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SCS in the News

Semasa achieves SCS Legal Harvest Verification (LHV) in Brazil
December 28, 2011 – The Forest Trust

Green Man Forest Products Earn FSC Certification from SCS
December 12, 2011 – Wood Working Network

Good for You, Good for the Planet?
November 16, 2011 – Slate Magazine

Hasbro Unveils Comprehensive Paper Procurement Policy
November 1, 2011

Fafard earns Veriflora certification for responsible production and management
October 23, 2011

Greenheart Farms® Earns VeriFlora® Certification
October 11, 2011

CITES extends trade controls to 91 hardwood species from Madagascar & Panama
October 11, 2011

Go Zero Growing For The Gold In Louisiana
September 19, 2011 – The Conservation Fund

First forest project on Sabah, Borneo registered under the VCS
September 6, 2011

Sustainability re-certification for two Alaskan fisheries
August 10, 2011 – fishnewseu.com

First EU sustainability schemes for biofuels get the go-ahead
July 19, 2011 – European Commission - Press release

Crossville Achieves Third-Party Certification For Waste-Recycling Program
July 5, 2011 – Best Design News

MSC re-certification for Baja California red rock lobster fishery
July 5, 2011 – fishnewseu.com

UC Berkeley achieves sustainable seafood certification
June 21, 2011 – UC Berkeley News Center

Metlakatla tribal fishery in southeast Alaska achieves MSC certification
June 21, 2011 – MSC Website

NCC Launches North America's Largest Forest Carbon Credit Project
June 9, 2011

Wishnatzki Farms re-brands for consumers
June 7, 2011 – Fruit Growers News

Furniture Trends: Green Certifications Get More Comprehensive
May 20, 2011 – Today's Facility Manager

Dr. Stanley Rhodes to Speak at Certification Conference in Washington DC, 5.24
May 4, 2011 – Justmeans

Wish Farms Announces Pesticide Residue-Free Blueberries
April 28, 2011

ClosetMaid® Wire Shelving Earns 3rd Party Certification for Recycled Content
March 30, 2011

Behind the Music: Gibson Guitars’ Timber Sourcing Debacle
March 22, 2011 – Triple Pundit

Importing Wood with Due Care
March 21, 2011 – Hardwood Matters

Saving Orangutans with Carbon Offsets
March 10, 2011 – Matter Network

Recycled Fiber and Yarns from Martex Fiber Provide Cost-Effective Alternative
March 4, 2011

KODAK Gallery Earns FSC Certification
February 23, 2011

Making LEED Greener
February 14, 2011 – Sustainable Industries

SCS Press Releases

World Bank’s New Greenhouse Gas Accounting Methodology Approved by SCS
January 6, 2012

SCS Earns B Corporation Certification & California Benefit Corporation Status
January 3, 2012

SCS Now Offering Tesco NURTURE Certification
December 15, 2011

SCS Awards India's First FSC Certification for Timber Plantation to PACL
November 15, 2011

Responsible Forestry on Tap: Asahi Breweries Earns FSC Recertification
November 2, 2011

SCS Announces PMA Fresh Summit Flavor Experience Winners
October 28, 2011

SCS Focuses on Produce Flavor at PMA Fresh Summit
October 12, 2011

Baxter State Park Recertified by SCS to Forest Stewardship Council Standard
October 11, 2011

The NEXT Generation of EBDs and Building Declarations Unveiled at Greenbuild
October 4, 2011

SCS Verifies Rainforest Reforestation Carbon Offset Project in Uganda to VCS
September 28, 2011

Fair Trade USA and SCS Announce Joint Partnership
September 27, 2011

SCS Certifies Metlakatla Tribal Fishery in Alaska to MSC Standard
August 26, 2011

SCS Named Again to Inc 5000 List of Fastest Growing Companies
August 25, 2011

SCS Now Offering GLOBALG.A.P Certification Worldwide
August 16, 2011

SCS Rated 5-Star Certifier by British Retail Consortium
August 5, 2011

SCS Announces Additional Marketing Efforts for Forestry and Marine Cert.
August 4, 2011

Veteran Green Building Professional Joins SCS Marketing Team
August 2, 2011

SCS Certifies Mexican Gulf of California Pacific Sardine Fishery
July 25, 2011

SCS Now Certifying Sugarcane Under Bonsucro Certification Standard
July 15, 2011

SCS Awards Forest Stewardship Council Certification to Malaysian Forests
July 11, 2011

SCS Announces Expansion of Marketing Communications Team
June 24, 2011

SCS Announces Indonesian Subsidiary Launch
June 24, 2011

SCS Verifies Canada’s First VCS Forest Carbon Offset Project
June 10, 2011

Veriflora Certification Expands to Include Peat Moss
June 10, 2011

Ellepot-USA's Plant-It-Friendly Bag Approved as Veriflora Input Material
June 2, 2011

Abbate Farms Earns Pesticide Residue Free Certification
June 1, 2011

New Standard for Responsibly Sourced Precious Metals Open for Public Comment
May 24, 2011

Shopko Announces Participation in Veriflora Preferred Retailer Program
April 22, 2011

Biomix Earns Environmentally Preferable Product Certification
March 31, 2011

Valentine's Day Grows More Sustainable with Veriflora Certified Flowers
February 14, 2011