Standards
Our Standards
Finlays Horticulture has undertaken significant work to ensure that standards and working conditions on all its farms and those of suppliers meet ETI base code based on ILO standards. We are a member of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) which is organisation where it’s corporate, NGO and trade union members work collaboratively to improve workers rights throughout member’s supply chains.
We have built a long-standing reputation for the quality and consistency of our cut flowers. We have combined this with an ethical and environmentally friendly approach to sustainable production. Our farms across Kenya have the Kenya Flower Council Gold Member accreditation standard.
All our farming operations are run according to independently certified Good Agricultural Practice (GAP). GAP requires that operators only use agrichemicals when absolutely necessary and under the control of suitably qualified experts. In addition we practice the use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) as part of our GAP procedures.
All of our Kenya farms are also accredited by FLO- Cert to produce Fairtrade flowers and vegetables.
Fairtrade
100% of the cut flowers grown on our farms in Kenya are Fairtrade accredited. This means not only that our farming operations meet the high ethical and environmental standards laid down by Fairtrade but also our workers can invest the premiums received from the sale of Fairtrade products in their local communities. These funds are managed by independent elected worker committees. It is this empowerment of workers to develop their own communities that makes Fairtrade such a force for good.
The Fairtrade premium
The Fairtrade premium is a sum of money paid on top of the agreed Fairtrade price for investment in social, environmental or economic development projects, decided upon democratically by producers within the farmers’ organisation or by workers on a plantation. The premium is fixed by the FLO Standards Unit in the same way as the minimum price and remains the same, even if the producer is paid more than the minimum price for the product. The premium fund is typically invested in education and healthcare, farm improvements to increase yield and quality, or processing facilities to increase income.
Link to Sustainability
