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Eco Battles

Call the winner — then see the receipts.

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Side-by-side for up to 3 products

How we score

Five signals, no vibes, just receipts

Rules of thumb

How to read GreenSpecs in 30 seconds

Cert translator

What each label actually requires

My scans

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Add up to 3 products — see which wins, and why.

How we score

5 signals · each worth 20 points · total out of 100.
We score relative to what's actually possible — eco is hard.

1

Claims and Disclosure

Worth up to 20 pts

Are claims specific and verifiable? "80% recycled content, third-party verified" beats "eco-friendly" every time. Vague language is cheap. Published data is valuable.

2

Certifications

Worth up to 20 pts

B Corp. USDA Organic. Fair Trade. EPA Safer Choice. These have real audit requirements. A leaf logo the company designed themselves does not count.

3

Packaging Lifecycle

Worth up to 20 pts

Not just "is it recyclable" — the full picture. A lightweight flexible bag beats a glass jar on total impact. Bulk format, concentrate, and refillable score highest. Glass feels premium but ships heavy.

4

Ingredient Impact

Worth up to 20 pts

What is actually in it, and how was it made? For food: fewer recognizable ingredients, less processing, organic on high-risk crops. One organic ingredient plus 15 additives does not score well here.

5

Supply Chain

Worth up to 20 pts

Where was it made and how did it get here? Clean ingredients shipped globally with no offset cap this signal. Short chains, published Scope 3 data, and verified supplier standards score highest.

The scope breakdown

"Scope" is the industry word for how far out you look when counting a company's emissions — from their own building, to the power they buy, to every farm and factory that touched the product before it reached you.

S1

Scope 1 — Direct ops

Their factories, their trucks, their direct burn.

S2

Scope 2 — Purchased energy

The electricity and heat they buy to run operations.

S3

Scope 3 — Everything upstream

The farms, ingredients, suppliers, shipping. Usually 70-90% of the real footprint — and almost never on the label. This is where the story lives.

Why It Matters

One scan helps you understand a product. Many scans create pressure.

GreenSpecs is not about catching one bad label. It is about sending a signal.

When you scan a product, you are showing that people are paying attention to what companies claim, what they prove, and what they still need to improve.

One scan helps you understand a product. Many scans create pressure. Brands see what customers are questioning. Better companies get credit for real work. Vague claims stop being good enough.

That is how markets move: from slogans to proof, from proof to better practice, and from better practice to products that do less harm.

GreenSpecs helps people see through labels — and helps companies know that we do.

Rules of Thumb

How to read GreenSpecs in 30 seconds.

01

Grade = verified, not claimed

A high grade means a third party checked it — not just the brand saying so. Self-reported claims score lower by design.

02

Scope 3 is the real footprint

70–90% of a product's emissions come from ingredients, farming, and transport — not the factory. If Scope 3 isn't disclosed, the company is showing you the easy part.

03

"Natural" and "sustainable" mean nothing

These words have no legal definition and no enforcement. Look for named certifications — Organic, Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance, B Corp — with a third-party auditor attached.

04

Social silence is a red flag

If the Social phrase says nothing was disclosed, that is not neutral — it means the brand has not chosen to be accountable about who makes this or what they are paid.

05

The Standout line is rare on purpose

Most products get no Standout. When you see one, it means something specific and named was found — not just a marketing line GreenSpecs agreed with.

06

Compare before you buy

Use the Compare button to scan two products side by side. The contrast sentence shows you exactly what is different — not just two scores sitting next to each other.

Ask Sustainability

AI searches the web to answer your questions — real facts, no greenwashing.

Popular questions

Glass vs plastic?

Organic food?

Paper vs plastic bags?

Carbon neutral?

Electric cars?

Bamboo?

Greenwashing?

Real certifications?

Carbon footprint?

Local food?

Eco Battles

Call the winner. Then see the receipts.

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The deck

Privacy

What we store, why, and how to delete it.

What every scan sends

The product name, brand, and claim text on the label; the score and full breakdown we generate; the price if you type one in; and your device's location, so we can see where and how well a product actually sells. Not signed in? All of this is tied to an anonymous device ID, not to you.

If you sign in with Google

We store an opaque ID tied to your Google account — never your name, email, or photo. Your scan history syncs across devices under that ID alone.

If you sign in with email

Creating an account with your own email and password does store that email and any name you enter — the same as any account-based app. We don't sell it, share it, or use it for anything beyond signing you in.

Why we collect location and price

Individual scans feed YKO.Earth's sustainability intelligence — the same data platform that publishes the brand scores you see in this app. Location and price help identify where and how products are actually sold, at a market level. We're not building a profile of you; we're building a picture of what's on shelves.

