2024 Impact Report
Impact Report2024
Welcome
This year at Green Seal we dove deep into defining safer and more sustainable products. In a rapidly evolving marketplace, yesterday’s definition of leadership can be table stakes today. That’s why we are continuously learning, improving, and innovating to ensure our standards demand true leadership at every stage of the product lifecycle.
To illuminate the comprehensive nature of this work, this year we’ve grouped our actions under four elements of a green product: safer chemicals, responsible sourcing, manufacturing sustainability, and sustainable packaging.
From eliminating PFAS from the supply chain, to defining sustainable sanitary paper, to accelerating
the transition to sustainable packaging, we are helping our customers stay ahead of the curve by raising the bar for products that are safer for people and the planet.
Ultimately, this means that no matter which aisle people are shopping, our trusted certification mark helps them cut through the chaos to find products that meet truly comprehensive health and sustainability standards —from beginning to end.
In this report, we are proud to highlight how, together with you, we are accelerating the transition to greater safety and sustainability in our workplaces, our homes – and our collective home planet.
Targeting Actions That Matter
Our standards ensure products meet truly comprehensive health and sustainability requirements — from beginning to end. Here’s how Green Seal-certified products achieved impacts that matter in 2023.
-
Safer Chemicals9.8 million
students and teachers protected fromtoxic chemicals/asthma triggers in 2023through their schools’ use of Green Seal-certified cleaning products. -
Responsible Sourcing11.7 million
metric tons of CO2 emissions saved by
Green Seal-certified sanitary paper each year
– the equivalent of taking
2.8 million cars off the road.* -
Manufacturing Sustainability30.5 billion
gallons of water saved by
Green Seal-certified sanitary paper products
due to 100% recycled content.* -
Sustainable Packaging192 million
pounds of plastic
saved by Green Seal-certified
cleaning products each year.**
Our Partnerships
-
Amazon/Climate Pledge Friendly -
Booking.com -
Ecomedes -
Fitwel -
Google Travel -
GSA -
Healthy Schools Campaign -
HPDC -
ISEAL -
USGBC -
Wayfair -
WELL -
Whole Foods
Simplifying Sustainable
Shopping
Your Impacts
Laundry Care
Sanitary Paper
Paint
A Seal Buyers Trust
federal, state, and local
purchasing policies
specify Green Seal
square feet
of commercial space cleaned
daily by Green Seal-certified
cleaning service providers
certified products
(by SKU)
Countries with Green Seal-Certified Products and Services
Raising the Bar
We are committed to continuously learning, improving, and innovating to address the most intractable health and environmental challenges of our time. Here are initiatives we fostered in 2023 to keep our customers ahead of the curve on product sustainability.
Safer Chemicals
PFAS
With growing evidence that thousands of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances pose a significant threat to human health and the environment, we further strengthened our leadership to address these hazardous “forever chemicals” by initiating a prohibition on PFAS in Green Seal-certified paints and coatings, floor care products, adhesives, and degreasers.
Learn More
Responsible Sourcing
Sanitary Paper
To address the climate change and deforestation impacts of paper products, Green Seal assembled leading brands, retailers, and purchasers to update Green Seal’s sanitary paper certification standard and align on meaningful sustainability leadership criteria and claims for both commercial and household products.
Learn More
Trash Bags and Can Liners
To address the significant carbon and plastic pollution impacts of trash bags and can liners, we launched a certification program that empowers buyers to quickly identify more sustainable products.
Learn More
Sustainable Packaging
Sustainable Packaging Program
With packaging waste an urgent and growing concern, we worked with leading producers, brands, and stakeholders to design a program to accelerate a global transition to sustainable packaging.
Learn More
Celebrating Leadership
Only products that meet a high standard for protecting people and the planet can achieve our seal. We review every aspect of a product, from safer chemicals to responsible sourcing to manufacturing and packaging sustainability. Here’s how brands are making an impact with Green Seal.
Customer Spotlights
-
Personal Care Products
Mum & You on Reducing Their Environmental Impact Without Compromise
-
Sanitary Paper Products
Marcal Paper on Providing Quality Paper Products with Minimized Ecological Footprints
-
Cleaning Products
CleanGo GreenGo on Creating Effective, Greener Solutions
-
Paints
Asian Paints on Integrating Sustainability into Business Objectives
Newly Certified
We welcomed the following brands to the Green Seal community.
-
Advanced Building Maintenance, Inc. -
Applied Chemistries Inc -
BioSecurity Technology -
Biotek Solutions LLC -
Blooming Facility LLC -
Boston University -
Bunzl Processor Division -
ClaraVita Clean -
Complete Facility Services, LLC -
Diversey India Hygiene Pvt Ltd -
Duke University -
EnviroWay Detergent Manufacturing Inc -
Fiori's Solutions -
Herwe Inc -
Hotel Terra Jackson Hole -
Instant Power Corporation -
J.V. Cleaning Service -
JAT Holdings PLC -
MicroShield 360 -
Morcon -
Nilfisk -
Polikem S.A.S. -
Pollock -
Project Clean -
PYROCHILL Solutions, Inc. -
Rutherford Solutions -
The Hilsinger Co. -
Unified Solutions
Newly Participating
The following brands and organizations have begun the process to certify their first product or service with Green Seal, demonstrating their commitment to meeting a high standard for protecting people and planet.-
FemiCura HealthTech Pvt Ltd -
Poseidonia Beach Hotel -
Seneca Building Maintenance Ltd
Thanks
Thank you to Green Seal’s Board of Directors for their support, guidance, and expertise. Learn about the members of our Board of Directors and our staff here.