Recognized standards & methods
The global evidence language behind every assessment — what each standard proves, who certifies it, and which claims it supports. Standards are region-agnostic: the same evidence answers a buyer in the EU, the US, or anywhere else.
Answer once, satisfy many. A GRS certificate is a GRS certificate whether the questionnaire comes from a German retailer, a US buyer, or an Indian export customer. The evidence is global; only the wording of the ask changes. Evisentra maps your evidence to the standard it satisfies, so one document answers the same question everywhere.
15 recognized standards & methods. Some are paid documents (ISO, ASTM, national standards) — we link the official catalogue page; we do not resell them.
| Standard / method | What it proves | Body | Region | Supports | Official page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO 14021 Self-declared environmental claims (Type II) | Requirements for self-declared environmental claims — including recycled content definitions and how terms like 'recyclable' must be qualified. | ISO | Global | Recyclable / 100% recyclable, Recycled content (made from recycled material), Eco-friendly / green / environmentally friendly / sustainable, Less packaging / material reduction | catalogue · paid doc |
| ISO 14040 / 14044 Life cycle assessment — principles, framework & requirements | The framework for a defensible LCA: goal & scope, system boundary, functional unit, data quality, interpretation. | ISO | Global | Lower-carbon / reduced footprint / X% less CO2, Carbon neutral / net zero / climate neutral | catalogue · paid doc |
| ISO 14067 Carbon footprint of products | Quantification of a product's carbon footprint, consistent with LCA principles. | ISO | Global | Carbon neutral / net zero / climate neutral, Lower-carbon / reduced footprint / X% less CO2 | catalogue · paid doc |
| ISO 14026 Footprint communication | Principles for communicating footprint information, including comparative assertions on a like-for-like basis. | ISO | Global | Lower-carbon / reduced footprint / X% less CO2 | catalogue · paid doc |
| ISO 14064 Greenhouse gases — quantification & verification | Organization- and project-level GHG quantification and verification. | ISO | Global | Carbon neutral / net zero / climate neutral, Made with renewable / green / clean energy | catalogue · paid doc |
| GHG Protocol Product Standard Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard | Life-cycle GHG accounting for a product — widely used alongside ISO 14067. | WRI / WBCSD | Global | Carbon neutral / net zero / climate neutral, Lower-carbon / reduced footprint / X% less CO2 | catalogue |
| GRS Global Recycled Standard | Recycled content percentage with full chain of custody, plus social/environmental criteria — third-party certified. | Textile Exchange | Global | Recycled content (made from recycled material), Recyclable / 100% recyclable | catalogue |
| RCS Recycled Claim Standard | Recycled input verification with chain of custody (content-only, lighter than GRS). | Textile Exchange | Global | Recycled content (made from recycled material) | catalogue |
| ISCC PLUS ISCC PLUS certification | Chain-of-custody for recycled and bio-based feedstocks (segregation, controlled blending, or mass balance). | ISCC | Global | Recycled content (made from recycled material), Bio-based / plant-based material | catalogue |
| EN 13432 Requirements for packaging recoverable through composting | Industrial compostability of packaging — disintegration, biodegradation, ecotoxicity; the basis for most compostability certification. | CEN (European standard, globally referenced) | Global (EU-origin) | Compostable (home / industrial) | catalogue · paid doc |
| ASTM D6400 Labeling of plastics designed to be aerobically composted in municipal or industrial facilities | Industrial compostability of plastics (the US counterpart to EN 13432). | ASTM International | Global | Compostable (home / industrial) | catalogue · paid doc |
| AS 5810 Biodegradable plastics suitable for home composting | HOME compostability — a higher bar than industrial; required for any 'home compostable' claim. | Standards Australia | Global (AU-origin) | Compostable (home / industrial) | catalogue · paid doc |
| ASTM D6866 / EN 16640 Biobased carbon content by radiocarbon analysis | The measured biobased-carbon percentage of a material — the number behind any 'plant-based' or 'X% bio-based' claim. | ASTM International / CEN | Global | Bio-based / plant-based material | catalogue · paid doc |
| EN 17681 / TOF methods Total organic fluorine and targeted PFAS analysis | Fluorine / PFAS levels in a finished article — the test behind a 'PFAS-free' claim (definitions vary by law). | CEN / analytical labs | Global | PFAS-free / restricted substances | catalogue · paid doc |
| USDA BioPreferred USDA Certified Biobased Product label | A certified biobased-content percentage (via ASTM D6866) on a public label. | USDA | US (globally recognized label) | Bio-based / plant-based material | catalogue |
Global reporting regimes your buyers may cite
Context only. Evisentra helps organize the evidence these regimes call for. We do not assess or certify compliance against them, in any jurisdiction.
- EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) ((EU) 2023/1115) — Deforestation-free due diligence for commodities like wood, rubber, soy, palm, cocoa, coffee placed on or exported from the EU market. source
- EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) ((EU) 2023/956) — A carbon price on imports of carbon-intensive goods (steel, aluminium, cement, fertilizer, hydrogen); definitive phase from 2026 — importers need verified embedded-emissions evidence from suppliers. source
- EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) / Digital Product Passport ((EU) 2024/1781) — Framework for product ecodesign requirements and the Digital Product Passport — structured, machine-readable product evidence travelling with the product. source
- EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) ((EU) 2022/2464) — Company sustainability reporting that pushes value-chain evidence requests DOWN to suppliers of any size, in any region. source
Recognized here means recognized by the market — not certified by Evisentra. Decision support, not legal advice or certification. See the rule index and the rubric.