000 |
SQF | Supply Chain | Life Cycle | Certification | Global | Multiproduct | SQF |
The Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (ABNT) | Products and Services | Life Cycle | Certification | Brazil | Multiproduct | ABNT |
United States Department of Agriculture | Agriculture | Raw Material | Certification | USA | Specific Product | USDA |
UTZ Certified | Farming | Raw Materials | Certification | Global | Specific Product | UTZ |
World Fair Trade Organisation (WFTO) | Products and Services | Life Cycle | Certification | Global | Multiproduct | WFTO |
Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production | Textile,Apparel and Footwear Industry | Life Cycle | Certification | Global | Multiproduct | WRAP |
Impakter sustainability certifications FAQs
- The accepted certifications and partnerships can be found here: https://index.impakter.com/certificates-2/
Certifications are issued by different corporations, platforms, organizations, etc.. Therefore, it will be controlled by them if your products meet their specific requirements. You may let us analyze them for you as well , for this please reach out to seller.team@impakter.com
Each certificate will be handed out if your product meets the requirements of the issuing organization at which you have to apply for certification.
The fees vary for each certification.
Each seller should obtain the related certificates that are mentioned in the index certificate list for their product type. To get your products certified, you may need to contact certificate providers or get your primary materials from suppliers who are already certified. To work with us, you must have proof of the certificates that you have or show that you purchased primary materials from a certified supplier with their receipts.
If your products are certified, different platforms and customers will value them more because there is verified evidence that there has been less harm done to the environment and to people.
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