Water Efficiency Rated - Certified is one of the declarations under the Ekko Score Energy, Utility & Building Standard.
Water Efficiency Rating is designed to help you make informed choices about the water efficiency of products you are buying, allowing you to compare the water efficiency of different products, such as plumbing products, sanitary ware and white goods. The rating system lets you quickly compare the water efficiency of different products, including the rate of water consumption such as flow rate, litres per flush or litres per wash lets you estimate how much water the product will use. Understanding the star rating is easy — the more stars, the more water efficient the product is.
Water is a scarce resource using it wisely by reducing consumption preserves more of our most precious resource. The water rating scheme helps us conserve water supplies by reducing water consumption or adopting more efficient and effective water-using and water-saving technologies. You can get more information on the Water Rating website.
Water Efficiency Rated - Certified sits in the PRODUCTS Family under the Environmental Standard: Energy, Utility & Building of Ekko Score. One set of weighted Ekko Score points are gathered from each Family.
These are the claimable declarations & certifications under the Environmental Standard: Energy, Utility & Building. Please note that different certifications and declarations may be relevant to each category.
Yes, where the impact of the claim is similar. This is how it works.
IMPORTANTLY, SELF DECLARATIONS ARE GOVERNED BY CONSUMER LAW. IT IS AGAINST THE LAW FOR BUSINESSES TO MAKE FALSE CLAIMS (INCLUDING IMPLIED CLAIMS IN A CONTEXT LIKE EKKO SCORE).
EVEN IF A PRODUCT HAS A FORMAL CERTIFICATION, THAT CERTIFICATION DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ENTIRE INTEGRITY OF THE PRODUCT'S MAKE UP.
An example might be a Handmade, Australian, Certified Organic chocolate that contains Palm Oil. Under Ekko Score, this product would claim Certified Organic and would self declare: Zero Waste Production and Australian made, but could not claim the No Palm Oil declaration. This would mean a lower score under the No Exploitation Standard, making the inclusion of Palm Oil clear to potential consumers, without detracting from its other assets.
No product is perfect, but some products are definitely better than others. Ekko Score allows you to make the best decision you can, or to put it another way, the least worst decision. And to make that decision with the confidence of not being green washed. Find out more about how Ekko Score works.