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Inline Plastics Receives Key Certification from SCS Global Services
In 2020, Inline Plastics launched their reborn PET material which utilizes post-consumer content made from the latest recycling technology, Advanced Recycling. Currently, all their PET products contain 10% reborn post-consumer material. With…
How Many Shipping Container Mini Stores Does Starbucks Have?
Hundreds of Starbucks locations span the American landscape and dot the globe, many comprising standout architectural features or nods to local culture. One sits mid-mountain in a California ski resort, one occupies the former site of the Berlin…
SCS Wants to Rate Colored Stones on Sustainability
SCS Global Services, the company behind the Certified Sustainability Rated service for diamonds, now hopes to develop a similar program for colored gemstones.
Rating gemstones on sustainability could be tricky, admits Katherine Weymouth,…
Consumers Demand Transparency in Protein
It’s clear: consumers want transparency in protein, and those in the supply chain are working to provide it.
Various research studies support the widely held notion that people are increasingly interested in knowing how their foods are…
Carbon Footprints as a Currency: The Business of Emissions Trading
In the current era of heightened environmental awareness, businesses are navigating a complex landscape shaped by stringent regulations and an increasing emphasis on sustainability. One noteworthy trend at the intersection of environmental…
Philippine-based NGO readies push for global elimination of lead in paints
With the backing of the domestic paint industry, a Philippine-based nongovernment organization will be advocating for international control on the trade of lead chromates, the most common lead-based pigments, by listing lead chromates and paint…
Sloan Earns Independent WAVE Verification from SCS Global Services
Sloan, the world’s leading manufacturer of commercial plumbing systems, has earned verification to The Water Council’s WAVE program. Independently awarded by SCS Global Services—an international leader in third-party sustainability…Naia™ Renew Receives Global Recycled Standard Certification
Eastman Naia™ Renew cellulosic fiber received Global Recycled Standard (GRS) certification on December 13. This certifies Naia™ Renew recycled content, chain of custody, social and environmental practices, and chemical restrictions.
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Aura Achieves Its First-Ever Carbon Neutrality Certification
Today, Aura, the first truly intelligent safety solution for families, announced that it had achieved its first-ever carbon neutrality goal, offsetting all Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon emissions generated in 2022. With the achievement, Aura also…
Jac. Vandenberg Announces First Certified Sustainably Grown® SUNRAYS® Mandarins Shipping to U.S. Markets in Summer 2024
Consumers in the United States can look forward this coming year to SUNRAYS® mandarins independently certified as Sustainably Grown® by SCS Global Services. Forbel, a producer of SUNRAYS mandarins, has become the first citrus grower in Uruguay…