Tuesday 10 June 2025
The sentiment is changing. The love for flowers remains. But today’s consumer asks more questions than ever. During the webinar Consumer & Sustainability by Bloemenbureau Holland (April 15, 2025), it became clear: the sector has reached a turning point. Transparency and sustainability are no longer nice-to-haves, they are the new standard. But what does that mean for you?
Monday 14 April 2025
Seven years ago, a search began for the perfect purple Celosia, one that doesn’t constantly need adjustments in lighting, temperature, and growth regulators. Together with breeders, Preferred Supplier Ammerlaan-Sosef went all-in on improvement. The result? A Deep Purple with strong genetics that grows more naturally.
Friday 04 April 2025
Biodiversity is an essential part of any ecosystem, including the areas surrounding greenhouses. For growers, it is crucial to understand how to enhance biodiversity while simultaneously keeping pests under control. But how can you increase biodiversity around your greenhouse and ensure the presence of beneficial insects? In this article, we discuss the key tips and insights for improving biodiversity in and around greenhouses.
Monday 24 March 2025
In horticulture, everything revolves around growth. To enable this growth, we often rely on materials that burden the environment, such as peat and rock wool. It’s time for innovation. Fortunately, more and more smart, sustainable solutions are emerging.
Monday 25 November 2024
At the Trade Fair Aalsmeer, Porta Nova presented its most sustainable rose: the Red Naomi Futura. This is the first product with a calculation according to the now approved FloriPEFCR method. The Red Naomi Futura has a very low emission of 56 g CO2 per stem.
Thursday 10 October 2024
Euro Plant Tray eG (EPT) has recently finalized agreements with two key service providers to enhance its operations
Tuesday 06 August 2024
Last month, Bionext organised an online seminar on natural pest management in organic ornamental cultivation
Tuesday 23 July 2024
Organic ornamental cultivation not only stands for beautiful flowers and plants, but also for healthy nature and satisfied consumers. Our growers are proud of their work, and rightly so! But to maintain and further develop this sustainable leading position, we do need some help. And that is from the government. Therefore, a petition has been drawn up with a 3-point plan. This plan calls for fair opportunities, a clear perspective and, above all, guts!
Tuesday 11 June 2024
The European Council has officially adopted the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). This directive requires large companies to reduce negative impacts on human rights and the environment and to include this in a climate transition plan.
Tuesday 28 May 2024
The packaging register realisation team are: Royal FloraHolland, VGB (on behalf of the FSI Accelerators), Floriday, Blueroots, Floricode and Florapartners.
Tuesday 30 April 2024
According to research conducted by BloemenBureau Holland (BBH), consumers show a neutral attitude towards the sustainable impact of flowers and plants.
Tuesday 05 March 2024
In which substrate raw materials do pesticide residues occur? And what are their possible consequences for cultivation? RHP, knowledge centre for substrates, investigates it.
Monday 04 March 2024
In terms of circular and innovative business, a big step has been taken by Paardekoper, comprising packaging specialists Broekhof and Dillewijn Zwapak.
Tuesday 06 February 2024
At the IPM in Essen, the sustainable packaging line NARU was introduced. Recycled materials are combined effeciently which means you need less packaging material but still create the luxury effect.
Thursday 14 April 2022
By which external features can you recognize Fairtrade flowers and plants?
Wednesday 27 April 2022
As part of the Fairtrade standard, the Fairtrade Premium results in impressive social sustainability projects.
Tuesday 19 April 2022
Climate change is not fair. Learn more about the eight different ways in which Fairtrade protects the environment.
Wednesday 20 April 2022
The world of Fairtrade flowers and plants in a nutshell.
Wednesday 06 April 2022
The future is fair. Fairtrade as a reliable partner for your sustainability strategy.
Tuesday 03 May 2022
How does Fairtrade contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals?
Monday 07 November 2022
Wondering what a Fairtrade flower farm in Kenya looks like?
Thursday 01 December 2022
Purchasing Fairtrade certified flowers helps growersto build stronger, more robust farms and communities.
Tuesday 29 November 2022
After 21 years in business, a flower farm in Kenya’s Rift Valley region, Wildfire Flowers, achieved a big milestone by becoming carbon neutral.
Thursday 09 March 2023
Tropiflora, a flower and plant farm in Sri Lanka has always focussed on ecological and social sustainability. Tropiflora is the only Fairtrade flower farm (2022) in the continent of Asia. The farm located at its two farms employs 200 people.
