Learn what ‘seasonal’ means for you.
Learn about individual species’ flowering cycles. Research the climate-suitable varieties for your area and supply channels. Learn to spot what’s likely – or unlikely – to be local.
Ask wholesalers where their flowers come from.
It can be difficult to identify the origins of your flowers. Ask questions about your flowers: Where do they come from? How are they flowers are grown?
Make a conscious decision to seek out more sustainable flower choices.
Faced with decisions between different varieties at the point of wholesale purchase, use your knowledge to make a better choice.
Support local flower farmers.
Discover your local growers, learn what they grow and support their products. Farm open days and tours are a great way to deepen your understanding of flower farming.
Find out how your flowers were transported to you if not local.
Consider the carbon footprint of transport. Support lower emission transport options like sea freight for imported flowers.
Support growers associated with the Slow Flower Movement.
The Slow Flowers movement promotes local, seasonal and sustainably-grown flowers and advocates for transparent origin labelling on floral products.
Check the labels.
If you are buying imported flowers, look for varieties with a level of certification. Keep the Sustainable Cut Flowers Project Guide handy when buying imported flowers to identify what the different certification schemes measure.
A quick internet search in a wholesaler’s coolroom can quickly bring up a farm’s website. Learn about the farm, where it is located and how it operates.
Consider the price.
If imported flowers are particularly cheap, or the provenance is unknown, then consider whether buying the flowers is a good idea. Ask questions: Could modern slavery be part of the supply chain? Does the country of origin have reliable regulation?
Consider your own priorities.
Understanding what the main certifications represent helps us when we want to align our personal values with the aims of the certification.
Showcase designs featuring locally-grown, seasonal flowers.
Celebrate what’s in season locally by sharing your designs in-store, on social media, or wherever you advertise your designs. Show your customers creative possibilities. Explain which flowers are in season, have come from local farms or are native to the local area.
Make the most of the ‘houseplant effect’. Creatively use foliage to connect people with nature, not just flowers. Bringing the ‘outside in’ can mean unusual sticks, striking branches and interesting foliage.
An imperfect structure can add character and interest to an arrangement. Nature is not perfect and imperfection can bring us closer to a genuine relationship.
Design weddings and events around seasonal flowers.
Become familiar with what is in season in your climate zone before any consultations about events like weddings. Use photos and moodboards to communicate creative ideas.
Discover what healthy biodiversity means where you live.
Experiment with flowering plants that occur naturally to your area. Consider them in the context of local biodiversity. What plants do they co-exist with? What animals and insects do they feed? Local and regional governments can be a wealth of information, as can local nature groups.
Always ask permission before harvesting plant material.
Harvesting or ’foraging’ from nature reserves and public land can damage the local ecosystem and is often illegal. It is important to always seek permission before cutting or foraging for materials on any land.
Avoid using invasive species.
Invasive species can have a destructive impact on local biodiversity. Stopping the spread of undesirable and damaging species is critically important. Learn about weeds of significance in your area, avoid these in floral design and ensure any propagatable plant material does not escape into the natural environment.
Make flowers the hero, not accessories.
Celebrate flowers. Cheap teddy bears, balloons and manufactured accessories may have a very short life before they end in landfill.
Ask questions about each non-compostable element in your design.
Reduce your use of virgin resources.
Simplify materials to increase the likelihood of resource recovery.
Once you’ve decided on the elements that will feature in your design, make sure they can be easily separated. A bouquet or arrangement in a vessel of water, with a natural fibre, can easily be separated into composting (for flowers) and reuse for the vessels.
Think before you buy.
The best way to avoid waste is to avoid creating a demand for manufactured items. Ask yourself if you really need an item, or an existing item could perform the same function.
Read the labels.
Check to see what products are made from – are there mixed materials that could be hard to separate? Look for certifications, like FSC certification for paper. Check the recycling stamp.
Consider domestic waste management systems.
Find out the capabilities of your local recycling systems. Check plastics for recycling symbols and whether kerbside collection can support these products. Consider tin and glass containers to encourage reuse and ease of recycling.
Do not use floral foam.
Master the arts of hand-tied bouquet making and in-vessel arranging. Both these skills are at the foundation of sustainable floral design and do not require the use of manufactured materials, other than a vase.
Experiment with floral foam alternatives.
No floral foam alternative is perfect, and each has positives and negatives. Discover which alternative works best for different designs.
Avoid all other single-use plastics where possible.
This includes plastic bags, plastic tape, plastic wraps, card skewers, rose cylinders, base trays and guards, hydration tools such as plastic tubes for gift wraps, plastic/nylon ribbons and balloons.
Avoid the need to produce more plastic.
