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SCS Global Services Garners Recognition as One of SF Bay Area’s Fastest Growing Private Companies
SCS Global Services (SCS), currently celebrating its 40th year as a third-party certification and standards development sustainability pioneer, was honored Thursday as one of the fastest growing private companies in the San Francisco Bay…
Global Experts to Convene at VERGE 2024 on the Urgency of Tackling Climate Super Pollutants
The Global Heat Reduction Initiative (GHR) will host a panel of top climate scientists and entrepreneurs speaking out on the growing importance of reducing aggressive climate super pollutants including methane, black carbon, tropospheric ozone,…
SCS Standards Releases Updated SCS-110 Certification Standard for Zero Waste
SCS Standards, an ANSI-accredited standard development organization, is pleased to announce the publication of the latest version of SCS-110, Certification Standard for Zero Waste. The Standard was first introduced in 2022 as a series of three…
SCS Global Services Awards Its First Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) Forest Management Certification in Thailand
The rubber plantation group Khok Khian Agriculturist Cooperative Ltd. has catapulted global third-party certifier SCS Global Services’ reach to Thailand for FSC Forest Management, becoming the company’s first client certified to the FSC Forest…
SCS Global Services and iTraceiT Collaborate to Drive Sustainability and Traceability in the Diamond and Jewelry Industry
SCS Global Services, an international leader in third-party sustainability certification, and iTraceiT, a leading provider of traceability solutions for the diamond and jewelry sector, are collaborating on development of the first hybrid…
Which Climate Strategies Can Drive Down Heat Most Effectively in the Next Decade?
Global Heat Reduction Initiative Helps Companies Answer This QuestionThe Global Heat Reduction Initiative (GHR) is bringing advanced climate accounting metrics to the table to help companies and other decision makers identify mitigation…
State of Washington Approves SCS Global Services as a Verifier for Their Cap-and-Invest Offset Program
SCS Global Services (SCS), an international leader in third-party environmental and sustainability certification, has been approved as a verification body for offset projects under the state of Washington’s Cap-and-Invest Program. …
Global Heat Reduction Registry Announces First Three Methodologies for Projects Tackling Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
The Global Heat Reduction (GHR) Registry, a new registry focused on driving climate finance into mitigation projects that support near-term heat reduction, announced the release of three methodologies during Climate Week:
Methodology for…Global Heat Reduction Registry Sheds New Light on Climate Solutions
Today, the Global Heat Reduction Initiative (GHR) formally launches two innovative programs to accelerate the fight against climate change. Both aim to measurably draw down excess heat trapped in the atmosphere caused by powerful short-lived…
Jac Vandenberg Introduces the World’s First SCS Sustainably Grown® Certified Mandarins to the United States Market
SCS Global Services, a pioneer and international leader in third-party sustainability and environmental certifications, is happy to announce the arrival of the world’s first Sustainably Grown® certified mandarins to the United States market this…