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The Specialty Sleep Association

Introduces the Environmental Program

The Specialty Sleep Association "THE FUTURE OF SLEEP™ is dedicated to providing consumers with pertinent information to help them make the best mattress and bedding decisions for themselves and their loved ones.

The SSA Environmental Program for Consumer Education, Retailer Training and Truth in "Green" Marketing is the SSA's most recent consumer outreach. The study found that “Safety” and “Emissions” in their homes were the top two issues raised by consumers.

The SSA Environmental Program has created a two-step label and seal that will appear on mattresses from manufacturers who join the program that informs the consumer about the minimum environmental and safety compliance levels the particular product adheres to, along with a label that lists components in the mattress.

 

Manufacturers wishing to join may download Licensing Agreement here.

 

         

To display the Level I seal, a manufacturer must:

  • meet all federal safety flammability requirements;

  • provide a warrantee for the product;

  • meet all safety requirements for children’s products if applicable;

  • disclose material construction with a descriptive label content;

  • participate in an annual survey to identify carbon footprint issues; 

  • commit to continuous improvement;

  • meet standards set by the Montreal Protocol Act when applicable, for reduction or elimination of ozone depleting substances

For the Level II seal, a manufacturer would have to meet all the requirements of the first threshold and in addition: meet California Section 1350 testing for low VOC emissions and and obtain certification with the Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 to ensure that consumers will not be in contact with any harmful substances.

Seventy-nine percent (79%) of consumers surveyed stated they would choose a mattress with an environmentally friendly claim that they could understand and trust to be complete and truthful. In response to this study and several other worldwide indicators, the SSA is developing this ENVIRONMENTAL Program to address environmental truth in marketing. Also, here on this website, consumers can see the industry’s top manufacturers and follow links right into the manufacturer website, for up-to-date information on a diverse spectrum of sleep products and the newest innovations in sleep technology.

The Specialty Sleep Association Environmental & Safety Program Board of Governors includes:

Specialty Sleep Association (SSA) has engaged noted green consultant, Vicki Worden, CEO of Worden Associates to assist the organization’s Environmental Program Governing Board and to recruit the larger Working Committee. Worden’s position will be to facilitate the board in carrying out the mission of the Green Initiative --- a process designed to identify, define and standardize how mattress manufacturers and retailers label “green” and market natural sleep products.

Consumers are welcome to contact the SSA directly for information as well.
 

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