The Horticultural Trades Association ( HTA ) has partner with sustainability certification the Planet Mark as a first step in delivering its Sustainability Roadmap . The partnership will help both the HTA and its members to reduce their carbon footmark , protect the innate surround and combat climate modification .
The partnership provides phallus with an opportunity to access expert support in reducing their C footprint , to make a tangible deviation to both their clientele and the planet . The partnership will also see the HTA trust to reducing its own carbon copy footprint , take the journey alongside members to place the UK gardening and landscaping industry at the leading edge of sustainable business .
The Sustainability Roadmap , which sets out cardinal ambitions for the gardening industriousness , contains a specific end of achieve a 20 % nett reducing in CO2 emissions in totality across HTA membership . In horticulture , most carbon emissions are made up from energy use in fire up commercial-grade glasshouses for plant production ; energy and heating for garden nitty-gritty ; transport of products through the supply range of mountains and waste matter produce throughout the supply Sir Ernst Boris Chain . Using a credential scheme that recognises uninterrupted betterment , encourages activity and build an empowered residential area of alike - given individuals , the Planet Mark offers a believable means of mensurate and reducing a business ’s carbon footprint .
Companies are certified as presently as they sign up up base on their commitment to sustainability . To keep the Planet Mark certification , an organisation must slim their carbon footprint every year , commit to betroth their staff in the outgrowth and invest to intercommunicate their progress outwardly .
To start the journey , the Planet Mark are offering a barren workshop this February to HTA members who would like to find out out more about what they can do to set about their own sustainability journeying . Members who make a committedness will receive a 5 % discount on joining or renewing their rank with the Planet Mark . The certification will help appendage fully appraise their C footprint , societal economic value and service to future - proof the business . The Planet Mark can also aid large business organization withStreamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting ( SECR ) compliance .
Managing Director of Squires Garden Centres , Martin Breddy said “ Squires was looking for a squad who could treat our SECR reporting audit , but also motivate us to progress our sustainability scheme . The Planet Mark team demonstrated the capacity to deliver the audit for our 2020 results , but just as significantly , showed the rage and commitment to inspire a more progressive environmental insurance . We ’re far from perfect and have a long way to go , but the Planet Mark accreditation curriculum will motivate us to keep improve . That ’s outstanding for our the great unwashed , our customers , and the wide-cut world . ”
To find out more go tohttps://hta.org.uk/business-support-and-services/products-and-services/the-planet-mark.htmlorwww.planetmark.com
The workshop will take place on Tuesday 9 February – to secure your place visithttps://hta.org.uk/training-employment/academy/planet-mark-workshops.html
This workshop will be the first in a serial publication of workshops and events available to HTA member to enable them to actualise their carbon paper reduction and sustainability potential .
For more information : Horticultural trade Associationwww.the-hta.org.uk
