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India indoors: Earning credit for your low-emitting materials
The building sector in India is rapidly emerging as a global center for green building construction. The World Green Building Trends 2016 report suggests that environmental regulations, combined with the desire to create…
Sustainability is at the heart of Starbucks coffee sourcing
In Indonesia, in North Sumatra, where the temperature routinely hovers in the 70s and low 80s, the rain falls reliably and the half-days of sun bake the earth at the 4,000-foot-plus elevation, Wahana Estate occupies a sweet spot for coffee…
Dinant’s snacks plant granted HACCP certification
Dinant’s snack plant in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, has received HACCP certification from SCS Global Services food safety auditor.
The HACCP-based Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) Food Safety Program is an internationally recognized…
World’s first MSC certified pearls confirms sustainability of intergenerational Australian fishery
In a ground-breaking move for sustainability certification, the Australian Pearl Producers Association (PPA) are the first wild pearl fishery in the world to achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification. The fishery was awarded the…
Bonsucro : Louis Dreyfus Company extends Bonsucro Chain of Custody Certification
Bonsucro is pleased to announce that Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has achieved another Bonsucro Chain of Custody (ChoC) certification. LDC, founded in 1851, is a leading merchant and processor of numerous agricultural goods, including…
Young Living Essential Oils Takes Sustainability Commitment to Next Level
Young Living Essential Oils, the world leader in essential oils, is pleased to announce that it has been working with SCS Global Services (SCS)—a global expert in environmental and sustainability certification, standards development,…
SCS Global Services Verified First Carbon Offsets for Sustainable Rice Growing Methodology
SCS Global Services (SCS) would like to congratulate Terra Global Capital on managing the first Greenhouse Gas project to earn carbon credits from rice cultivation. As the third-party verification body, SCS verified this first-of-its-kind offset…
News from Neocon
The Living Product Challenge (LPC), introduced in 2015, is growing and scaling thanks to the commitment of courageous companies who are redesigning products and processes to work within natural and social systems, it was announced at Neocon World…
Two more forest reserves in Sabah certified under FSC
Sandakan: Two more Forest Reserves in Sabah are now certified under the internationally recognised Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
In a statement Monday, the Sabah Forestry Department (SFD) said Trusan Sugut Forest Reserve and Ulu…
Pigments Achieve SCS Recycled Content Certification
Bayferrox yellow, red and black pigments from specialty chemicals company Lanxess have been recertified for pre-consumer recycled iron oxide content from SCS Global Services (SCS). The company first achieved certification from SCS for pre-…