• The GBC was founded in 2005 by Joe Sehee to ensure that consumers would be served by having verifiable standards for green funeral enterprises as the movement grew (see History)
• There are two entities that make up the GBC: a certification 501(c)6, and an educational 501(c)3, all managed by volunteers (see intro to Board Members)
• The certification wing engages independent, third-party experts to provide verification of standards for three types of cemeteries, funeral homes, and product manufacturers and distributors (see Our Standards)
• The three types of cemeteries we certify are: hybrid, with an area within a conventional cemetery where burial occurs without a concrete vault, chemical embalming, and with a biodegradable container; natural, where all three elements are employed in a cemetery dedicated to natural burial; and conservation, where a land trust entity preserves land that is in part used for burial (see Green Burial Defined)
• Please note that the total number of GBC-Certified cemeteries (see Cemeteries) and the total number of green burial cemeteries in the United States and Canada (see list here) is NOT the same thing 
• Educational work entails research and development of original materials (see GBC Publications), designing and offering a green funeral course to inform professionals about environmentally responsible funeral service (see Green Funeral Course), a curated collection of written and video resources (see Text and Audio-Visual), and providing opportunities for public and professional engagement (see Outreach Tools and Speakers Bureau)