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LEED encourages measurable transparency and end-of-life responsibility. Product-specific Type III EPDs reveal life-cycle impacts so teams can compare alternatives. Health Product Declarations (or equivalent) inventory ingredients to a defined threshold and screen hazards, guiding safer chemistry choices. Adding Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) or take-back requirements for finishes creates a practical path for future renovations to divert materials from landfill and recapture value. This trio—EPDs, ingredient transparency, and EPR—shifts the market toward lower-impact materials while giving the project auditable documentation for MR credits. Unverified claims risk greenwashing and reviewer rejection. Lowest-first-cost purchasing alone often increases lifecycle cost and waste. Hard-to-disassemble custom assemblies undermine reuse and recycling. A transparency-plus-stewardship spec builds a resilient supply chain and simplifies submittals.