Cradle to Cradle Certified® Application

Apply for Product Certification, Listed Facility, or both.

Before you begin

A few things to know before you start

Have your organization details, Assessment Body information, and the products and/or facilities you want to include ready.

An approved Cradle to Cradle Certified® Assessment Body should be engaged before you submit. You will identify the Assessment Body and primary assessor in Step 4.
Submission does not mean the application has been accepted. The Certification Body reviews the requested scope and may ask you or your Assessment Body for clarification before the request proceeds.
Applicable C2CPII program fees are estimated in Step 4. Assessment Body fees are separate. Program agreement requirements also apply and are confirmed as part of the application process.
Step 1 of 5

What would you like to include?

Select one or both. We’ll show only the information relevant to your application.

Select at least one option to continue.
Select Product Certification, Listed Facility, or both.
Step 2 of 5

Your organization

Tell us who is applying and who we should contact about this application.

Organization details

Enter the legal organization name.
Legal entity registration number
The official identifier assigned to the legal entity by its company or business register. This is separate from a VAT or other tax registration number.
Enter a valid website address.

Legal address

Enter the street address.
Enter the city.
Select the country.

Primary application contact

This person receives communications about the application and subsequent process.

Enter the first name.
Enter the last name.
Enter the job title.
Enter a valid email address.
Add a secondary application contact (optional)
Step 3 of 5

Products & facilities

Add the products you are applying to certify and, if applicable, the facilities you are applying to list.

Products / product groups

Add one record for each product or product grouping being submitted for certification.

Listed Facilities

Add each facility you are applying to have assessed and listed.

Step 4 of 5

Assessment, fees & billing

Confirm the Assessment Body and provide the information C2CPII needs to apply the correct program and invoicing arrangements.

Assessment Body

Enter the Assessment Body and primary assessor already supporting this application.

Select the Assessment Body.
Assessment Body
Select the approved Cradle to Cradle Certified® Assessment Body already supporting this application. If more than one Assessment Body or assessor applies to different parts of the application, use the option below. If your approved Assessment Body is not listed, contact C2CPII before submitting.
Enter the primary assessor's name.
Enter the assessor's email address.
Add a secondary assessor / Assessment Body contact (optional)
Enter the secondary assessor or contact name.
Enter a valid email address.

C2CPII program fees

Provide the annual-fee information below where applicable. Your fee estimate will update automatically.

Select the annual fee status.
How the annual fee works
  • It is a company-level annual fee, not a fee for each certified product.
  • The applicable tier is based on annual gross sales revenue from the previous fiscal year of the corporate entity or entity carrying the certified brand.
  • If your organization or brand is already covered by a parent or existing certification holder's C2CPII annual fee, choose Already covered and identify that organization.
  • If a new annual fee applies, select the revenue tier shown below. The current amount will be included in the fee estimate.
  • Applicable annual fees must be paid before C2CPII begins the initial review of an assessment report.
View the current Fee Schedule
Enter the organization whose annual fee covers this application.
Select the annual revenue tier.
Which revenue should I use?
Use annual gross sales revenue from the previous fiscal year for the corporate entity or entity carrying the certified brand. Select the corresponding USD-equivalent tier.

Estimated C2CPII program fees

Complete your application details to see an estimate.

View current Fee Schedule

Billing

Enter the required VAT number, or indicate that the organization is not VAT registered.
Tax registration and VAT
This information is used for invoicing and VAT treatment. The requirement depends on the country where the applying legal entity is established.
If it is not available yet, it can be provided before invoicing.
Step 5 of 5

Review & submit

Check the summary below and confirm the declarations before submitting your application.

Anything else we should know?

What happens after you submit

After submission, the Certification Body reviews the application and requested scope.

  • 1The Certification Body reviews the application and requested scope and may ask you or the Assessment Body for clarification.
  • 2Once accepted, the relevant application request can proceed through the applicable assessment process.
  • 3For Product Certification, the Assessment Body submits the assessment report and supporting documentation. The applicable certification fee and annual fee must be paid before review of the assessment report begins. The Certification Agreement must be signed before certification can be issued.
  • 3For Listed Facility, the Certification Body confirms the applicable listing prerequisites. The application fee and any applicable annual fee must be paid before review of the assessment report begins.
  • You receive a confirmation and application reference after submission.

Declarations

Application received

Thank you. Your Cradle to Cradle Certified® Application has been submitted for review. We’ll contact the primary application contact if clarification is needed.

This confirmation records receipt of the application only. It does not indicate acceptance, certification or facility listing.

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