Greener Retailing Starts with Greater Scientific Certainty
Provide meaningful product information and solutions to customers who seek to make their lives and their purchases more environmentally conscientious. Turn your company’s commitment to sustainability and social responsibility into marketable brands and services.
Customize a Retail Eco-Labeling Program with SCS
For retailers looking to create their own eco-label brands and for those seeking evaluation and/or enhancement of an existing in-house program, SCS has the knowledge, experience and commitment to scientific certainty to help your business go greener and gain a competitive edge.
Strengthen the Sustainability of Your Supply Chain
To ensure a long-term supply of high quality, ethically sourced coffee and cocoa beans, Starbucks, working with SCS and other stakeholders, developed Coffee and Farmer Equity (C.A.F.E.) and Cocoa Practices. These supply chain programs utilize comprehensive criteria to evaluate social responsibility, economic accountability, and environmentally-sound cultivation and processing practices. SCS trains and oversees third-party verification organizations around the world who carry out the inspections based on program criteria and administers the reporting process for Starbucks using a web-based reporting system.
Ensure True Claims from Truly Better Products
To help Home Depot help their customers easily identify home products that have less of an impact on the environment and empower them to make a difference in their own homes, SCS evaluates products and product claims that are considered for inclusion in The Home Depot’s Eco Options program.
Develop Programs with Clear, Verifiable Eco-Attributes
To help customers make truly educated environmental purchasing decisions, Safeway approached SCS for help developing its Bright Green™ line of home care products, reviewing each product for verifiable naturally derived and biodegradable ingredients, post-consumer recycled content and energy efficiency.
Set High Standards and Ensure They’re Met
To ensure customers are sold the outstanding quality produce, SCS helped grocer Raley’s name and develop their proprietary AgriCheck® program that ensures fruits and vegetables meet the highest standards of lab-tested purity – pesticide residue free.
SCS Can Help Support Your Company’s Strategic Environmental Goals, Too.
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