Glossary

SMART Sustainable Furniture Certification is a transparent, consensus, quantified sustainable furniture and carpet standards developed through an American National Standards Institute Accredited Process. They have been approved for LEED credit, are part of the American Institute of Architects 2015 Imperative to Stop Irreversible Dangerous Climate Change, and part of the Capital Markets Partnership requirements for sustainable mortgage backed securities; California Gold Carpet Standard has been adopted by the State for all government purchasing. Sustainable furniture products and carpet have been certified. See: http://mts.sustainableproducts.com/smartstandards.html.
Some of requirements of SMART Sustainable Furniture Certification are:
Show that 100% of wood products (based on percentage of inventory) are FSC certified or a demonstrated equivalent.
• Show that 76-100% of products using materials other than wood (based on percentage of inventory) are made with recycled or bio-based materials.
• Based on an ISO 14025 Compliant LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) or actual data.
• Credit for pollution reductions from an established baseline for both the manufacturing and supplier facilities.
• Have in place an independent 3rd party audited manufacturer and supplier social equity code of conduct for all suppliers.
• Toxic Stockholm Chemical elimination for manufacturers and suppliers as specified by international treaty
• VOC and carcinogenic VOC emission reductions
• Toxic and other air, water and waste pollution reductions