Green Good Housekeeping Seal

The Green Good Housekeeping Seal is an emblem signifying that a product has been reviewed by the scientists at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute, is covered by Good Housekeeping’s limited warranty, and has met Good Housekeeping’s environmental criteria.

Before a product can apply for the Green Good Housekeeping Seal it must be evaluated by the scientists at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute for performance and effectiveness and earn the Good Housekeeping Seal. The Seal represents Good Housekeeping's limited warranty: If the product proves defective within two years of purchase, Good Housekeeping will replace the item or refund its purchase price to the consumer.

Once a product has earned the Good Housekeeping Seal it is evaluated on a wide range of environmental criteria—including ingredient and product safety, reduction of water use in manufacturing, energy efficiency in manufacturing and product use, packaging reduction, greenhouse gas emissions, and the brand's corporate social responsibility. Validation is required for all answers.

Learn more: Green Good Housekeeping Seal website

Conformity assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

Conformity with Green Good Housekeeping Seal's standard is verified by our own organization (second party).

Certification / registration required

Applicants are certified against the ecolabels’s criteria before using the label

Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?

Name

Good Housekeeping

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Unknown

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For-profit

Also manages

None.

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