Environmental and health consciousness is increasing among many governments, organizations, with stringent laws and regulations being implemented around the world for organizations and people to follow.
Amidst increased health consciousness among consumers and professionals, procurement professionals and firms are requiring that products have Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) to enable specifiers and purchasers to reduce carbon, costs, research time and risk.
The building sector is thusexperiencing anincreased need for third party certification of products.Life cycle analysis and greenhouse gas emission practices in the procurement of products will be experienced more in future.
Global GreenTag is an organization created in 2009 in response to call by many manufactures for choice in green product Certification in Australasia. It is a dominant sustainability certification system in Australia andwas developed on the reputation and widespread industry reliance on the Ecospecifier Global National and International data and knowledge bases of Verified and Certified products launched in 2003.
The global company also operates in New Zealand, Australia and is the Preferred Certification System for the EarthCheck® Hospitality and Exhibition Venue rating program in nearly 70 countries and is currently being considered for recognition in a proposed pan Africa hospitals assessment tool, USGBC for LEED and the International Living Future’s Institute for the Living Building Challenge tool.
Introducing GreenTag Certificationtocompanies’ brands helps customers recognize them as credible and builds trust in their products. Companies achieve Global GreenTagCertTMcertification once they meet the Standards. Market access programs unique to GreenTag through partnerships are also available.
The certification is applicable for products relating to office buildings, interiors, multi-unit residential, education and public buildings and retail, Green Star SA® system.
The company also uses life- cycle assessment (LCA) and detailed health and ecotoxicity, biodiversity, greenhouse gas emission and corporate socialresponsibility (CSR) criteria to certify all building, interiors and fitout, landscaping, paper, cleaning, personal and workware products.
GreenTag provides scientifically robust and highly effective product differentiation via Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum Marks plus, EcoPOINT score, ProductSustainability Assessment Criteria Scorecard and Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) reporting recognised strongly throughout the building sector. Companies can also avoid % royalty fee by having a Green Tag. More information is found at www.ecospecifier.com.au.
The Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) has developed a PILOT Interiors Rating Tool and is finalising the product certification and recognition scheme.
Contacts,
David Baggs,
Lizette Swanevelder,
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www.globalgreentag.com
