美国国家标准ANSI/NSC 373《天然尺寸石材的可持续生产》是许多相关方为记录和改善天然尺寸石材生产的可持续性状况而持续努力的一部分。参与制定标准的利益相关者包括石材生产商、制造商、最终用户（如建筑师）、负责环保产品采购实践的国家机构、学者和其他相关方。本标准旨在确认并推动天然石材行业的可持续性实践。该标准通过绿色建筑运动认可的多方利益相关者、基于科学的方法，建立了一套定义明确的环境、生态、社会责任和人类健康指标，作为可持续性绩效领导力的指标。 该标准提供了一个重要的机会，让设计和建筑专业的关键成员、最终用户、政府和环境倡导团体了解天然尺寸石材产品的生产。作为一种评级体系，本标准创建了一种机制，将自然维度石材公司区分开来，这些公司通过致力于可持续经营和持续创新来展示环境领导力。本标准考虑了采石和生产的国家和国际环境、生态、人类健康和社会责任要求。本标准适用于从采石场运营到最终石材制造的所有天然石材加工厂，旨在允许天然石材生产商参与国内和国际市场。 采石商和加工者需要获得标准、监管链和合规性文件，以便进行认证。认证机构不会提供这些信息。

This American National Standard, ANSI/NSC 373 Sustainable Production of Natural Dimension Stone, has been developed as part of the ongoing efforts of a number of interested parties to document and improve the sustainability profile of natural dimension stone production. Stakeholders involved in developing the Standard included stone producers, fabricators, end users such as architects, state agencies responsible for environmentally preferable product procurement practices, academics, and other interested parties.The purpose of this Standard is to recognize and drive sustainability practices in the natural dimension stone industry. The Standard establishes a set of well-defined environmental, ecological, social responsibility and human health metrics through a multi-stakeholder, science-based approach recognized by the green building movement as an indicator of leadership in sustainability performance. The Standard provides an important opportunity to educate key members of the design and building professions, end users, government, and environmental advocacy groups about the production of natural dimension stone products. As a rating system this Standard creates a mechanism that differentiates natural dimension stone companies that demonstrate environmental leadership through commitment to sustainable operations and continued innovation. This Standard considers national and international environmental, ecological, human health, and social responsibility requirements for stone quarrying and production.The standard applies to all processors of natural stone, from quarry operations through final stone fabrication, and is intended to allow for both domestic and international market participation from natural dimension stone producers. The quarrier and processor will need to obtain the standard, chain of custody and conformance document in order to pursue certification. The certifier will not provide these.