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Cradle to cradle

William McDonough and Dr. Michael Braungart (founded in 2010)

Certification body for the cradle to cradle Certified Product Standard. founded in 2010 by William McDonough and Dr. Michael Braungart, who first introduced Cradle to Cradle® as a circular design philosophy in the 1990s. The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute is a global non-profit dedicated to transforming the safety, health and sustainability of products through the Cradle to Cradle Certified Product Standard. 

Themes

Job requirements and qualifications
Human toxicity
Human toxicity indirect (emissions)
Climate change
Biohazard
(un)employment
Ecotoxicity
Ozone depletion
Material efficiency, see also circularity
Physical habitat quality (inc. biodiversity)
Water quantity
Land use
Non-renewable resources (inc. energy)
Supply security / critical raw materials
Problem shifting/ethics
Smart Use and design
Extending the lifespan
Usefull application of materials
Labour rights

Assessment type

Quantitative
Qualitative

Spatial focus of impact

General

Life Cycle

Cradle to gate
Cradle to grave

Technical Stage

Commercial

Model data

Own model data

Open Access and method

Yes

English available

Yes

Geographical scale

Global