Repurpose and reuse wherever possible – think about giving items ‘a second life’. Food containers (plastic & glass) can be reused for short-term hydration in gift boxes or gift-wrapped in paper. Encourage return-to-store.
When you must use plastic, use easily recyclable plastic.
Become familiar with the best choices. PET bottles are the easiest to recycle. Some products, like plastic bags (LDPE) and polystyrene, can be recycled but rarely are. Other plastics, like cling film, or any composite plastic, cannot be recycled at all.
Keep plastics out of landfill.
In a circular economy, all plastic packaging should be 100% re-usable, recyclable or compostable. This needs to work in practice, not just in theory, so systems must be in place to support the full cycle.
Offer customers a choice of no packaging or very simple packaging.
Always ask if flowers need to be presented as a gift – many customers are happy to walk out with a very basic wrap or something simple to stop drips.
Have eco-friendly products on hand.
Stock and offer options like recycled, unbleached and FSC approved paper, home-compostable bags and natural fibre ties for sustainable gift-wrapping options. Explain your product choices to customers.
Help consumers sort the waste
Add notes or instructions to your designs. For example:
‘Your flowers are compost-friendly. When they’re done, add them to your green-waste bin or home compost.’
‘When your arrangement wilts, you can take it apart. The flowers go in the compost and the paper and pot in the recycling. Keep the ribbon for birthday presents.’
‘Please return your vessel to us for reuse.’
Encourage care of cut flowers at home.
Give customers the skills to make their flowers last longer. Suggest a change of vase water and a stem re-cut every few days.
Use renewable and natural materials for gift wrapping.
Pure cotton, linen, hemp, jute, and bamboo fibre strings and ribbons are all compostable and can be added to home composts, provided they have no synthetic materials added.
Encourage customers to keep vessels for reuse.
Help customers select flowers for specific vessels.
Seek out other businesses, groups and organisations you can work with to keep manufactured materials in circulation.
Can someone help you collect yoghurt pots or jars to use as water vessels inside your gift boxes in exchange for a weekly bunch of flowers? Can you offer to take cardboard boxes from a local business to a recycling centre in exchange for using some of the boxes yourself?
Look for local garden businesses who may be able to supply interesting vines or trimmings that could be used to create support structures.
Repurpose any flowers with life left in them before you compost.
Is there a retirement home nearby whose residents could benefit from small jars of leftovers from packed-down events?
Be a good employer.
Pay your employees a fair, living wage. Ensure they receive the benefits they are entitled to, such as adequate leave.
Create a sense of community in your workplace.
Create a supportive work environment with good communication for enduring relationships and positive work experiences.
Educate and train your employees.
As an individual, this may mean simply passing on your own skills, but bigger businesses could consider a formal mentorship or sponsoring employee studies.
Use third party tools.
Local or government labour council often provide checklists and other tools to ensure you are across your obligations as an employer.
Have strategies in place for conflict/dispute resolution.
Many problems in the workplace can be avoided by creating clear guidelines around job descriptions, employee expectations and dispute resolution processes.
Practice Corporate Social Responsibility.
Play a positive role in their community, and take responsibility for the economic, social and environmental consequences of your activities.
Value natural capital.
Assess your impact on natural capital. Look at your own operations, your suppliers, and the companies you rely on for services. Think of the supply chains that preceded any purchases, the raw materials you use and the costs to natural capital. Identify your strengths and the areas to improve and add them to your sustainability plan.
Engage with other entities, like providers and suppliers, that support your values.
Look at your bank, your pension or superannuation fund (for you and for any employees), and your insurance providers. Consider your sundries suppliers and courier services. Research their values – look for policies about CSR or sustainability.
Third parties can often verify if an organisation is as sustainable as they say. Bank.Green, for example, compares US banks in terms of the fossil fuel financing.
Find opportunities to regenerate nature.
Join or sponsor a group that helps restore the natural environment in your local community.
Consider business certifications.
Certifications can help you become and remain a fair workplace. B Corporation certification is probably the most comprehensive. Others target particular areas, such as Cradle to Cradle for manufactured products.
Assess your waste.
That includes the waste you buy (e.g. packaging), the waste you produce (e.g. packaging from sundries and green cuttings), and the waste you pass on to someone else to deal with (e.g. sundries and packaging).
Divert your green waste to a composting system.
If possible, compost on-site. Investigate the green waste services in your local municipal organisation. Private contractors may be the only service available to collect your green waste. Investigate whether community gardens could utilise your green waste.
Do not use flowers or foliage that cannot be composted.
That includes flora that has been altered by bleaching, preserving, flocking, spraying or glitter. The modification of these products makes them suitable for landfill only.
Sort your waste into the appropriate streams.
Investigate the options for recycling and resource recovery in your area with your local municipal organisation.
Use renewable energy providers wherever possible.
