SCS Global Services or SCS (Emeryville, Cali., USA) was pleased to announce this week that it is now offering chain of custody certification to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Chain of Custody Standard. SFI is a leading, credible certification in North America for responsible forest products. This new service offering leverages SCS as a one-stop shop for the wood and paper industries, providing clients with increased efficiency for dual and triple chain of custody certification to the major three forest sustainability standards. SCS is also currently undergoing accreditation for, and will soon be offering certification services for SFI Forest Management and SFI Fiber Sourcing Standards.

"SFI is pleased that SCS Global Services is now an accredited certification body that can deliver certification to the SFI Chain of Custody Standard. We appreciate SCS’ commitment to our efforts to promote the value of sustainably managed forests across the U.S. and Canada," said Kathy Abusow, President and CEO of SFI.

"We are excited to offer SFI Chain of Custody certification and have seen a lot of our clients interested in achieving triple certification with SCS," said Dave Bubser, SCS VP, Natural Resources. "With customer service as our top priority, and highly seasoned professional staff operating around the world, we’re looking forward to providing the SFI marketplace with the same high level of quality and rigor that our clients have come to expect from us."

SCS offers individual or bundled chain of custody certifications to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Forest Stewardship Council® and Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, as well as a breadth of other sustainability certifications. If you would like to get certified or find out more about bundling Chain of Custody certifications, contact Joseph Kochanski at jkochanski@scsglobalservices.com.