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Umicore ButterflyTM Recycled Precious Metals is a certified product
SCS Global Services (SCS) has awarded third-party Recycled Content certification to Umicore Precious Metals Canada Inc., for their Butterfly™ recycled gold products. The certification provides jewelers…
SCS Extends Third-Party Environmental Certification Services to West Africa
SCS Global Services (SCS) has announced the expansion of its third-party environmental certification services into West Africa. Dr. Richard Bonsi, who has worked at the company's Emeryville,…
Brazil's Boa Vista Forest Carbon Offset Project Earns Verification from SCS
SCS Global Services has verified the Brazilian Boa Vista Afforestation/Reforestation carbon offset project under the American Carbon Registry (ACR) Standard. The project sequesters greenhouse gases (GHG) by planting and…
Bosques Amazonicos Project Becomes First Validated Peruvian REDD Carbon Offset Project
Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) has announced the validation of Peru's first Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) carbon offset project. The project will use revenue generated from the sale of carbon credits…
SCS Expands GHG Offset Verifications to Include Landfills, Livestock and Ozone Depleting Substances
Scientific Certification Systems (SCS), a leading verifier of forest carbon offsets, has expanded the scope of its carbon offset verification services in response to escalating demand created by the launch…
SCS' New Services Spark Excitement At Sustainable Brands '12
Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) highlighted new certification services at the Sustainable Brands Conference this week (Booth #46), designed to serve the global trend toward adoption of more intensive sustainable…
Hoover & Strong and United Precious Metal Refining Earn Recognition Under SCS Certified Responsible Source Program
Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) has awarded third-party certification to two companies, Hoover & Strong and United Precious Metal Refining, Inc., for their responsibly sourced gold and silver…
SCS is First U.S. Certification Body Recognized under the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) System
Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) is the first certification body in the United States to be accredited by the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) biofuel certification…
Sustainably Grown Flowers Give Mother's Day Gift Givers a Choice for Mother Earth
This Mother's Day, more than 50 million flowers and plants will be purchased as gifts for mothers, wives and daughters across the United States, and an increasing percentage of these will be certified as…
Scientific Certification Systems is Accredited to Certify Responsibly Farmed Seafood to Aquaculture Stewardship Council Chain of Custody Standards
Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) has been accredited to certify processors, distributors and other participants in the supply chain of custody under the new Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) standards, effective…