Setting up the Floriculture Sustainability Initiative
The floricultural sector is known for its innovative and high-tech character. At the same time the floricultural sector is also facing challenges regarding sustainability. The sector is fragmented with 13 sustainability standards and regional focused projects. To move forward, the sector needs a common vision and an international, multi-stakeholder and holistic approach to face up to these challenges, more impact projects on the ground, alignment between standards and more demand for certified flowers.
To facilitate this, NewForesight has been asked to set up the Floriculture Sustainability Initiative (FSI). The FSI will be set up with the aim to develop a sector-wide vision on sustainability with a multi-stakeholder structure representing the global floriculture sector. It will align international and local interests with a pre-competitive approach with the ultimate goal to mainstream sustainability in the floricultural sector. The FSI will do this by both creating a standard equivalency tool to increase transparency and efficiency amongst existing standards and systems and by addressing high impact sustainability issues that have a regional character and need a global approach. Currently NewForesight, IDH and the steering group a.i. in formation are working behind the scenes on the set up of the FSI. Regular updates will be posted on the IDH and NewForesight website and stakeholder will be informed through regular newsupdates. Contact us if you require additinal information.
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