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Sustainability

  • The Floriculture Sustainability Initiative was initiated in 2012 by 25 stakeholders in the floriculture sector, the founding members of FSI. They share the goal of finding more sustainable solutions for farmers, for the environment, and for the future of the sector, and set themselves the ambition to have 90% flowers and plants responsibly produced and traded by 2020.
  • In 2013, FSI was established as an independent international non-profit association under Belgian law, supported primarily by its members and through project funding.
  • In 2021 the FSI2025 programme was approved. This programme is based on three pillars

1. Responsible production and trade
* 90% responsibly produced and traded volumes by 2025
2. Responsible Conduct 
* Environmental footprint – Reduction of the product carbon footprint for selected products by  2025
* Living wage – Reduction of the living wage gap of workers at farm level by 2025.
3. Integrated Reporting • FSI members report on progress and integrate due diligence reporting by 2025

 

Prof David Bek and FSI’s project focussed on foliage supply chains

  • FSI tasked Prof David Bek from the UK with a project focussed on getting foliage supply chains around the world within scope
  • The Veld picked foliage plan was presented by the CFSA chairperson at the AGM in 2024
  • Sustainability is no longer a nice to have, because the EU and other countries are setting requirements
  • It’s about managing the risk for buyer and supplier so that consumer demand can be met
  • The entire value chain (from picker to exporter) needs to Meet Good Agricultural, Environmental and Social Practices
  • The diagram (right) summarises which standards address which pillars of sustainability (also referred to as FSI basket)
  • CFSA does not prescribe any specific programme but encourages members to engage with these bodies
 

See the latest diagram here https://www.fsi2025.com/basket

 

Further reading


Where does South African fynbos growers stand?


Barometer: March 2025
Of SIZA’s protea farm/packhouse members 68,4% have valid social audits
Of SIZA’s protea farm/packhouse members 10,5% have valid environmental audits

Sustainability is no longer a nice to have, you need to act

Sustainability

  • The Floriculture Sustainability Initiative was initiated in 2012 by 25 stakeholders in the floriculture sector, the founding members of FSI. They share the goal of finding more sustainable solutions for farmers, for the environment, and for the future of the sector, and set themselves the ambition to have 90% flowers and plants responsibly produced and traded by 2020.
  • In 2013, FSI was established as an independent international non-profit association under Belgian law, supported primarily by its members and through project funding.
  • In 2021 the FSI2025 programme was approved. This programme is based on three pillars

1. Responsible production and trade
* 90% responsibly produced and traded volumes by 2025
2. Responsible Conduct 
* Environmental footprint – Reduction of the product carbon footprint for selected products by  2025
* Living wage – Reduction of the living wage gap of workers at farm level by 2025.
3. Integrated Reporting • FSI members report on progress and integrate due diligence reporting by 2025

 

Prof David Bek and FSI’s project focussed on foliage supply chains

  • FSI tasked Prof David Bek from the UK with a project focussed on getting foliage supply chains around the world within scope
  • The Veld picked foliage plan was presented by the CFSA chairperson at the AGM in 2024
  • Sustainability is no longer a nice to have, because the EU and other countries are setting requirements
  • It’s about managing the risk for buyer and supplier so that consumer demand can be met
  • The entire value chain (from picker to exporter) needs to Meet Good Agricultural, Environmental and Social Practices
  • The diagram (right) summarises which standards address which pillars of sustainability (also referred to as FSI basket)
  • CFSA does not prescribe any specific programme but encourages members to engage with these bodies
 

See the latest diagram here https://www.fsi2025.com/basket

Further reading


Where does South African fynbos growers stand?


Barometer: March 2025
Of SIZA’s protea farm/packhouse members 68,4% have valid social audits
Of SIZA’s protea farm/packhouse members 10,5% have valid environmental audits

Sustainability is no longer a nice to have, you need to act