Take advantage of any rebates or schemes your local government offers.
Be energy aware.
Turn off lights, refrigerators and heating/cooling systems when not in use. Isolate your work area requiring cooling/heating during periods of extreme temperature.
Maintain your machines.
Ensure business resources like your van and refrigerator are regularly serviced. When you next make a purchase, upgrade to a more energy-efficient one.
Conserve your water.
Collect your rainwater. Use greywater in your garden.
Manage hazardous materials safely.
Many environmental problems are created by the escape of waste and synthetic chemicals into the natural environment. Avoid any chemical products you do not need to use.
Use environmentally safe cleaning products.
Check the labels and do your homework on products that might be engaging in greenwashing.
Seek out eco-friendly & ethically produced floristry sundries.
Support businesses working towards the same goals, rather than businesses that continue to produce or sell unsustainable products.
Incorporate sustainability values into your business mission.
Keep focussed by formally committing to a sustainable workplace.
Audit your current practices.
Assessing your current business practices can help you set goals. Assess everything – your business purchases, your fuel consumption – you should even go through your bins to see what you’re throwing out.
Use your audit to set goals and targets.
Isolate the areas you need to work on. Use this information to create your sustainability goals. Set targets so you can work towards improvement.
Document and reassess regularly.
Document your goals and targets. Regularly monitor your progress.
Demonstrate what sustainable floristry can do.
Use your shopfront or website, the flowers you choose, your product options, your arrangements and aesthetic.
Share your journey.
Explain the flowers you have chosen and the farms they come from. Talk about choosing sustainable sundries.
Explain why you don’t use floral foam.
Direct others to make more informed choices via the SFN website or other resources.
Signpost your sustainability.
You could offer a special line featuring seasonal flowers, in the same way that restaurants tell their customers about the ‘special of the day’. Use the hashtag #localandseasonalflowers to raise awareness.
Create point of sale opportunities.
Promote more sustainable purchases and your sustainability initiatives. You might create a simple in-house guide and keep on display:
Sustainable floristry is one part of the global movement to create a sustainable future for the planet and for people. Invite consumers to be part of it.
Do not engage in greenwashing. In Be transparent about flowers that have been imported/air-freighted/not in-season, and varieties that have been altered from the natural state in any way (such as dyeing). In-store notes can inform customers if flowers are modified. For example, a vase of dyed Phalaenopsis orchids could feature a sign reading: “Please note these flowers are artificially dyed”.
Engage in discussion.
Tell your wholesaler why you’re interested in flower farms, and your peers why you are choosing sustainable sundries.
Engage staff and colleagues.
Keep employees informed of your commitments to a more sustainable business operation.
Work together to identify systems in the business operation that could be improved. Encourage staff to do this course and use our website as an educational tool.
Form your own network of sustainable florists.
Like-minded florists are a source of ideas and inspiration.
Develop strong, long-term relationships with your wholesale suppliers.
Positive relationships with wholesalers and farmers is essential. Cultivate honest and transparent communication. Be curious about the flowers and products you purchase. Support those wholesalers who support your sustainability efforts.
Tell suppliers what you want.
Communicate your preferences. If you believe your flowers can be collected without unnecessary packaging, request it.
Align with like-minded organisations.
Avoid financial arrangements with companies that do not share the same values and seek associations that reinforce similar values.
Become a voice for sustainability at industry events.
Promote these principles and point out that the greater the commitment to change, the easier it is to get customers on board.
Use social media.
Speak directly to those you want to influence. Communicate your goals to ensure comprehensive and sustained change.
Be kind, patient and tolerant.
You may interact with florists who haven’t explored sustainable floristry or who are resistant to change. But transformation occurs when we feel free to explore and experiment — and sometimes make mistakes — in a supportive environment.
