SGS Consumer Testing Services announced the expansion of its global sustainability services to the U.S. market with a new sustainability program headquartered in the company's Fairfield, N.J. office. The program is designed to assist companies in evaluating the environmental impact of their products and operations, 'greening' their supply chains, validating environmental labeling claims, and otherwise supporting corporate sustainability initiatives. Services range from product lifecycle analysis to carbon foot printing, restricted substances testing and social responsibility risk assessment. The U.S. team will interface with SGS offices in Europe and Asia to assist in providing sustainability services across global supply chains.

SGS SA expected to Report Fiscal Year 2009 Results on January 15, 2010. This event was calculated by Capital IQ (Created on July 22, 2009).

SGS SA reported earnings results for the first half of 2009. The company reported a drop of nearly a third in its 2009 first-half profit. The CHF 255 million profit over the first six months of the year included one-off restructuring charges of CHF 9 million and a CHF 6 million acquisition. The comparable net profit for the first half of last year of CHF 378 million was buoyed by a one-off CHF 113 million settlement by the Philippines government. Profit attributable to shareholders in the first half of 2009 without the exceptional items reached CHF 264 million, a decline of 0.4%. Revenue grew by 1.3% year on year to CHF 2.33 billion despite the impact of the deteriorating economy on trade flows, while operating margins were largely steady at 16.2%. The company expects to be able to maintain its earlier guidance, namely organic growth of less than 10%, and maintenance of operating margins compared to 2008.