Indoor air quality · Global
GREENGUARD Gold Certification — Indoor Air Quality Compliance
GREENGUARD Gold Certification — Indoor Air Quality is issued by UL (formerly GREENGUARD Environmental Institute) and has applied since 2001-01-01. It applies to products sold in Global, US, EU. Below: what it covers, which products trigger it, the documents a supplier must provide, and how Complyra checks a product against it.
- Authority
- UL (formerly GREENGUARD Environmental Institute)
- Jurisdiction
- Global
- Regions
- Global, US, EU
- Effective
- 2001-01-01
- Evidence renewal
- every 365 days
- Official source
- https://www.ul.com/resources/greenguard-certification
What GREENGUARD Gold Certification — Indoor Air Quality covers
GREENGUARD Gold Certification — Indoor Air Quality is a indoor air quality requirement in Global. In Complyra's dataset it is triggered by products in the following categories and by product descriptions that mention the keywords listed below.
Product categories affected
Keywords that trigger a check
Who it applies to
Buyers importing or placing the affected products on the market in Global, US, EU, and the suppliers who manufacture or distribute them. In a procurement workflow the buyer is responsible for obtaining the evidence listed below from the supplier before the order is placed.
Consequences of non-compliance recorded in the dataset: Certificate revocation
Restricted substances and materials
| Substance | Limit | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Total VOCs | 0.5 | mg/m³ |
| Formaldehyde | 0.05 | ppm (50ppb) |
| Total aldehydes | 0.1 | ppm |
Supplier requirements and compliance evidence
Documents a supplier should be able to provide for products in scope. Ask for these in the RFQ rather than after the goods ship.
| Document |
|---|
| GREENGUARD Gold Certificate from UL |
| Third-party emission chamber test results |
| Annual re-certification test |
Certification types recorded for this regulation
How Complyra checks GREENGUARD Gold Certification — Indoor Air Quality
When a product is searched or sourced in Complyra, its category and description are matched against the trigger categories and keywords above. If GREENGUARD Gold Certification — Indoor Air Quality applies, the product and its supplier are checked against the materials, substance limits and required documents recorded for the regulation, and the result is shown alongside the supplier match, before an RFQ is generated.
Suppliers on Complyra register and upload certifications that are reviewed by an administrator; see supplier compliance for how that review works and supplier sourcing for how compliant suppliers are found and matched.
Complyra checks product and supplier information against regulatory requirements to support procurement decisions. It does not issue certifications or guarantee legal compliance; final responsibility for compliance remains with the buyer and supplier.
Related regulations
- Australia/NZ Work Health & Safety (WHS) / Product Safety
- CPSC — Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA)
- California Proposition 65 — Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act
- China GB Standards — Compulsory National Standards
Industries where this regulation applies
- Consumer products, toys and home goods — 14 regulations
More
- All regulations in the dataset
- Regulation index (all 47 in one table)
- Free compliance checker — which regulations apply to a product
- RFQ template generator — build a structured RFQ
- The full AI procurement workflow
Check a product against GREENGUARD Gold Certification — Indoor Air Quality
Describe the product and destination market. Complyra identifies whether this regulation applies and which documents to request from the supplier.