Jifunze maana ya neno "msimu" kwako. Jifunze kuhusu mizunguko ya maua ya spishi mbalimbali. Tafuta aina zinazofaa hali ya hewa ya eneo lako na njia za usambazaji. Jifunze kutambua nini <unk> ni uwezekano <unk> au uwezekano <unk> kuwa ndani ya nchi. Waulize wauzaji wa jumla mahali ambapo maua yao hutoka. Inaweza kuwa vigumu kutambua chanzo cha maua yako. Uliza maswali kuhusu maua yako: Yanatoka wapi? Maua hayo hukuaje? Kwa hivyo, chagua kwa uangalifu aina ya maua ya kudumu. Unapokabiliwa na maamuzi kati ya aina tofauti wakati wa ununuzi wa jumla, tumia maarifa yako kufanya chaguo bora. Kuunga mkono wakulima wa maua wa eneo hilo. Kujifunza kuhusu wakulima wa ndani, kujifunza jinsi ya kukuza na kukuza bidhaa zao. Siku za wazi za shamba na ziara ni njia nzuri ya kuimarisha uelewa wako wa kilimo cha maua. Jifunze jinsi maua yako yalivyopelekwa kwako ikiwa si ya ndani. Fikiria athari za kaboni za usafiri. Kuunga mkono chaguzi za usafirishaji wa uzalishaji wa chini kama vile usafirishaji wa baharini kwa maua ya kuagiza. Wafugaji wa msaada wanaohusishwa na Harakati ya Maua ya Polepole. Harakati ya Slow Flowers inakuza maua ya ndani, ya msimu na ya kudumu na inadai uwazi wa utambulisho wa asili kwenye bidhaa za maua. Chunguza lebo. Ikiwa ununuzi wa maua ya nje, tafuta aina ambazo zina kiwango fulani cha vyeti. Kuhifadhi Sustainable Cut Flowers Project Guide karibu wakati wa kununua maua ya kuagiza ili kutambua nini mipango tofauti ya vyeti kipimo. Utafutaji wa haraka wa mtandao katika chumba cha baridi cha muuzaji wa jumla unaweza kuleta haraka tovuti ya shamba. Jifunze kuhusu shamba hilo, mahali lilipo na jinsi linavyofanya kazi. Fikiria bei yake. Ikiwa maua ya nje ni ya bei nafuu au haijulikani ni wapi yalitoka, fikiria kama ni jambo zuri kununua maua hayo. "Kuna maswali kadhaa: ""Je, utumwa wa kisasa ni sehemu ya mfumo wa utoaji?""" Je, nchi ya asili ina kanuni ya kuaminika? Fikiria mambo unayoona kuwa ya maana zaidi. Kuelewa nini vyeti kuu kuwakilisha inatusaidia wakati tunataka align maadili yetu ya kibinafsi na malengo ya vyeti. Michoro ya maonyesho yenye maua ya majira ya msimu yanayokua katika eneo hilo. Sherehe nini ni katika msimu ndani ya nchi kwa kushiriki miundo yako katika duka, kwenye mitandao ya kijamii, au popote wewe kutangaza miundo yako. Waonyeshe wateja wako uwezekano wa ubunifu. Tafsiri ni maua gani ya msimu, yametoka kwenye mashamba ya mahali hapo au ni ya asili ya eneo hilo. Tumia vizuri "athari ya mmea wa ndani". Tumia majani kwa njia ya ubunifu ili kuunganisha watu na asili, si maua tu. Kuleta "nje ndani" kunaweza kumaanisha vijiti visivyo vya kawaida, matawi yenye kuvutia na majani yenye kupendeza. Muundo usio mkamilifu waweza kuongeza tabia na kupendeza kwa mpangilio. Uongo ni kitu cha kawaida na usio kamilifu unaweza kutufanya tuwe karibu na uhusiano wa kweli. Kubuni harusi na matukio kuzunguka maua ya msimu. Jifunze kuhusu hali ya hewa ya eneo lako kabla ya kufanya mazungumzo yoyote kuhusu matukio kama vile arusi. Tumia picha na mabamba ya hisia ili kuwasiliana mawazo ya ubunifu. Jifunze kuhusu umuhimu wa kuhifadhi uhai katika eneo unaloishi. Jaribu mimea yenye maua inayopatikana kiasili katika eneo lenu. Fikiria mambo hayo kwa kuzingatia utofauti wa viumbe wa mahali hapo. Ni mimea gani wanayoishi pamoja nayo? Wao hula wanyama na wadudu gani? Serikali za mitaa na za kikanda zinaweza kuwa utajiri wa habari, kama vile vikundi vya asili vya mitaa. Sikuzote uliza ruhusa kabla ya kuvuna mimea. Kuvuna au "kuchimba" kutoka hifadhi za asili na ardhi ya umma inaweza kuharibu mfumo wa ikolojia wa ndani na mara nyingi ni kinyume cha sheria. Ni muhimu daima kutafuta ruhusa kabla ya kukata au kutafuta chakula kwa