Tuesday 28 March 2023
A recently published study finds that Fairtrade flower workers in East Africa experience higher wages, better working conditions, and greater engagement in workers’ rights issues and gender equity than their non-Fairtrade certified counterparts.
Monday 18 April 2022
Bio, Eko, Eco or Organic? What do you need to consider when buying an organically produced flower or plant?
Tuesday 08 March 2022
Did you know that ‘organic’ is a protected term? Without the proper certification, the term organic may not be used.
Tuesday 03 May 2022
Organic cultivation offers a sustainable alternative to the challenges we face at nation-wide and provincial level in areas such as biodiversity, clean water and soil fertility. Consumer interest in and demand for organic plants and flowers is increasing, which can partly be attributed to the fact that consumers have a clear preference for imposing restriction on the use of pesticides. In fact, consumer demand for these products often exceeds the supply!
Monday 11 July 2022
Every company that wants to produce, process, package, import, trade in or store organic products must be certified for this. In this article we share information on the certification process for growers.
Wednesday 16 November 2022
In this podcast episode, various insights are discussed concerning the Dutch flower bulb sector and sustainability.
Friday 02 June 2023
If you’re eager to learn more about crop protection products from a range of different perspectives, there’s no better place to start than the Red de Lente — or Save our spring — podcast.
Thursday 19 May 2022
Recycling is of crucial importance for safeguarding the value retention of materials. It ensures that materials, after processing, can be reused. However, not all waste is recycled yet, and the degree to which it is recycled varies from country to country.
Wednesday 23 March 2022
In a previous blog (How to get started with sustainable packaging), seven tips for sustainable packaging were presented. The seven tips can be linked to the ‘R’ ladder strategy for circularity.
Thursday 26 May 2022
Packaging may have one or more labels, quality marks or symbols printed on it. But what do these actually mean? This blog explains the various labels, quality marks and symbols that can be found on packaging.
Tuesday 07 June 2022
Packaging may have one or more labels or symbols printed on it. But what do these actually mean? This blog provides a concise explanation of the various labels that can be found on packaging.
Tuesday 12 July 2022
A good plant pot obviously contributes to the protection and sale of the plant. However, the sustainability of a pot can be an equally important criterion. What are the most commonly used plant pots and how ecologically friendly are they?
Tuesday 28 June 2022
There are quite a few prejudices about paper and plastic. But which are truths, and which are myths? This blog will examine a number of them.
Wednesday 15 June 2022
Packaging may have one or more labels, quality marks or symbols printed on it. But what do these actually mean? This blog explains the various symbols that can be found on packaging.
Monday 21 November 2022
The BioBoost platform is a platform that promotes a circular, biobased economy by connecting biobased initiatives in the horticulture sector.
Tuesday 22 February 2022
In the past few years, packaging – and plastic packaging in particular – has frequently been in the news, and with negative connotations. Packaging is often a thorn in the side of the consumer, who would prefer to see no packaging, or at least sustainable packaging. But how do you actually get started on sustainable packaging? How can you make your packaging more sustainable, and how can you recognise sustainable packaging?
Thursday 02 March 2023
This week, H&M Home stores in Amsterdam, Utrecht, Leidschendam and Paris launched a stunning new collection of flowers and dried flowers wrapped in sustainable paper.
Thursday 23 March 2023
Two years ago, Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. (DUH) invited key players in the green industry to address the plastic problem in the market. What started as a wake-up call for participants has since grown into a fast-growing enterprise with companies from Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Switzerland representing all levels of the green supply chain.
Thursday 04 May 2023
Already 26 companies from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands have joined Euro Pplant Tray eG, which was founded in August 2022. With AS Blomsterringen Engros, the first member from Scandinavia has recently come on board.
Wednesday 24 May 2023
Did you know that the soil in a twelve-centimetre plant pot actually contains more life than all mammals and humans on earth combined?
Monday 26 September 2022
The Dutch floriculture sector needs to reduce the use of natural gas towards zero. As part of the GREENHOUSE2030 project, Wageningen University & Research (WUR), together with Glastuinbouw Nederland is doing research on fossil free and emission free cultivation.
Sunday 03 April 2022
How can garden centres advise consumers on the most sustainable alternatives for soil treatment? Tuinbranche Nederland explains the components of this sustainable advice.
Wednesday 30 March 2022
Bee as well as hover fly populations have been declining in recent decades. How can you make your environment as attractive as possible to these wild pollinators?
Thursday 21 April 2022
“Do you remember a time when birds and bees were flying around freely and colourful fruit was hanging from the trees?” Circles.fm invites you to look beyond the here and now.