practice principles?
This is now being achieved through
an Integrated Management System,
developed by the Sustainable Harvesting Programme to provide with
a step-up approach towards compliance.
This system ultimately aims to help
small suppliers of wild fynbos to
better manage risks – so to answer
questions asked by retailers and
consumers about both environmental practices, as well as labour practices. How? By measuring the status
of compliance, and by providing
help and support to improve on
areas where needed over time. The
Internal Management System includes a baseline assessment undertaken with the supplier, and an easy
-to-implement improvement plan.
The goal? To ultimately ensure consumers, retailers, exporters and buyers that these suppliers are working
to improve where it may be needed.
Of course, none of this is done
alone. With support of the Sustainable Harvesting Programme team at
Flower Valley, an easy five step cycle
is worked through as a partnership
with suppliers – from receiving any
required training, to the implementation of an improvement plan, and
monitoring the impacts thereof.
This support is provided by the Programme team for three consecutive
years – to help reduce any potential
risks and concerns.
Land users know that by acting responsibly on fynbos landscapes to-
day, these landscapes will still be
able to provide a sustainable livelihood tomorrow. Now there’s additional support available – to also
help to show those who care about
assurance that landscapes are respected, that fynbos species are not
threatened and that the livelihoods
of the people working in the fynbos
are protected.
Contact: Flower Valley Conservation
Trust
Tel. 028 425 2218
Email: [email protected]
www.flowervalley.org.za
Facebook: Flower Valley Conservation Trust
Twitter: @flowervalleyct