ajili ya vifaa juu ya ardhi yoyote. Epuka kutumia spishi za uvamizi. Spishi za uvamizi zinaweza kuwa na athari mbaya kwa utofauti wa kibiolojia wa mahali hapo. Kuzuia kuenea kwa spishi zisizohitajika na zenye kudhuru ni jambo la maana sana. Jifunze kuhusu magugu muhimu katika eneo lako, kuepuka haya katika kubuni maua na kuhakikisha yoyote propagatable mimea nyenzo haina kutoroka katika mazingira ya asili. Fanya maua yawe mashujaa, si vifaa. Sherehe ya maua. Ndugu, teddy bear, balloon na vifaa vya bei nafuu vinaweza kuwa na maisha mafupi sana kabla ya kuishia kwenye takasusi. Uliza maswali kuhusu kila kipengele kisichoweza kuyeyushwa katika muundo wako. Punguza matumizi ya rasilimali zisizotumiwa. Rahisisha vifaa ili kuongeza uwezekano wa kupata rasilimali. Mara baada ya kuamua juu ya vipengele kwamba itakuwa kipengele katika kubuni yako, kuhakikisha wanaweza kuwa kwa urahisi kutenganishwa. Kwa mfano, bouquet ya maua ya maua ya maua ya maua ya maua ya maua ya maua ya maua ya maua ya maua ya maua ya maua ya maua ya maua ya maua ya maua ya maua ya maua ya maua ya maua ya maua ya maua ya maua ya maua ya maua ya maua ya maua. Fikiria kabla ya kununua. Njia bora ya kuepuka taka ni kuepuka kuunda mahitaji ya bidhaa zinazotengenezwa. Jiulize kama kweli unahitaji kitu fulani, au kitu fulani kilichopo kinaweza kufanya kazi hiyohiyo. Soma maandishi yaliyoandikwa. Angalia kuona nini bidhaa ni kufanywa kutoka <unk> kuna vifaa mchanganyiko ambayo inaweza kuwa vigumu kutenganisha? Kwa mfano, unaweza kupata vyeti vya FSC kwa karatasi. Chunguza muhuri wa kuchakata. Fikiria mifumo ya usimamizi wa taka za nyumbani. Tafuta uwezo wa mifumo yako ya kuchakata ya mahali ulipo. Angalia plastiki kwa ajili ya alama za kuchakata na kama mkusanyiko wa kando ya barabara unaweza kusaidia bidhaa hizi. Fikiria vyombo vya bati na glasi ili kuchochea matumizi ya mara kwa mara na kurahisisha kuchakata. Usitumie povu ya maua. Ujuzi wa sanaa ya kufanya bouquet iliyofungwa kwa mkono na kupanga ndani ya chombo. Ujuzi huu ni msingi wa kubuni maua endelevu na hauhitaji matumizi ya vifaa vya viwandani, isipokuwa chungu. Jaribu mbadala za povu ya maua. Hakuna mbadala wa povu ya maua ulio mkamilifu, na kila moja ina faida na hasara. Gundua ni mbadala gani inayofaa zaidi kwa miundo tofauti. Epuka plastiki nyingine zote za matumizi moja ikiwezekana. Hii ni pamoja na mifuko ya plastiki, mkanda wa plastiki, vifuniko vya plastiki, skewers za kadi, silinda za rose, trays za msingi na walinzi, vifaa vya hydration kama vile mirija ya plastiki kwa vifuniko vya zawadi, filamu za plastiki na nylon na puto. Kuepuka haja ya kuzalisha plastiki zaidi. Repurpose na kutumia tena popote iwezekanavyo <unk> kufikiri juu ya kutoa vitu <unk> maisha ya pili <unk>. Vifaa vya chakula (plastic na kioo) vinaweza kutumiwa tena kwa hydration ya muda mfupi katika masanduku ya zawadi au zawadi-wrapped katika karatasi. Kuhamasisha kurudi-kwa-duka. Unapohitaji kutumia plastiki, tumia plastiki inayoweza kutumiwa tena kwa urahisi. Jifunze kuhusu chaguzi bora zaidi. Chupa za PET ni rahisi zaidi kuchakata. Vifaa vingine, kama vile mifuko ya plastiki (LDPE) na polystyrene, vinaweza kurejeshwa lakini mara chache hutengenezwa. Plastiki nyingine, kama filamu ya kushikamana, au plastiki yoyote iliyounganishwa, haiwezi kutumiwa tena. Weka plastiki mbali na mahali pa kuondoa taka. Katika uchumi wa mviringo, vifurushi vyote vya plastiki vinapaswa kuwa 100% vinavyoweza kutumiwa tena, kuchukuliwa upya au kuyeyushwa. Hii inahitaji kufanya kazi katika mazoezi, si tu katika nadharia, hivyo mifumo lazima kuwa mahali pa kusaidia mzunguko kamili. Watoa wateja chaguo la hakuna ufungaji au ufungaji rahisi sana. Daima kuuliza