Table of Contents
1General
1.1Purposeandgoals
1.2Scope
2Normativereferencesandtools
2.1Normativereferences
2.2Informationalreferences
3Definitions
4Compliance,evaluation,andassessmentcriteria
4.1Elements
4.2Prerequisites
4.3Creditpoints
4.4Complianceofproductplatforms
4.5Productlabelingandmarking
4.6CommunicationsregardingcompliancewiththisStandard
5Generalrequirements
5.1Lifecycleassessment(LCA)
5.2Useofsustainablyproducedbio-basedmaterialsincarpet
5.3Sustainablenaturalanimalcarpets
5.4Defininglifecyclemanufacturingboundariesforreporting
toxicsandsocialindicators
6Publichealthandenvironment(PHE)
6.1Scope
6.2Supplychainfeedstockinventory
6.3Manufacturingemissionsinventoryandcreditfor
voluntaryreductionsbeyondcompliance
7Energyandenergyefficiency(EN)
7.1Scope
7.2Energyinventory
8Bio-basedcontent,recycledcontent,andenvironmentally
preferable(EPP)materials(MATLS)
8.1Scope
8.2Materialscontentinventory(prerequisite)
9Manufacturing(MFG)
9.1Scope
9.2Manufacturer'senvironmentalpolicy,EMS,andsocial
indicatorreporting
9.3Performancedurability(prerequisite)
9.4LCAforproductplatformundergoingassessment
(prerequisiteforplatinum)
9.5EMScertification
9.6Suppliers'socialindicatorreporting
9.7Qualitymanagementsystem(QMS)
9.8DfEand/orLCAprocess
9.9Wasteminimizationorwastereduction
10Reclamationandendoflifemanagement(EOL)
10.1Scope
10.2Reclamationandrecyclingprogram
10.3Transparentsecondarymaterialsreclamationsystem
10.4Transparentmaterialsreclamationsystem
10.5Transparentrepurposedmaterialsreclamationsystem
11Innovation
11.1Scope
11.2Innovationcredit
12Sustainablecarpetassessmentmatrix
AnnexA
A.1Generalguidance
A.2Sustainablyproducedbio-basedmaterialperformance
attributes
A.3Specificguidance-Recycledcontentbackground
AnnexB
AnnexC
C.1Guidance Abstract
Specified to enable organizations throughout the carpet supply chain to apply performance requirements to achieve sustainable attributes and demonstrate compliance with levels of achievement through quantifiable metrics.
