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SCS Global Services (formerly Scientific Certification Systems) is an international third-party certification, auditing, and standards development organization focused on environmental sustainability, food safety, and product quality.[1][2]

Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Emeryville, California, the company provides certification and verification services across industries including agriculture, forestry, energy, building materials, consumer products, and supply chains.[1] The organization conducts certification and auditing programs in more than 100 countries.[3]

History

SCS Global Services was founded in 1984 by chemist Stanley P. Rhodes under the name Ohlone, Inc..[4] Early activities focused on food safety testing and pesticide residue verification for fresh produce.[5][6] The company’s early certification work emerged during a period of growing consumer interest in environmentally marketed products in the late 1980s.[7]

In the mid-1980s, the company developed the NutriClean pesticide residue testing program for fresh produce, which relied on independent laboratory testing rather than producer self-reporting.[6] Contemporary reporting described the program as an unusual form of third-party verification in the produce industry.[5][6]

In 1988 the organization adopted the name Scientific Certification Systems and expanded its activities into environmental product certification and labeling programs.[1] During the late 1980s and early 1990s, SCS developed certification programs for recycled-content products and other environmental claims as consumer and regulatory attention to environmental marketing increased.[1]

During the 1990s the company expanded its role in sustainability certification, including work related to forestry and seafood programs.[8][9] Its life-cycle assessment work on recycled polyester and other consumer products was discussed in The New York Times in 1994.[2]

In 2012 the company reorganized as a California benefit corporation and began operating under the trade name SCS Global Services.[10]

In later years the organization expanded its services in areas including supply-chain verification, agricultural certification, carbon accounting, and sustainability standards.[11]

Leadership

Founder Stanley P. Rhodes served as chief executive officer of the organization for nearly four decades until his death in 2023.[4]

In 2024 Matthew Rudolf was appointed president and chief executive officer of SCS Global Services.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Status Report on the Use of Environmental Labels Worldwide (PDF) (Report). United States Environmental Protection Agency. September 1993. pp. 118–120, 144–149. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b Diesenhouse, Susan (20 February 1994). "Polyester Becomes Environmentally Correct". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  3. ^ "SCS Global Services Annual Benefit Corporation Statement" (PDF). SCS Global Services. SCS Global Services. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Stanley Rhodes Obituary". San Francisco Chronicle. 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  5. ^ a b Keppel, Bruce (9 August 1987). "Produce Sales Mushrooming: Supermarket Strikes Gold with the Green in Fresh Food Sections". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  6. ^ a b c Stein, Mark (19 September 1988). "Concern Grows over Pesticide Use on Produce". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  7. ^ Meyers, Russ. "A History of Green Brands: 1980s – Green Shoots Appear". Fast Company. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  8. ^ Forest Certification and Community Forestry in Mexico (PDF) (Report). Consejo Civil Mexicano para la Silvicultura Sostenible (CCMSS). p. 13. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Our History". Marine Stewardship Council. Marine Stewardship Council. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  10. ^ "SCS Earns B-Corporation Certification and Is Among the First Benefit Corporations Recognized". SCS Global Services. SCS Global Services. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  11. ^ "Annual Market Rankings 2021". Environmental Finance. Environmental Finance. 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  12. ^ "SCS Global Services Names Matthew Rudolf as New Chief Executive Officer". SCS Global Services. SCS Global Services. 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2026.

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