At Floréac, we believe in the power of plants. Plants bring nature closer to people and add colour and atmosphere to our living and working environments. At the same time, we believe it is important to pay careful attention to the choices behind every plant. That is why Floréac developed the ympa plant brand.
This charter describes the criteria we use to select ympa plants and how we work together with our growers on cultivation, certification, verification and transparency. It forms the foundation of the ympa brand.
As a plant specialist, Floréac wants to use its knowledge of the plant market to help customers and consumers make better-informed choices. With ympa, we select plants from growers who meet predefined criteria and are transparent about their cultivation methods.
Our selection is based on more than intentions. We look at specific cultivation criteria, relevant certifications and, where provided for within the system, independent verification.
With ympa, we work with growers who are transparent about their cultivation methods and meet the defined ympa criteria.
We consider aspects such as the use of crop protection products, fertilisers, energy and water. We also focus on techniques such as biological pest control and water recirculation, as well as measures that help manage the use of resources.
To support these criteria, we select the ympa range from growers who meet the defined certification requirements. Depending on the grower and product, these may include organic certification or the applicable MPS certifications.
Our year-round range of indoor, patio and outdoor plants is complemented by a selection of seasonal plants.
For typical seasonal plants, we choose, wherever possible, to follow their natural growth cycle and offer them at the appropriate time of year.
In this way, we aim to align cultivation and availability more closely with the plant’s natural growth cycle.
Within ympa, we pay attention to how growers manage energy, water, waste and other resources.
Depending on the nursery, measures may include the use of solar or wind energy, heat pumps, water recirculation and waste management systems.
Through the criteria and certifications associated with ympa, we aim to make these aspects more transparent and verifiable.
Attention to working conditions
Within our charter, we pay attention to good working conditions and respect for people throughout the supply chain.
Education & awareness
We provide customers and consumers with information about plants and their care, relevant initiatives within the sector and the importance of biodiversity.
Transparent communication
We aim to communicate clearly about how ympa plants are grown, selected,
To support our selection criteria, we source the ympa range from growers who meet the defined certification requirements.
Depending on the grower and product, this means organic certification or a combination of MPS-A, MPS-GAP and MPS-ProductProof certifications.
MPS-A maps aspects including the registered use of crop protection products, fertilisers, energy and water, as well as waste management, and assesses growers according to the methodology defined by MPS.
MPS-GAP covers requirements relating to areas such as operational management, traceability and procedures within the horticultural business.
MPS-ProductProof adds product-level verification. The crop protection products used are registered and product samples may be analysed. This allows the registered information to be compared with the results for the inspected batch.
With ympa, we aim to combine certification and verification, making the criteria behind our plant selection as transparent and verifiable as possible.
The ympa SCORE indicates which level of criteria within the ympa selection system a product meets.
The score is not an overall assessment of a plant’s environmental impact. It indicates the level applicable to the product based on the criteria defined by ympa.
Products with an A-SCORE meet the core criteria defined within the ympa selection system, together with the associated certification and/or verification requirements.
Products with an AA-SCORE meet the ympa core criteria as well as additional criteria defined within our selection system.
These additional criteria may relate to aspects of cultivation, resource use, packaging or other verifiable measures.
Products with an AAA-SCORE meet the most comprehensive level of criteria within the ympa selection system.
Depending on the product, additional cultivation criteria and specific certifications may also apply. We aim to communicate the applicable criteria and certifications for each product as clearly as possible.
With ympa, Floréac aims to make the choices behind every plant more visible and easier to understand.
From cultivation and certification to verification and transparency, clear criteria help our customers and consumers make better-informed choices.
Together with our growers and customers, we continue to develop our approach and refine our criteria as new knowledge, technologies and opportunities emerge.
ympa – growing a greener future
