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| Kalamazoo Flower Group, LLC 8937 Krum Ave Galesburg, MI 49053 |
| Sustainability | Reducing our impact! |
KALAMAZOO FLOWER GROUP SUSTAINABILITY GOALS:
Water and Resources
- Reduce water usage (through recycling, runoff control, controlled watering, and usage).
- Develop storm water management and prevention plan to implement in 2011, with process and
participation to be evaluated annually. - Work with greenhouse growers to promote and encourage the use of IPM, and sustainable growing
practices.
- Walk-through energy audits performed by all committed greenhouse growers by year-end 2011.
Resend energy self assessment tool to growers. - Update growers’ on energy incentive plans for upgrades and help identify funds to help growers for
environmental/energy improvements.
- Enroll key customers in recycling program by year-end. (2011)
- Have 20% of plastic sent to customers returned for recycling. (2011)
- Determine base level in shipping waste and develop strategies to help growers reduce that waste,
and/or recycle it. (2011)
- Identify areas that may be useful in reduction of fuel use.
- Develop strategy to reduce overall carbon footprint of operations in 2011.
- Increase levels of on-site renewable energy by 10% over the next 10 years.
- Develop annual sustainability report, process to begin in September, and published electronically at
same time as annual fiscal report. - Electronically publish a quarterly sustainability newsletter to communicate to and educate employees
and customers on sustainability programs, progress, and ideas. - Help identify groups that may be a source for seasonal help in local greenhouse operations.
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| Kalamazoo Flower Group's plastic recycling program. |
| fax: 269.342.1644 |
| sales office: 800.253.4898 |
| Kalamazoo Flower Group Sustainability Action Team Statement of Sustainability Our Sustainable Business strives to maximize effectiveness through sustainable business practices focusing on environmental preservation, building social equity, while securing long-term profitability. A representation of sustainability showing how both economy and society are constrained by environmental limits |
Our Sustainable Floriculture practices involve using less inputs and becoming energy and resource
efficient in growing greenhouse products (Dennis, 2011)
Further, our Sustainable Floriculture production also aims to reduce environmental degradation, maintain
productivity, promote economic viability, conserve resources and energy, and maintain stable communities
and quality of life. (UNH, 2011)
Dennis Ph. D., Jennifer. Horticulture Marketing. Purdue University, n.d. Web. 6 Jan. 2011.
<http://hort2.agriculture.purdue.edu/hortmarket/horticultural%20marketing/sustainable.html>.
"Sustainability." University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension. University of New Hampshire, - . Web. 26 Jan. 2011.
<http://extension.unh.edu/Agric/AGGHFL/sustainability.htm>.
efficient in growing greenhouse products (Dennis, 2011)
Further, our Sustainable Floriculture production also aims to reduce environmental degradation, maintain
productivity, promote economic viability, conserve resources and energy, and maintain stable communities
and quality of life. (UNH, 2011)
Dennis Ph. D., Jennifer. Horticulture Marketing. Purdue University, n.d. Web. 6 Jan. 2011.
<http://hort2.agriculture.purdue.edu/hortmarket/horticultural%20marketing/sustainable.html>.
"Sustainability." University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension. University of New Hampshire, - . Web. 26 Jan. 2011.
<http://extension.unh.edu/Agric/AGGHFL/sustainability.htm>.
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Florimark TraceCert is a scheme that guarantees the
traceability of floriculture products of traders. The
certificate comprises basic requirements in the fields of
freshness, initial checks, storage, stock management,
distribution and traceability of purchased flowers and plants
in the trading channel. (MPS, 2012)
MPS, Web. 16 Feb. 2012.
<http://www.my-mps.com/Certificates/LabelsforTraders/
FlorimarkTraceCert/tabid/178/language/en-US/Default.aspx>.
traceability of floriculture products of traders. The
certificate comprises basic requirements in the fields of
freshness, initial checks, storage, stock management,
distribution and traceability of purchased flowers and plants
in the trading channel. (MPS, 2012)
MPS, Web. 16 Feb. 2012.
<http://www.my-mps.com/Certificates/LabelsforTraders/
FlorimarkTraceCert/tabid/178/language/en-US/Default.aspx>.
| Kalamazoo Flower Group is proud to announce that we are the first in North America to receive MPS-TraceCert certification! |