kama maua haja ya kuwa iliyotolewa kama zawadi <unk> wateja wengi ni furaha ya kutembea nje na wrap msingi sana au kitu rahisi kuzuia matone. Kuwa na bidhaa zinazofaa mazingira. Weka hisa na kutoa chaguzi kama karatasi iliyotengenezwa upya, isiyo na rangi na iliyokubaliwa na FSC, mifuko ya nyumbani ya compostable na vifungo vya nyuzi za asili kwa chaguzi endelevu za ufungaji wa zawadi. Kuelezea chaguzi za bidhaa kwa wateja wako Msaada watumiaji kuchagua taka Kuongeza maelezo au maelekezo kwa miundo yako. Kwa mfano: ‘Maua yako yanaweza kutumiwa kama mbolea. Wanapomaliza, waongeze kwenye chombo chako cha taka ya kijani au mbolea ya nyumbani. <unk> <unk> Wakati mpangilio wako unapooza, unaweza kuuvunja. Maua huenda kwenye mbolea na karatasi na sufuria katika kuchakata. Weka mkanda kwa zawadi za siku ya kuzaliwa. Tafadhali turudishe chombo chako kwetu kwa ajili ya matumizi ya tena. Kuhamasisha utunzaji wa maua yaliyokatwa nyumbani. Wape wateja ujuzi wa kufanya maua yao yaendelee kwa muda mrefu. Pendekeza kubadilisha maji ya chupa na kukata tena shina kila baada ya siku chache. Tumia vifaa vinavyoweza kubadilishwa na vya asili kwa ajili ya kufungia zawadi. Kwa mfano, nyuzi za pamba, kitani, hemp, jute, na nyuzi za mianzi ya mianzi zinaweza kuunganishwa kwenye mbolea za nyumbani, ikiwa hazina nyenzo za synthetic. Kuhamasisha wateja kuweka vyombo kwa ajili ya matumizi ya tena. Wasaidie wateja kuchagua maua kwa ajili ya vyombo fulani. Tafuta biashara nyingine, vikundi na mashirika unaweza kufanya kazi na kuweka vifaa vya viwandani katika mzunguko. Je, unaweza kukusanya vikombe vya yoghurt na kutumia kama vyombo vya maji ndani ya masanduku yako ya zawadi kwa kubadilishana na bouquet ya maua ya kila wiki? Unaweza kutoa sanduku la makaratasi kutoka kwa biashara ya karibu hadi kituo cha kuchakata kwa kubadilishana na kutumia baadhi ya masanduku mwenyewe? Tafuta biashara za bustani za eneo hilo ambazo zinaweza kutoa mizabibu yenye kupendeza au vipande vinavyoweza kutumiwa kutengeneza miundo ya kutegemeza. Tumia maua yoyote yenye uhai kabla ya kuyafanya kuwa mbolea. Je, kuna nyumba ya uzeeni karibu ambayo wakazi wake wanaweza kufaidika na mitungi midogo ya mabaki kutoka kwa matukio yaliyofungwa? Uwe mwajiri mzuri. Wape wafanyakazi wako mshahara unaofaa na unaofaa. Hakikisha wanapata faida wanazostahili, kama vile likizo ya kutosha. Kuunda hisia ya jamii katika mahali pa kazi yako. Kuunda mazingira ya kazi ya kuunga mkono na mawasiliano mazuri kwa mahusiano ya kudumu na uzoefu mzuri wa kazi. Wazoeze na kuwazoeza wafanyakazi wako. Kama mtu binafsi, hii inaweza kumaanisha tu kupitisha ujuzi wako mwenyewe, lakini biashara kubwa inaweza kuzingatia ushauri rasmi au udhamini wa masomo ya wafanyikazi. Tumia zana za mtu wa tatu. Maafisa wa kazi wa serikali za mitaa na serikali za mitaa hutoa orodha za ukaguzi na zana zingine za kuhakikisha kuwa unafikia wajibu wako kama mwajiri. Kuwa na mikakati ya kutatua migogoro au mabishano. Matatizo mengi katika mahali pa kazi yanaweza kuepukwa kwa kuunda miongozo ya wazi kuhusu maelezo ya kazi, matarajio ya wafanyikazi na michakato ya utatuzi wa migogoro. Tumia uwajibikaji wa kijamii wa ushirika. Kuchukua jukumu chanya katika jamii yako na kuchukua jukumu la athari za kiuchumi, kijamii na mazingira za shughuli zako. Thamani ya mtaji wa asili. Tathmini athari yako kwenye mtaji wa asili. Angalia shughuli zako mwenyewe, wauzaji wako, na makampuni unayotegemea kwa huduma. Fikiria juu ya minyororo ya usambazaji ambayo ilitangulia ununuzi wowote, malighafi unazotumia na gharama kwa mtaji wa asili. Kutambua nguvu yako na maeneo ya kuboresha na kuongeza yao kwa mpango wako wa uendelevu. Kujiunga na mashirika