SierraPine is pleased to announce completion of Health Product Declaration™ (The HPD™) for its particleboard and MDF specialty products.

Formica Corporation has been certified by Scientific Certification Systems (SCS), an independent third-party certifier of environmental and sustainability claims, for its ability to meet strict tracking requirements ensuring that materials used in the production of its high pressure decorative laminates come from well-managed forests.

SCS Global Services (SCS) has issued the first gold-level certification to Designtex, a Steelcase Company, under the facts™ ecolabel developed by the Association for Contract Textiles (ACT). The certification recognizes Designtex's "Gold Standard" textiles collection – including its Concept, Precision, and Pop Art styles – as meeting stringent criteria for environmental sustainability from the fiber stage to end-of-use.

Nucraft Furniture Co.'s Flow XT Conference Table is the first office furniture product in North America to receive an Environmental Product Declaration, independently certified by SCS Global Services.

Sixty exhibitors are showcasing products with environmental and sustainability achievements certified by SCS Global Services (SCS) at NeoCon, North America's largest design exposition and conference for commercial interiors.

Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) announced the promotion of Nick Kordesch to the newly created position of marketing and communicatins specialist for the Natural Resources division, which includes the company's Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification services.

Scientific Certification Systems has verified a Ugandan carbon offset project that will help preserve one of the country’s last remaining tropical forest areas.

Panel processor and architectural door manufacturer VT Industries is launching an FSC Chain-of-Custody Training Program to educate customers on the benefits of certification.