Jim Knutzon
Chairman of the Board
James (Jim) Knutzon is Chairman of the Board of the Directors of SCS. Jim brings decades of agricultural, supply chain, and certification expertise to the company, including pioneering work in sustainable and organic production, product development, food safety, and standards development. Mr. Knutzon’s career at SCS began in the late 1980s, where he served as Chief Operating Officer for a decade, managing programs in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and life cycle assessment. After a hiatus during which he took the reins of a major food distribution company, he returned to SCS in the role of Vice President and Advisor to the Food and Agriculture division. In this capacity, he was involved in pivotal business expansion decisions related to SCS’s international certification, auditing, and testing services.
Mr. Knutzon started his career in the agricultural chemical business, then transitioned into vegetable farming. In 1979, he co-founded Valley Fresh Distributing, the first major organic vegetable grower/shipper in the United States. In 1988, his organic carrots caught the attention of SCS and Raley’s Supermarket in California, when they were tested and shown to contain exceptional levels of beta-carotene. This led to his first tenure of work at SCS. Mr. Knutzon later served as the first President and CEO of Farm Fresh Direct, LLC, starting in 2000. Under his leadership, Farm Fresh Direct, a coalition of family farms, grew to become one of the most respected potato providers in the U.S. During his tenure at Farm Fresh, Knutzon spearheaded many “firsts”, including development of the ready-to-eat baked potato, identification of the most antioxidant-rich purple potatoes, and much more.
- B.B.A. Marketing (University of Iowa)
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Services
- Apparel and Textiles
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Climate Change
- Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Services Carbon Footprint Calculation Carbon Neutral Certification Carbon Offset Verification Climate Solutions Greenhouse Gas Verification ISCC EU Certification ISCC PLUS Certification Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Product Carbon Footprint
- REPLENISH™ Verification for Water Stewardship Actions Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) See All >
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Corporate Sustainability
- Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Services Amazon Climate Pledge Friendly Amazon Compact by Design Carbon Footprint Calculation Carbon Neutral Certification Carbon Offset Verification Green Retail Consulting Greenhouse Gas Verification ISCC EU Certification ISCC PLUS Certification
- Recycled Material Standard Certification REPLENISH™ Verification for Water Stewardship Actions Sustainability Report Assurance Verra Plastic Waste Reduction Standard Zero Waste Facility Certification Zero Waste Project Certification See All >
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Environmental Claims
- Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Services asthma & allergy friendly® Certification BIFMA LEVEL® Biodegradable Environmental Claims Validation Environmental Product Declarations Environmentally Preferable Product Formaldehyde Emissions Regulations (CARB/EPA Rule) Green Squared® Health Product Declarations (HPDs)
- Indoor Air Quality Certification Lead Safe Paint Recycled Content Certification Recycled Material Standard Certification REPLENISH™ Verification for Water Stewardship Actions SMETA Social Audit Verra Plastic Waste Reduction Standard WAVE: Water Stewardship Verified Zero Waste Facility Certification Zero Waste Project Certification See All >
- Food Consumer Labels
- Food Safety
- Fuels and Transportation
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Green Buildings
- ASSURE CERTIFIED™ asthma & allergy friendly® Certification BIFMA LEVEL® Carbon Offset Verification Certified Resilient Flooring Environmental Claims Validation Environmental Product Declarations Environmentally Preferable Product FEMB level® FloorScore®
- Formaldehyde Emissions Regulations (CARB/EPA Rule) Green Squared® Health Product Declarations (HPDs) Indoor Air Quality Certification Lead Safe Paint Life Cycle Assessment Product Category Rules (PCR) Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) Sustainable Carpet Certification See All >
- Jewelry
- Minerals and Metals
- Responsibly Sourced
- Supply Chain Management
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Sustainable Agriculture
- Bee Better Certified Bonsucro Certification Carbon Offset Verification Certified Pesticide Residue Free Equitable Food Initiative Fair Trade USA Certification Farm Sustainability Assessment Life Cycle Assessment Non-GMO Project Verification Organic Certification
- Rainforest Alliance Certification Regenerative Organic Certified™ Responsible Wool Standard Responsibly Managed Peatlands RSPO Principles and Criteria (P&C) Certification SMETA Social Audit Sustainably Grown Veriflora® Sustainably Grown See All >
- Sustainable Fisheries and Seafood
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Sustainable Forestry
- American Tree Farm System (ATFS) Certification Carbon Offset Verification FSC® Chain of Custody FSC® Forest Certification PEFC Chain-of-Custody Responsible Wood Certification Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) Salvaged Wood & Fiber Verification SBP Certification SFI® Chain of Custody Certification
- SFI® Forestry Certification Services SVLK Timber Legality Verification Timber Legality Verification - Legal Harvest™ See All >