Check Your Readiness for Sustainability Certification and Verified Claims
Are You Ready to Prove Your Sustainable Energy Practices?
Answer the 7-questions to see a snapshot how your current energy practices compare against the core criteria for Sustainable Energy Practices (SEP) certification. No data upload required.
Are You Confident About Your Recycled Content Claims?
Answer the 5-questions to see a snapshot of your product’s current recycled content data and readiness for credible recycled content certification. No data upload required.
Our Sustainability Prep Checks give you a quick, practical snapshot of your organization’s readiness for sustainability certifications and claims. Whether you’re exploring sustainability certification for the first time or validating existing practices, the quick guided prompts help you understand where you stand — and what to do next.
Each Prep Check focuses on a specific topic and compares your current data process against key certification requirements. In just a few questions, you’ll gain clarity on your strengths, identify potential gaps, and uncover opportunities to strengthen your claims.
This quick check is designed to give you an initial snapshot before engaging in a full certification evaluation. Complete a Prep Check to receive tailored insights and recommended next steps from our team of experts, so you can move forward with confidence and credibility.
Why Verifying Your Sustainability Claim Matters
Verifying sustainability claims ensures your data is accurate, defensible, and aligned with certification and regulatory expectations. Without proper verification, claims can expose your organization to compliance risk and loss of credibility.
As scrutiny around environmental and recycled content claims increases, organizations are expected to provide transparent, traceable, and audit-ready data to support what they report.
Verifying your claims helps you:
Reduce the risk of greenwashing
Build trust with customers and stakeholders
Support regulatory compliance
Strengthen internal data systems
Featured Articles
Explore expert insights on recycled content certification, EPR compliance, Sustainable Energy Practices and how to verify sustainability claims. For more expert insights, visit our News & Insights.
EPR and Verified Recycled Content: What Manufacturers Need to Know
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is here, with one in five Americans living in an EPFR jurisdiction, making it critical for manufacturers to understand how prepared they are to comply. » Read the Full Article
The Hidden Truth About Recycled Content: 5 Things Challenging Your Sustainability Goals
As regulatory pressure grows and sustainability targets accelerate, these five insights help you bridge the gap between commitments and supply while protecting your brand and driving meaningful progress. » Read the Full Article
Sustainable Sara: Why Manufacturers Need Verification Emissions to Build Market Confidence
As expectations rise beyond energy efficiency, manufacturers must align performance with verified emissions data and Sustainable Energy Practices (SEP) certification to build market confidence and meet growing customer and regulatory demands.
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Guides & Resources
eBook
Recycled content claims carry the highest risk for fraud in the sustainability marketplace. This guide explains what third-party certification actually verifies, why it matters for your business, and how verified recycled content claims protect you from regulatory exposure while building trust with buyers who increasingly demand proof, not promises.
From Claim to Confidence: Understanding Recycled Content Certification
eBook
Sustainable energy practices are are what buyers, retailers, and regulators are requiring. This guide breaks down the three pathways to SEP certification, what the audit process looks like, and how verified, product-level energy claims give manufacturers a credible edge in an increasingly transparent market.
From Improvement to Impact: A Practical Guide to Sustainable Energy Practices Certification