Green Seal Launches New Recognition Program

Green Seal, the global nonprofit committed to making sustainability everyone's business, announced the launch of the inaugural Green Seal Leadership Awards, a new annual recognition program celebrating organizations that are advancing safer and more sustainable products while helping expand the market impact of Green Seal certification.

The awards recognize manufacturers, distributors and retailers, NGOs, institutions, policymakers, and purchasers that demonstrate meaningful leadership through certification, innovation, advocacy, procurement, or market engagement. Overall, this program builds on Green Seal's broader efforts to accelerate market transformation by supporting organizations that are helping make safer and more sustainable products easier to identify, trust, and choose.

"Real market transformation happens because organizations choose to lead," says Doug Gatlin, CEO of Green Seal. "The Green Seal Leadership Awards recognize the companies and institutions that are raising the bar for safer and more sustainable products and helping make them the expectation rather than the exception."

The Green Seal Leadership Awards are designed to recognize organizations that not only meet Green Seal's rigorous standards but also actively advance the organization's mission through initiatives such as expanding certified product portfolios, promoting certified products, improving product sustainability, strengthening procurement practices, educating customers and stakeholders, or advocating for safer products.

Applications are now open for organizations in three categories:

• Manufacturers
• Distributors and retailers
• NGOs, institutions, policymakers, and purchasers

Applicants will be evaluated against published criteria tailored to their organization type. Organizations may be recognized each year if they demonstrate the required levels of commitment, advocacy, and leadership. Applications will be accepted through October 2, 2026. Award recipients will be announced on November 16, 2026, with a special awards ceremony for those in attendance at the ISSA Show North America in Las Vegas.

Additional information about eligibility requirements, award criteria, and application materials is available here.