Revisions in progress
As a Type I ecolabel, Green Seal develops and maintains standards within an open and transparent process, aligned with best practices in standard development. Green Seal welcomes comments from stakeholders and members of the public. Instructions for submitting comments are included within the proposal documents, available for download below.
Microbial-Based Cleaning Products - Criteria Revision
Status: The public comment period closed on August 13, 2021. Green Seal is now reviewing stakeholder input.
Documents for Public Review
- Updated Revision Proposal
- Stakeholder Comment – American Cleaning Institute (ACI)
- Stakeholder Comment – Household & Commercial Products Association (HCPA)
Healthy Green Schools & Colleges – Standard Proposal
Status: Open for a second public comment period. Please submit comments to standard@healthygreenschools.org by Thursday, October 21, 2021.
Documents for Public Review
- Updated Revision Proposal
- Updated Revision Proposal with Tracked Changes
- Response to Comments
- Healthy Green Schools & Colleges Scorecard
RECENTLY COMPLETED REVISIONS AND NEW STANDARDS
- Paints, Coatings, Stains, and Sealers, GS-11, Edition 4.0 (September 2021)
- Standards Withdrawal: Coated Printing Paper (GS-10) (August 2021)
- Sanitary Paper Products, GS-1, Edition 6.4 (August 2021)
- Corrections and Clarifications Report (July 2021) Non-substantiative changes were made to GS-8, GS-11, GS-37, GS-41, GS-42, GS-44, GS-48, GS-50, GS-51, GS-52, and GS-53.
- Environmental Innovation, GS-20, Edition 2.1 (April 2021)
- Corrections and Clarifications Report (April 2021) Non-substantiative changes were made to GS-1, GS-8, GS-11, GS-37, GS-41, GS-42, GS-50, and GS-53. Additionally, all standards underwent non-substantiative changes to reference Green Seal’s updated Trademark Use Guidelines.
- Corrections and Clarifications Report (January 2021) Non-substantive changes were made to GS-11, GS-41, GS-42, GS-44, GS-50, GS-51, GS-52, and GS-53.
- Corrections and Clarifications Report (October 2020) Non-substantive changes were made to GS-8, GS-37, GS-41, GS-42, GS-44, GS-48, and GS-51.
- Hand Sanitizer Criteria Standard Criteria (September 2020)
- Standards Withdrawal: Windows (GS-13), Electric Chillers (GS-31), and Architectural Thermal Insulation (GS-54) (September 2020)
- Corrections and Clarifications Report (July 2020) Non-substantive changes were made to GS-1, GS-8, GS-37, GS-40, and GS-44.
- Corrections and Clarifications Report (April 2020) Non-substantive changes were made to GS-8, GS-37, GS-48, GS-50, GS-51, GS-52, and GS-53.
- Titanium Dioxide Exemption in Cleaning Products (September 2019)
- Environmental Innovation, GS-20 (April 2019)
- Sanitary Paper Products, GS-1 (January 2019)
Please visit our Library of Standards Documents for more information on these and other standard revisions.