Green Seal
Scheme Owner's Direct Environmental Certification
Green Seal is a scheme owner's certification programme: Scheme Owner's Direct Environmental Certification. Green Seal is a certification programme owned by the non-profit Green Seal, Inc. It applies to organisations applying for a Green Seal claim on a product, service or facility.
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- Scheme owner's certification programme
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- Green Seal, Inc.
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What is this programme?
Green Seal is a certification programme owned by the non-profit Green Seal, Inc. Green Seal itself conducts the review and makes the decision directly; it does not license that work out to an external certification body — the opposite of the FSSC 22000 model. A claim of ANSI/ISO 17065 accreditation could not be confirmed in the primary source and is not stated here.
Who is it for?
Organisations applying for a Green Seal claim on a product, service or facility.
Who issues the certificate?
The certificate is issued by Green Seal, Inc. itself; the review and decision are not delegated or licensed to an external body.
What to verify before you accept it
Confirm the product/service/facility category of the application, and confirm the review is conducted directly by Green Seal — no third-party accreditation body applies, since the primary source does not establish one.
What triggers an assessment?
- A buyer or brand names Green Seal specifically.
- An environmental claim will be added to a product or service and a direct Green Seal review is targeted.
What does it not replace?
- It should not be confused with scheme owners like FSSC 22000 or GOTS that license independent bodies; Green Seal conducts its own review.
- It cannot be described as ANSI/ISO 17065-accredited; that claim could not be confirmed in the primary source.
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