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Shopko Opens Garden Centers for Spring while Renewing Commitment to Sustainability
Leading Midwestern retailer Shopko announced the springtime re-opening of its Garden Centers as well as its renewed commitment to stocking plants certified to the Veriflora standard for environmental sustainability. As a Veriflora Preferred…
Tasmania Farmed Salmon Achieves Sustainability Recognition
Australia’s largest farmed Atlantic salmon producer, Tassal Operations Pty Ltd. (Tassal), has earned certification to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) standard, the most rigorous environmental and social…
Freudenberg Nonwovens Achieves Recycled Content Certification for Lutradur® Polyester Spunlaid Products
SCS Global Services (SCS), a leader in third-party environmental and sustainability certification, announced that it has certified the high level recycled content claim of Lutradur® products manufactured by the Freudenberg Spunweb…
Live Gourmet’s Living Upland Cress and Grower Pete’s Organic Watercress Earn Third-Party Certification as Antioxidant Superfoods
Hollandia Produce, LPs’ Live Gourmet brand Living Upland Cress and Grower Pete’s Organic brand Living Watercress have been certified as antioxidant-rich superfoods based on a laboratory analysis of their antioxidants levels, specifically…
Nagata Bros. Blueberries Earn Rigorous Pesticide Residue Free Certification
Family-owned and operated Nagata Bros. Farms Inc. has had its “California Sweet” brand blueberry crop independently certified as Pesticide Residue Free by SCS Global Services (SCS), an internationally recognized third-party certification body.…SCS Global Services Releases Final “Responsible Source” Standard for the Textile Industry
SCS Global Services (SCS), a global leader in third-party environmental and sustainability certification, announced today the release of its final standard for Responsible Source™ fiber certification in the textile industry. …
First California Carbon Offset Project for Compliance-Grade Forest Verified by SCS Global Services
California's first forest carbon offset project under the California Compliance Offset Protocol developed for U.S. Forest Projects has been registered, marking a milestone in the statewide Cap-and-Trade Program. SCS Global Services…
Sustainable Poplar Plantation Provides Biomass Feedstock for the Emerging Cellulosic Ethanol Industry
The GreenWood Tree Farm Fund, LP (GTFF) has become the first short rotation forest plantation worldwide to earn certification under the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB). The RSB certification covers GTFF’s cultivation, management…
Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) Design and Validation Services Now Offered by SCS Global Services
SCS Global Services is pleased to announce that it has added Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) to its suite of sustainable seafood services, alongside Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, MSC chain of custody certification,…
Certified Sustainable Biofuels Key To Aviation's Future
SCS Global Services (SCS), a world leader in third-party environmental and sustainability certification, auditing, testing, and standards development, today announced the successful certification of two companies utilizing biofuel-based…