mengine, kama vile watoa huduma na wauzaji, ambayo kusaidia maadili yako. Angalia benki yako, mfuko wako wa pensheni au wa kustaafu (kwa ajili yako na kwa ajili ya wafanyakazi wowote), na watoa huduma zako za bima. Fikiria wauzaji wako wa vitu mbalimbali na huduma za kupeleka barua. Utafiti wa maadili yao <unk> kuangalia sera kuhusu CSR au uendelevu. Vyama vya tatu mara nyingi inaweza kuthibitisha kama shirika ni kama endelevu kama wao kusema. Bank of America imependekeza kuwa nchi za Ulaya na Ulaya zilichukua hatua za kuimarisha uendeshaji wa fedha za mafuta. Tafuta fursa za kurudisha asili. Kujiunga au kudhamini kikundi ambacho husaidia kurejesha mazingira ya asili katika jamii yako ya ndani. Fikiria vyeti vya biashara. Vyeti vinaweza kukusaidia kuwa na kubaki mahali pa kazi panapofaa. B Corporation vyeti ni pengine kina zaidi. Wengine huelekeza maeneo fulani, kama vile Cradle to Cradle kwa ajili ya bidhaa zilizotengenezwa. Tathmini taka yako. Hii inahusisha taka unazonunua (kwa mfano, Ufungaji wa bidhaa (kwa mfano, bidhaa za kipekee) na bidhaa za bidhaa (kwa mfano, bidhaa za kipekee) Kuondoa vifurushi vya vifurushi vya vifurushi vya vifurushi vya vifurushi vya vifurushi vya vifurushi vya vifurushi vya vifurushi vya vifurushi vya vifurushi vya vifurushi vya vifurushi vya vifurushi vya vifurushi vya vifurushi vya vifurushi vya vifurushi vya vifurushi vya vifurushi vya vifurushi vya vifurushi vya vifurushi vya vifurushi vya vifurushi. Vifaa mbalimbali na ufungaji). Weka taka zako za kijani kwenye mfumo wa kutengeneza mbolea. Ikiwa inawezekana, fanya mbolea mahali hapo. Chunguza huduma za taka za kijani katika shirika lako la manispaa ya ndani. Makandarasi binafsi inaweza kuwa huduma tu inapatikana kukusanya taka yako ya kijani. Uchunguzi kama bustani za jamii inaweza kutumia taka yako ya kijani. Usitumie maua au majani yasiyoweza kutengenezwa mbolea. Hii inahusisha mimea ambayo imebadilishwa kwa kuchanganywa, kuhifadhi, kuunganisha, kunyunyizia au kung'aa. Marekebisho ya bidhaa hizi hufanya kuwa yanafaa kwa ajili ya kuhifadhi taka tu. Panga taka zako katika mito ifaayo. Chunguza chaguzi za kuchakata na kurudisha rasilimali katika eneo lako na shirika lako la manispaa ya eneo lako. Tumia watoaji wa nishati mbadala popote inapowezekana. Tumia fursa ya punguzo au mipango yoyote ambayo serikali yako ya mitaa inatoa. Jihadharini na nishati. Kuzima taa, friji na mifumo ya joto au baridi wakati haitumiki. Punguza joto katika eneo lako la kazi ambalo linahitaji baridi au joto wakati wa joto kali. Tunza mashine zako. Hakikisha rasilimali za biashara kama vile gari lako na friji zinatunzwa mara kwa mara. Unapofanya ununuzi mwingine, ongeza kiwango chako cha umeme. Weka maji yako kwa kiasi. Kukusanya maji yako ya mvua. Tumia maji ya kijivu katika bustani yako. Tumia vifaa vyenye hatari kwa usalama. Matatizo mengi ya kimazingira hutokana na kutoroka kwa taka na kemikali za synthetic katika mazingira ya asili. Epuka kutumia kemikali ambazo hazihitaji kutumiwa. Tumia bidhaa za kusafisha zisizo na madhara kwa mazingira. Angalia lebo na fanya kazi yako ya nyumbani kwenye bidhaa ambazo zinaweza kuwa zinajihusisha na uvujaji wa kijani. Tafuta vitu mbalimbali vya maua vinavyotokana na mazingira na vinavyotokana na maadili. Kuunga mkono biashara zinazofanya kazi kuelekea malengo sawa, badala ya biashara ambazo zinaendelea kutengeneza au kuuza bidhaa zisizo endelevu. Kuingiza maadili ya uendelevu katika utume wako wa biashara. Weka umakini kwa kujitolea rasmi kwa mahali pa kazi endelevu. Chunguza mazoea yako ya sasa. Kutathmini mazoea yako ya sasa ya biashara kunaweza kukusaidia kuweka miradi. Tathmini kila kitu - ununuzi wako wa biashara, matumizi