No ads. No trackers. No data sale.

We don't use advertising networks or analytics trackers, and we don't sell scan data to third parties. Google Sign-In is used for authentication only.

On this device

Your last 24 scans are cached on your device only, so re-scanning something you just looked at is instant. This cache never leaves your phone and clears automatically as it fills.

Delete your data

Sign out at any time to unlink your device. To delete your scan history from our servers entirely, email delete@greenspecs.app with your request — we will remove it within 48 hours.

About & Trust

Transparency on the shelf, and in this app. People power, in plain language.

Who we are

GreenSpecs is built by a small independent team. We are not a certifier, and we are not greenwashing police. We read what a label claims, score how much of it is specific and backed up, and hand you the analysis — based on available data, in plain English, with the gaps called out.

What your scan actually does

One scan informs you. Thousands move the supply chain. Every scan adds a real data point about what shoppers question at the shelf — which claims, which brands, which stores. That aggregate signal feeds YKO.Earth, the sustainability intelligence platform behind this app, and it is what makes brands take notice. Vague claims stop being good enough when enough people check them.

Our data promise

We score products, not people. A scan sends the product, the claim, the score we generate, your location, and a price if you type one — so the market picture is real. Scans are anonymous by default. No ads, no trackers, and scan data is never sold to third parties.

Your scans stay yours

Sign in and your history follows you across devices — free, and deletable any time. Stay anonymous and your history lives on this phone only. Either way, re-scanning something you just checked is instant.

The legal bits

The full detail of what we store and how to delete it lives on the Privacy page. Deletion requests: delete@greenspecs.app — removed within 48 hours. Everything else: hello@greenspecs.app.

Cert Guide

What each certification actually requires — ranked by rigor.

Gold — Farm or company audited

Independent inspector visited

USDA Organic

Government

Farm inspector visits annually. No synthetic pesticides, no GMOs, soil health requirements. The gold standard for food ingredients.

Scope: Farm practices · Ingredients · Processing

Demeter Biodynamic

Farm

The most rigorous farm cert. Builds on organic — treats the farm as a living ecosystem. Composting, biodiversity, animal integration required.

Scope: Whole farm ecosystem · Soil · Animal welfare

Regenerative Organic Certified

Farm

Built on top of USDA Organic. Adds soil carbon sequestration, animal welfare, and farmer economic resilience. The newest and most comprehensive.

Scope: Organic + soil carbon + farmer welfare

B Corp Certified

Company

The whole company is audited — workers, community, environment, governance. Not just one product or one claim. Renewed every 3 years.

Scope: Entire company · Workers · Community

Fair Trade USA

Farm

Audits that farmers receive fair wages and safe conditions. Means the premium you pay reaches the people who grew it.

Scope: Farmer wages · Working conditions · Community

Silver — Real testing, specific scope

Verified but narrower

Non-GMO Verified

Testing

Third-party testing confirms no GMO ingredients. Does not cover pesticides, farming practices, or soil health. A start, not the whole story.

Scope: GMO absence only

Rainforest Alliance

Farm

Farm-level audit covering environment and worker welfare. Variable rigor — some farms meet higher standards than others. Better than nothing, not as strong as organic.

Scope: Environment + worker welfare (variable)

EPA Safer Choice

Ingredients

EPA reviews every ingredient for safety to people and aquatic life. The real standard for cleaning products. Better than marketing claims on cleaning.

Scope: Cleaning + personal care ingredients

Certified Humane

Farm

Animal welfare standards for farms raising livestock and poultry. Third-party audited. More meaningful than "cage-free" or "free-range" labels.

Scope: Animal welfare on farm

FSC Certified

Forest

Wood and paper products from responsibly managed forests. Third-party audited. The real standard for paper, packaging, and wood products.

Scope: Paper · Wood · Packaging

Bronze — Some value, limited scope

Worth noting, not the whole picture

Made with Organic Ingredients

Partial

At least 70% organic ingredients, but not fully certified. Better than conventional but the remaining 30% is uncertified. Ask what the rest is.

Scope: Partial — 70%+ organic only

NSF Certified

Testing

Tests that ingredients match the label. Covers safety and identity — not farming practices or environmental impact.

Scope: Ingredient safety + label accuracy

Marketing — No standard, unverified

Anyone can print these

These terms have no legal standard and require no third-party audit. Any brand can put them on any product.

Natural

Eco-Friendly

Green

Sustainable

Clean

Non-Toxic

Planet-Friendly

Better for Earth

If this is the only claim — ask what it actually means. Probably nothing.