LEED Credits for Belden Products

Environmental Product Declarations are third-party verified and registered documents that disclose the environmental impact of products during their lifecycle. In order for a product to achieve an EPD, it must first undergo a lifecycle analysis performed using established product category rules. These rules are used as a baseline to analyze the product's environmental impacts, from raw material acquisition to end-of-life disposal. Learn more.

Product Lens, a third-party verified transparency document, is only offered through the UL Environment program. Although it's based on the MHA methodology, it gives a much more granular view of each individual potential hazard. Belden's Product Lens reports each chemical (CASN) down to 100 ppm (0.01%) by weight, providing more context than the HPD. Each CASN is color coded depending on the hazard level across the various stages of the product's life. Learn more.

The Material Health Assessment is outlined by MBDC's Cradle to Cradle framework. It uses a color coded methodology (green, yellow, red, gray, & black) to assess a product's chemical hazards, each down to 100 ppm (0.01%) by weight. Each chemical (CASN) within a product is profiled for hazards against human health, environmental health, and chemical class endpoint criteria. A single chemical risk assessment is then performed to each potential hazard. An overall material risk assessment is used to assess the group of chemicals, and the most hazardous profiles are highlighted. This certification also enforces a banned chemical list.