The EthoCRED method was designed to serve as an extension of the Criteria for Reporting and Evaluating Ecotoxicity Data (CRED) project, and is therefore connected to various other initiatives aimed at improving the usability of ecotoxicological data in chemical risk assessment and management. These initiatives include:

SciRAP (Science in Risk Assessment and Policy) is a web-based reporting and evaluation resource developed to facilitate and increase the use of academic toxicity and ecotoxicity studies in regulatory assessment of chemicals. The intention is to bridge the gap between academic research and chemicals regulation and policy.

The Criteria for Reporting and Evaluating Ecotoxicity Data (CRED) project aims to improve the reproducibility, transparency, and consistency of reliability and relevance evaluations of aquatic ecotoxicity studies among regulatory frameworks, countries, institutes, and individual assessors.

The Criteria for Reporting and Evaluating Exposure Datasets (CREED) method provides practical, systematic criteria for the consistent evaluation of the reliability and relevance of exposure data for use by researchers, practitioners, and regulatory scientists.

The nanoCRED evaluation method provides a framework for reliability and relevance evaluation of ecotoxicity data for nanomaterials that takes into account the challenges and characterisation requirements associated with the testing of these substances.