Growers Air So Pure calculate footprint
The 12 companies that make up growers' association Air So Pure are going to calculate their footprint annually. They will do this in cooperation with Greenhouse Sustainability, which offers the Flori Footprint Tool for this purpose. The footprint calculations are part of a long-term plan to take big steps in sustainability in the coming years. Air So Pure is the brand [...]
Wholesale Heyl ‘Working On’ Its Own Co2 Footprint
‘Nice to look at your business operations differently’ Honselersdijk-based wholesaler Heyl focuses entirely on the German professional florist. The family business supplies flowers, plants and related products and has become very efficient in doing so over the years. Since 2022, the company has been mapping its CO2 footprint. Of its own accord, stresses director Koen Heijl, because [...]
ZENTOO MAPS THE ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT OF 23 GROWING SITES
In cooperation with Greenhouse Sustainability, Zentoo will map the environmental impact of all locations where its member growers grow chrysanthemums. In doing so, the growers“ association is taking an important step in its ambition to go green. ”At Zentoo, we not only want to make a difference today, but also for the generations of tomorrow," says Mr. K. K., a member of Zentoo. Zentoo is a group of [...]
LEKKERLAND NETHERLANDS TAKES ACTION WITH FOOTPRINT
‘Greenhouse Sustainability not only helps companies in horticulture to become more sustainable, but also in other sectors. For example, it works closely with Lekkerland Nederland, the specialist for on-the-go consumption. The company not only had its own footprint calculated, but CO2 volumes can now be allocated to specific customers via a [...]
Dutch Flower Group starts collaboration with Greenhouse Sustainability
Dutch Flower Group (DFG) is going to use the Flori Footprint Tool for reliable insight into the environmental impact of its products. With this step, DFG can map the footprints in its entire chain, in full compliance with the recently adopted FloriPEFCR, which is partly necessary for DFG's commitment to the Science [...].
"Unjustly categorized alongside chemical products"
Peter Maes is Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Koppert and plays a crucial role in shaping Koppert's strategic direction and ensuring its alignment with the company's core values. “In 1967, when Jan Koppert started looking for biological solutions to control pests and diseases in his [...]
CLIMATE-POSITIVE FOOD CONCEPT CONQUERS DUTCH STATIONS
Natoo is the name of a new food concept at three NS stations in the Netherlands. The concept, which has now proven itself internationally, not only focuses on ultra fresh healthy food, but also works in a climate-positive way. Greenhouse Sustainability is helping the company do this. After Italy, Germany and Austria, now the Netherlands can also become acquainted with the unique food concept Natoo. [...]
VDE Plant shares footprint through Certifeye
It was already announced recently that VDE Plant, tropical plant nursery, was the first company to do a full footprint calculation for several products using the Flori Footprint Tool. Now the company has another first by being the first company to communicate the FloriPEF-Footprint statement via Certifeye's wallet. This was announced recently during a meeting [...]
VDE Plant first Flori Footprint Tool user
VDE Plant, nursery of tropical plants in Woubrugge, was the first of several products to do a full calculation of their footprint with the Flori Footprint Tool. This online tool was developed by Greenhouse Sustainability, together with software partner Simapro. The tool became available late last year, and already at the pilot stage, VDE Plant expressed its confidence [...].
Royal Lemkes: 'Increasing demand from retail for insight into product footprints'
Royal Lemkes wants to cooperate in sustainability Royal Lemkes took the lead in making the horticultural sector more sustainable several years ago. The plant supplier wants its products to be climate positive by 2030. To realize that ambition, it has been working together with Greenhouse Sustainability for a long time. More and more parties are now also choosing to make their products climate [...].