yako ya mafuta - unapaswa hata kwenda kupitia mabaki yako ili kuona nini wewe ni kutupa nje. Tumia ukaguzi wako kuweka malengo na malengo. Punguza maeneo unayohitaji kufanya kazi. Tumia habari hii kuunda malengo yako ya uendelevu. Weka malengo ili uweze kufanya kazi ya kuboresha. Hati na kuchunguza tena mara kwa mara. Andika malengo na malengo yako. Angalia maendeleo yako kwa ukawaida. Onyesha kile maua endelevu inaweza kufanya. Tumia duka lako au tovuti, maua unayochagua, chaguzi zako za bidhaa, mpangilio wako na urembo. Shiriki safari yako. Eleza maua uliyochagua na mashamba yanayotoka. Kuzungumza juu ya kuchagua nguo mbalimbali endelevu. Eleza kwa nini hutumiani povu ya maua. Kuongoza wengine kufanya uchaguzi zaidi unaofahamika kupitia tovuti ya SFN au rasilimali nyingine. Kumbuka ishara ya uendelevu wako. Unaweza kutoa mstari maalum wenye maua ya msimu, kwa njia ile ile ambayo mikahawa huwaambia wateja wao juu ya "maalum ya siku". Tumia hashtag #LocalFlowers kwa kuongeza ufahamu. Kuunda nafasi za hatua ya mauzo. Kukuza ununuzi endelevu zaidi na mipango yako ya uendelevu. "Kama unavyoona, ni muhimu sana kuunda mwongozo rahisi wa ndani na kuhifadhi kwenye maonyesho: ""Utamaduni wa maua endelevu ni sehemu ya harakati ya kimataifa ya kuunda siku zijazo endelevu kwa sayari na kwa watu.""" Waalike watumiaji kuwa sehemu yake. Usiingie katika ujanja wa kufulia. Kuwa wazi kuhusu maua ambayo yamepelekwa nje ya nchi au kusafirishwa kwa ndege au ambayo hayako katika msimu, na aina ambazo zimebadilishwa kutoka kwa hali ya asili kwa njia yoyote (kama vile rangi). Maelezo ya duka yanaweza kuwajulisha wateja ikiwa maua yamebadilishwa. Kwa mfano, chungu cha okidi za Phalaenopsis zilizopakwa rangi chaweza kuwa na ishara inayoandika: <unk>Tafadhali kumbuka maua haya yamechorwa kwa njia ya bandia<unk>. Shiriki katika mazungumzo. Mwambie muuzaji wako kwa nini unavutiwa na mashamba ya maua, na wenzao kwa nini unachagua bidhaa mbalimbali endelevu. Weka wafanyakazi na wenzako katika shughuli. Weka wafanyakazi wako katika taarifa kuhusu ahadi zako za kufanya biashara iwe na maendeleo. Kufanya kazi pamoja ili kutambua mifumo katika operesheni ya biashara ambayo inaweza kuboreshwa. Kuhamasisha wafanyakazi kufanya kozi hii na kutumia tovuti yetu kama chombo cha elimu. Kuunda mtandao wako mwenyewe wa maua endelevu. Wafanyabiashara wa maua wenye maoni kama yako ni chanzo cha mawazo na msukumo. Kuendeleza mahusiano ya muda mrefu na wasambazaji wako wa jumla. Mahusiano mazuri na wauzaji wa jumla na wakulima ni muhimu. Sitawisha mawasiliano ya uaminifu na ya uwazi. Uwe na hamu ya kujua kuhusu maua na bidhaa unazonunua. Kuunga mkono wale wauzaji wa jumla ambao wanaunga mkono juhudi zako za uendelevu. Waambie wauzaji kile unachotaka. Zungumza kuhusu mapendezi yako. Ikiwa unaamini kwamba maua yako yanaweza kukusanywa bila ufungaji usio wa lazima, omba. Kujiunga na mashirika yenye mawazo kama yako. Kuepuka makubaliano ya kifedha na makampuni ambayo hayashiriki maadili sawa na kutafuta vyama ambavyo huimarisha maadili sawa. Kuwa sauti kwa ajili ya uendelevu katika matukio ya sekta. Kuendeleza kanuni hizi na kuonyesha kwamba zaidi kujitolea kwa mabadiliko, rahisi ni kupata wateja juu ya bodi. Tumia mitandao ya kijamii. Zungumza moja kwa moja na wale unaotaka kuwaathiri. Fanya kazi kwa kuwasiliana na watu wako ili kuhakikisha mabadiliko ya kina na ya kudumu. Uwe mwenye fadhili, mwenye subira, na mwenye kuvumilia. Unaweza kuingiliana na florists ambao hawajachunguza floristry endelevu au ambao ni sugu kwa mabadiliko. Lakini mabadiliko hutokea wakati tunahisi huru kuchunguza na majaribio <unk> na wakati mwingine kufanya makosa <unk> katika mazingira ya msaada.