Residue measurements annual programme of the CSR team
Wednesday 16 October 2024
From January, we started testing crop protection product residues on our products, which we do in collaboration with the Groen Agro Control laboratory.
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Sustainable data exchange between traders
Tuesday 21 November 2023
On 1 November, there was a meeting at Waterdrinker organised by the Versnellers*. The main topic was the exchange of sustainable data between flower and plant traders.
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CSR visiting Horti Footprint Circle meeting
Tuesday 07 November 2023
On Tuesday 10 October, the CSR team attended Greenhouse Sustainability's Horti Footprint Circle meeting, held at Lensli Substrates. The meeting focused on collaboration in the chain to reduce the footprint. For example, pitches were given by companies Royal Brinkman/Drygair and Chrysal, on how their products can reduce the company and/or product footprint.
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Sustainability at orchid nursery Stolk Flora
Tuesday 15 August 2023
In June, we, Koen and Dionne, had the honour of paying a working visit to this unique nursery in Bleiswijk at the invitation of Koen van Koppen, of orchid nursery Stolk Flora. Thanks to the dedication of Director-owner Jan Stolk and Director Koen van Koppen, Stolk Flora is one of the most sustainable Phalaenopsis nurseries in the Netherlands. During our visit, Koen enthusiastically told us about the steps they have taken to achieve this.
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Get to know the CSR team!
Tuesday 25 July 2023
Welcome to the sustainability platform for the floriculture sector! Customers and other stakeholders can use this platform to find valuable information about sustainability in our sector. The platform is supported by a dedicated Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) team, consisting of Koen Druijf and Dionne Rens.
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'Certification for plant breeders'!
Monday 10 July 2023
On 15 June 2023, together with the sustainability accelerator group, we organised an inspiring meeting called 'Certification for plant breeders'. The event took place at the beautiful premises of Waterdrinker Aalsmeer. During this meeting, floriculture growers from the Netherlands and Belgium received information on the road to FSI-compliant certification.
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Sustainability in the coir industry
Tuesday 12 September 2023
In early May, FM Group CSR Officers Koen and Dionne attended a meeting of substrate knowledge center RHP. The aim of the meeting was to gather input, expertise and views from a broad group of stakeholders on the responsible production of coir and how this could be demonstrated through certification. The focus here was on establishing the right definition of responsible production and naming relevant sustainability issues in the coconut production chain.
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