Products or materials from any industry that are sold to consumers or other businesses are eligible for certification. Certification criteria are the same for all product types. Consumers can rely on the certification mark to identify and specify sustainable products for their homes, businesses, and buildings. Click here for the current list of Cradle to Cradle Certified^CM Products.

The Cradle to Cradle framework has outlined a vision to guide product design and manufacturing, and the certification program recognizes varying levels of achievement towards that goal.

There are four levels of product certification: Basic, Silver, Gold, Platinum. In order to be certified at a certain level, a product must meet the minimum criteria for that level in all five criteria categories: Material Health, Material Reutilization, Renewable Energy Use, Water Stewardship, and Social Responsibility. 

All chemicals in product identified down to 100ppm level (0.01%)
No PVC, chloroprene, or related chemical at any concentration
All materials and chemicals assessed for toxicity to human and environmental health
Strategy developed to optimize all remaining problematic chemicals
All materials defined as technical nutrients to be recycled or biological nutrients to be composted

All requirements met at BASIC level
Halogenated hydrocarbon content <100ppm
Toxic heavy metal content (Pb, Hg, Cd, Cr+6)< 100ppm
Material Reutilization score >=50
Quantify the energy required for manufacturing (final assembly):*
Characterize energy sources and develop strategy for including renewable energy
Adopt company wide water stewardship principles or guidelines

All requirements met at BASIC and SILVER levels
NO problematic chemicals (assessed by MBDC as RED) in product
Plan for product recovery and closing the loop
Material Reutilization score >=65
Use renewable energy for 50% of manufacturing (final assembly)
Complete an audit to characterize and quantify water use
Complete an audit of corporate social responsibility practices

All requirements met at BASIC, SILVER & GOLD levels
Actively recovering products and closing the loop
Material Reutilization score >=80
Use renewable energy for 100% of manufacturing (final assembly) and 50% of supply chain manufacturing