Certification Standard for Sustainably Grown Agricultural Crops
Version:
3.2
Status:
Final Standard
Revision Status:
Not Under Revision
Description:
This standard (SCS-001, or Sustainably Grown) is applicable to agricultural production. It provides a comprehensive framework of on-farm environmental, social, and governance requirements grouped into three categories:
- Business Integrity,
- Sustainable Farming Practices, and
- Ethical Stewardship.
Certification against SCS-001 allows producers to demonstrate they provide a safe and healthy work environment, support farm communities, and protect vital environmental resources such as clean air, healthy soil, clean water, and wildlife habitat, while reducing waste, energy consumption, and carbon emissions. The standard also provides producers with the opportunity to be recognized for going above and beyond these baseline practices by offering optional Trailblazer Recognition in the categories of Regenerative Farming, Living Wage, Worker Empowerment, Community Development, Biodiversity Champion, and/or GHG reduction.
For complete information about all standard criteria, download "SCS-001 Sustainably Grown Standard for Agricultural Crops V3.2" (see Documents section, to right).
Assurance System:
Conformance with SCS-001 requirements is assessed through annual audits conducted by SCS Global Services, a qualified and independent third party. Audits are conducted according to scheme-specific and relevant international standards. For full details about the SCS-001 assurance system, download “SCS-001 Certification Body Requirements” (see Documents section, to right).
Empowering Consumers:
For information about how SCS-001 and other SCS Standards meet the EU Empowering Consumers Directive, see “SCS Standards and the EU Empowering Consumers Directive.”
SCS Standards Operations:
For information about SCS Standards policies and procedures, see our Resources.
Documents
SCS Standards' documents are written and are primarily available in English. To access a standard or another supporting document in another language, interested parties may upload a copy of the document to a translation platform, or may request an official translation of the document in the desired language by contacting us.
SCS-001 Sustainably Grown Standard for Agricultural Crops V3.2
SCS-001 Certification Body Requirements V2.2
SCS-001 Certification Mark and Claim Requirements V1.0
SCS-001 GHG Calculator Approval Checklist V1.1
SCS-001 Recognized Carbon Calculator Tools (July 2026)
SCS-001 Sustainably Grown Pesticide Policy V4.2