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Sustainable Environmental Consultants (SEC) agricultural compliance and engineering division conducts soil sampling to meet a variety of testing protocols, including local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) guidelines. The sampling process begins by mapping the designated fields.

Sustainability risk management starts with identifying and understanding risks and opportunities associated with value chain emissions. On-farm and in-field management play a role in setting reduction targets and tracking performance around all partners and parties for supply chain activities essential for greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting. With our EcoPractices platform®, Sustainable Environmental Consultants (SEC) provides third-party verification and quantification that fulfills the guidelines of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol for assessing Scope 3 emissions.

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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – Sustainable Environmental Consultants (SEC) is announcing its collaboration with FluroSat and TerrAvion in an effort to support scale of agricultural conservation. Powered by the EcoPractices® platform, SEC provides sustainability risk management services such as third-party verification and quantification for the consumer-packaged goods and food supply chain sectors. To drive environmental…

Sustainable Environmental Consultants (SEC) powered by EcoPractices® was awarded the ‘Innovation Award’ by Danone North America at their sixth annual Dairy Forum in February in San Diego, California.

Using wood chips from trees decimated by the emerald ash borer, two Iowa companies have partnered to install edge-of-field conservation bioreactors, designed to filter nutrients and benefit Iowa’s water quality.

Growers Edge will leverage SEC’s EcoPractices® platform, which assesses value chain sustainability risk and provides independent, third-party verification for growers, as well as food and beverage companies. The collaboration will allow the Growers Edge fintech analytics platform to accurately assess value chain sustainability risk and track environmental impact to reduce sustainability risks from farm to fork.

Wright Outdoor Solutions and Sustainable Environmental Consultants, two companies headquartered out of West Des Moines, Iowa, have partnered to provide sustainable solutions for local wood waste by producing mulch and building bioreactors.

Sustainable Environmental Consultants (SEC), a leader in providing innovative environmental responsibility solutions, announces the rollout of EcoPractices® 3.0. EcoPractices is SEC’s independent, third-party verification and validation platform that uses science with state-of-the-art technology to assess supply chain sustainability risk and quantify key sustainability performance indicators. The platform provides food organizations with a data-driven solution to reach its sustainability and regenerative goals.

Sustainable Environmental Consultants (SEC), an innovative sustainability solutions provider, is pleased to announce the launch of its new website at sustainableenviro.com. SEC has recently organized its portfolio of service offerings into three divisions, including Sustainability Risk Management, Agricultural Compliance and Engineering, and Erosion Control.

Sustainable Environmental Consultants (SEC), a leader in providing innovative environmental responsibility solutions throughs its three divisions of Sustainability Risk Management, Agricultural Engineering and Compliance and Erosion Control, is pleased to announce Doug McCorkle, Ph.D. and Gabe McNunn, Ph.D., have joined the team as chief science officer and data science engineer respectively.

Originally released from Danone North America 3.7.2018.    Brings together a ‘dream team’ of expertise in the study of soil health, applicable to all agricultural systems in The Dannon Pledge portfolio of brands Begins with research that will spur transformation to support best-in-class soil health programs with experts and academics to benefit our farms and…