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SCS in the News

SCS Press Releases - 2008

SCS Press Releases - 2007

SCS Press Releases - 2006

Client Press Releases

News Archive


SCS in the News

SCS-Certified SierraPine (p 5) and Columbia Riverwood (p 6) highlighted in FSC's News + Notes

VeriFlora®-certified grower B&H Flowers featured on Your TV 20 (external link)

CAFE Practices is the topic to know at Starbucks Ambassador Cup trivia challenge Story | Quiz questions

"Are Green Products Helping the Planet?" SCS on ABC's KGO News (external link)

NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams Spotlights SCS client Collins Pine and their FSC-Certified Forest (external link)

SCS Carbon Verification Program certifies first two CCAR Forestry Carbon Offset Projects

SCS biodegradability certification highlighted by Good Housekeeping magazine

Floral Management: Our National Standards

SCS and FSC Cited in High Profile Forestry Story (external link)

SCS working to verify forest carbon sequestration (see p. 3)

Webster Industries Introduces Nation's First Store Brand Certified Recycled Content Bags

BusinessWeek: (Mis)Understanding Green Products

SCS Awards Second FSC Certificate in Papua New Guinea (external link, see p. 4)

SCS analyzes indoor air quality certification in Environmental Design and Construction (external link)

SCS discusses VeriFlora on Your TV 20's Your Green Report with Lesley Nagy (external link)

SCS Senior Executive one of Featured Speakers at ForestLeadership Conference

March 2007 Produce Business magazine
Promoting a Safer Food Supply

2/07/07 San Francisco Chronicle
In Flowers, too, Green is the New Red

2/04/07 Miami Herald
Flower Business no Bed of Roses

1/23/07 Associated Press
Valentine's Gifts that Have Heart

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SCS Press Releases - 2008

SCS Announces Sustainability Certification for Furniture

SCS Certifies Over 100,000 Hectares of Tropical Forest in Terengganu, Malaysia

Saag's Specialty Meats Earns Organic Certification from SCS

Certified Sustainably Grown Flowers Featured at Spring Tulip Fest: Willamette Valley’s Iverson Family Farms Earns VeriFlora®Certification

Altman Plants Ushers in Earth Day with Sustainably Grown Plants

SCS Certifies 762,898 Acres of New York State Forests

G3i Receives Indoor Advantage Gold™ Certification from Scientific Certification Systems

SCS Announces Spate of VeriFlora Certifications

Potted and Bedding Plant Growers Recognized as Sustainability Leaders

TioxoClean Inc. Garners Indoor Advantage Gold Certifications

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SCS Press Releases - 2007

G3i Announces the First Low Fluorocarbon Treatment Certification from SCS
(12/11/07, pdf)

Osmose® MicroPro™ Technology Earns Environmentally Preferable Product Certification
(12/3/07, pdf)

New Online Resource for Green Building Sector: SCS launches green building products database
(11/12/07, pdf)

Environmental Life Cycle Declarations Ready for Use
(11/6/06, pdf)

Third-Party Validation Increasingly Sought for Grower Risk Reduction, Flavor Management and Organic and Sustainability Practices
(10/12/07, pdf)

SCS Sows Seeds of Flavor Quality through Its Certified Flavor Rich Program
(10/12/07, pdf)

National Sustainable Agriculture Standard Setting Process to be Launched This Fall
(9/27/07, pdf)

SCS Finds Bard Valley Medjool Dates are High in Antioxidants
(9/17/07, pdf)

VeriFlora™ Certifies Plant and Plug Producer Ball Tagawa Growers
(7/13/07, pdf)

SCS Expands Programs Qualifying for LEED Points
(6/7/07, pdf)

VeriFlora Announces Newly Certified Customers
(6/7/07, pdf)

Nonprofit Organization Earns Second FSC Certification for Papua New Guinea
(6/5/07, pdf)

SCS Sets New Bar for Indoor Air Quality Certification
(5/24/07, pdf)

SCS Meeting Demand for Next Level in Food Safety
(5/10/07, pdf)

SCS Recertifies 575,000 Acres of Maine State Land
(5/1/07, pdf)

SunFed FlavorRich™ Perfect Honeydews® Ship in April
(4/18/07, pdf)

VeriFlora™ Sustainability Certification Program Sees Growth in Customers and Profile
(4/11/07, pdf)

New Certification Program to Recognize Socially Responsible Business Practices
(3/23/07, pdf)

VeriFlora Certified Flowers Make the Rose Parade
(01/08/06; pdf)

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SCS Press Releases - 2006

Sustainable Choice Certification Gains Momentum
(11/14/16; pdf 48kb)

Robust Growth in FSC Chain-of-Custody Certification
(11/13/06; pdf 26 kb)

SCS Releases New Certification Label Design
(11/09/06; pdf 77kb)

Scientific Certification Systems Launches SCS Sustainable Choice
(9/26/06; pdf 57kb)

No. American Print Facilities Awarded FSC Chain-of-Custody
(07/31/06; pdf 34kb)

Pacific Halibut Fishery Achieves Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Certification
(06/26/06; pdf 35kb)

Crossville Receives Third-Party Certification for Recycled Content
(6/2/06; pdf 23kb)

SunFed's Perfect Honeydews ® Achieve Flavor Rich Certification
(6/1/06; pdf 62 kb)

Turlock's Heirloom Style ® Cantaloupe Achieves Flavor Rich Certification
(10/23/06; 61 kb)

Alaska Quality Seafood and SCS Announce Partnership
(5/30/06; pdf 34 kb)

SCS Launches Nation's First Program to Certify Exceptional Nutrient Density in Fresh Produce
(05/02/06; pdf 49kb)

SCS Names Aaron Maizlish to Direct Chain-of-Custody Certification Services
(4/25/06; pdf 27kb)

New Environmental Performance Standard for Power
(1/23/06; pdf 16kb)

State of Michigan Achieves FSC Certification for Its State Forestlands
1/12/06; pdf 38kb)

Mendocino Redwood Company Meets FSC Standards for Recertification as a "Well-Managed Forest"
(1/9/06; pdf 28kb)

State of Minnesora Achieves Milestone in Forest Management
(1/5/06; pdf 38kb)


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Client Press Releases

Allsteel First Company to Achieve SCS Indoor Advantage™ Certification for All Product Lines
(9/14/07, pdf)

Unifi’s Eco-Friendly Repreve® Yarn Achieves Scientific Certification Systems Recycled Content Certification
(7/30/07, pdf)

The Home Depot Introduces Eco Options
(4/17/07, pdf)

The HON Company Receives Eighth Indoor Advantage Gold™ Certification
(4/10/07, links to remote site)

Steelcase Recognized for Commitment to Improving Indoor Air Quality
(02/12/07, pdf 34kb)

Proshield Achieves [Window & Door] Industry's First Recycled Content Certification from Scientific Certification Systems
(02/12/07, pdf 51kb)

“USGBC Approves FloorScore Certification for LEED Credit”
(11/02/06; pdf 24kb)

Bentley Prince Street Garners SCS Sustainable Choice Gold / EPP Certifications
(11/17/06; pdf 34kb)

VeriFlora™ Issued to Esmeralda Farms in Colombia
(08/28/06; pdf 14kb)

Allsteel Products Achieve SCS Indoor Advantage™ Gold
6/15/06 Allsteel

Access Floors First to Achieve SCS Indoor Advantage Gold
5/23/06 Haworth

Starbucks Releases CSR Report; Includes Coffee Sourcing Program
2005 Starbucks

Starbucks Engages Stakeholders on its Coffee Purchasing Guidelines
03/12/04 Starbucks

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