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SCS Standards is pleased to announce that a version 4.0 of the SCS-001-2 Certification Standard for Veriflora® Sustainably Grown Cut Flowers and Potted Plants is now available for public review.  

The Standard was first introduced in 2004 to provide cut flower and potted plant producers globally with a detailed roadmap to demonstrate leadership in environmental protection, social…

SCS Standards is pleased to announce publication of the new Annex A to the existing SCS-103 Certification Standard for Recycled Content. Annex A focuses on the electrical and electronic equipment sectors. 

The Annex was developed by a diverse multi-stakeholder group that includes:  Amazon, the Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners, De’Longhi, Dell Technologies, The…

SCS Standards today announced the publication of the latest version of the SCS-110 Certification Standard for Zero Waste Facilities. This standard recognizes the actual percentage of waste diverted from landfill and incineration without energy recovery at a facility, over a 12-month period, starting at 50% diversion. The SCS-110 Standard allows facilities to track the amount of waste diverted…

In response to the growing market demand for products and materials derived from biobased sources, SCS Standards is pleased to announce a new certification standard to track such products and materials from source to market.  

The SCS Certification Standard for Biobased Content (SCS-114) is intended to ensure traceability of the biobased content from eligible sources, from initial…

SCS Standards is pleased to announce that its popular SCS-103 Certification Standard for Recycled Content now includes a new annex focused on the electrical and electronics equipment sectors. The annex is now available for public review, after which it will be finalized and published. 

Development of the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Annex is being led by a diverse multi-…

SCS Standards is pleased to announce that SCS-002: Methodology Standard for Stressor-Effects Life Cycle Assessment (SE-LCA), Version 2.0, is now available for public review.   

The Standard has been developed to provide a life-cycle assessment (LCA) framework that describes the determination of environmentally relevant category indicators, calculation of indicator results,…

SCS Standards is pleased to announce that version 3.0 of the SCS-110 Certification Standard for Zero Waste Facilities is now available for public review.  

The Standard was first introduced in the Fall of 2020 as a practical foundation for waste diversion programs at facilities, with the result that facilities track the amount of waste diverted from landfill as a percentage of total…

SCS Standards is pleased to announce that a newly developed certification standard for Biobased Content is now available for public review.  

The Certification Standard for Biobased Content (SCS-114) has been developed to ensure that biobased content is traceable back to an eligible source of biomass via a chain of certified entities in certified products, e.g., bioplastic packaging…

SCS Standards today announced the publication of the latest version of its popular sustainability standard, the Certification Standard for Sustainably Grown Agricultural Crops (SCS-001 Version 3.0). Third-party certification under this internationally recognized standard ensures that producers are working diligently to provide a safe and healthy work environment, support farm workers…

SCS Standards is pleased to announce a newly developed certification standard for plant-based food and body care products. 

The Certification Standard for Plant-Based Products (SCS-109) has been developed to support the growing market demand for products that are not derived from animals. This demand is in response to the growing interest in food and body care product choices that are…