Netherlands: Grodan Group joins The Sustainability Consortium
The Grodan Group joins The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) as a member of the Food, Beverage & Agriculture (FBA) sector, which carries huge importance for The Consortium in 2012. 45% of the categories being covered by TCS’s ‘Sustainability Measurement and Reporting System’ in 2012 belong to the FBA sector. "The Grodan
Group’s innovative horticultural production techniques and scientific expertise will be very beneficial to the work of the Food, Beverage, and Agriculture Sector of TSC. We are looking forward to collaborating with the team at Grodan as we develop product category dossiers, Category Sustainability Profiles, and Key Performance
Indicators for the fresh produce industry," said Sarah Lewis, Sector Director, Food Beverage & Agriculture.
"Contributing towards a sustainable horticultural sector is the main driver of the Grodan organisation. We want to further improve the sustainable production of healthy, safe and tasty fresh produce grown by our customers. We do this by developing sustainable stone wool growing media and Precision Growing methods focused on using less water, fertiliser and energy and realising higher fruit yield and quality. The Life Cycle Analyses (LCA) which are currently being developed by TSC will also help us identify the most important areas on which to concentrate our future developments. Being a member of TSC will also give us the opportunity to share our expertise, built up over more than 40 years, and contribute to the LCA development for greenhouse grown produce," mentioned Stuart Lambie, Sustainability Manager at Grodan.
For more information:
Leilah Thiart
Grodan
Tel: + 31 475 35 7481
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www.grodan.com