Third Party Certifications

Conscious Business is Sustainable Business

Disclosure is one way for Awarenesters to understand what about your business, service, product or organization is eco-friendly. Don't worry if you don't do it all yet. Making a sincere effort to evolve into the most healthy and sustainable business practices is a process and every little bit counts.

We encourage all The Awarenest, eco-friendly businesses to get some type of certification. Here are a few recognized certification programs:

http://www.dinegreen.com/
http://www.greenseal.org/
http://www.usgc.org/
http://www.transfairusa.org/

Primary Categories (Products)

Manufacturing

• Materials used (renewable resources?)
• Where manufactured (miles traveled)
• Manufacturing process (chemicals used?)
• End of use & recyclable?

Facilities

• Sustainable features of facilities (carbon offsets, energy usage, recycling programs, etc.)

Shipping

• Packaging used
• Type of shipping
• Carbon offsets?

Retail

• What type of products offered?
• What criteria for products sold, fair trade, sustainably made, locally produced?
• What type of packaging, recycled, customer incentive to bring their own?

Facilities

• Sustainable features of facilities (carbon offsets, energy usage, recycling programs, etc.)
• Dispaly materials?
• Interior decor, low voc paint, furniture, flooring?

Shipping

• Packaging used?
• Type of shipping?
• Carbon offsets?

Services

• Type of Service & why it's eco-friendly?
• Sustainable office practices (energy usage, carbon offsets, recycling programs ect.)
• What type of vehicle or fleet, fuel, route planning, offsets?