Breeder and disseminator Dümmen Orange is on raceway with sustainability enfranchisement for its world-wide yield sites . Last year five situation in four countries were added to the tilt of fully certify company . Dümmen Orange wants all its yield sites to be amply certified to Floriculture Sustainability Initiative ( FSI ) standards by 5 January 2025 and is using the industriousness - accept MPS documentation to attain this . Dümmen Orange expects to be able to complete the enfranchisement mental process before the deadline .
From left to right : Hugo Noordhoek Hegt ( CEO , Dümmen Orange ) , Maik Mandemaker ( Area Manager , MPS ) , Jan Nelißen ( MD & Location Manager Rheinberg , Dümmen Orange ) , and Arthij van der Veer ( Area Manager , MPS ) .
At IPM in Essen , Hugo Noordhoek Hegt , chief executive officer of Dümmen Orange , was present with the MPS - SQ certificate for its production situation in Rheinberg , Germany , by MPS Area Managers Arthij van der Veer and Maik Mandemaker . This make Rheinberg one of its five sites to be fully evidence last class . Dümmen Orange companies in Uganda and Guatemala have also added the MPS - SQ certificate to their existing MPS - ABC and MPS - GAP certifications and are , therefore , amply MPS certified . The production land site in Embu , Kenya , was KFC - certified in 2022 . The Kenya Flower Council certificate is the sustainability certification standard used in Kenya and is like to MPS - SQ .
“ Responsibility for people and the environment is one of our company ’s core values , ” say Hugo Noordhoek Hegt . “ From this starting power point , we have depict up an ambitious sustainability docket for Dümmen Orange , cover three focal areas : Environment , Social and Technological Development . Clear enfranchisement goal take shape part of this scheme . This is important for measuring and making our efforts transparent . ”
Maik Mandemaker : “ MPS is put to make the globular gardening sector more sustainable . It is good to see that Dümmen Orange is apply the same standards and imposing stringent requirements in terms of the environs , traceability , safety , hygienics and social conditions at all its internet site worldwide . This enables us to work together to accomplish a transparent , mensurable horticulture sector . ” Arthij van der Veer adds : “ We educate innovative tools and credentials standards . MPS standards are internationally recognized and at the cutting border of the horticultural industry . ”
Among other matter , MPS offers the credential standards MPS - ABC , MPS - GAP , and MPS - Socially Qualified ( SQ ) . MPS - ABC is a monitoring cock that helps troupe make the necessary fitting to deoxidize their environmental encroachment . MPS - GAP is an entry certificate that allows deliveries to be made to international retailers . With this credentials , Dümmen Orange complies with requirements in areas such as traceability , environment , crop auspices products and reminiscence routine . The MPS - SQ certificate covers working conditions and is based in part on the United Nations International Labour Organization ( ILO ) monetary standard . With this certificate , Dümmen Orange demonstrates that it meet the outside requirements in the field of wellness and safety .
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