Benefits
“We want to provide flower growers with a tool they can use to manage their social performance,” says Kristina Ullrich, who works at Hivos as private sector advocacy officer. “Customers increasingly ask for horticultural products that are produced in an environmentally friendly way and under good labour conditions, as evident in the growing demand for certified flowers.”
“Growers don’t know exactly how they are currently performing on sustainability, compared to the sector and where they can improve in the future, without reducing profits,” Ullrich continues. “This portal aims to provide growers with a quantitative social impact assessment and resources on opportunities to improve cost-effectiveness.”
Workshops
Interested parties can request a workshop provided by Ufadhili Trust to learn more about the use of the portal. Ufadhili Trust is an East African proponent of social responsibility. They support growers that want to improve their social performance with trainings, CSR programs and connections to local solution providers. The CSR portal is an initiative of Hivos, Ufadhili Trust and True Price.
For more information:
CSR Africa