While Congress considers clearing legal hurdles for growing the crop nationwide, some states are already seeing ecological impacts.

Is it time for the controlled-environment industry to phase out plastic products? Perhaps not yet, but we’re making progress.

Consumers are demanding sustainable packaging, and the cannabis industry is listening and offering solutions.

Learn what the company is doing to lower the use of plastics for its growing media products.

Find out more about cut flower care company’s 2025 plan for addressing its own impact on the planet and society.

This grower of ornamentals and vegetable plugs has always focused on using its resources efficiently. Now, these efforts are paying off for the company’s immediate and long-term future.

Sharing your sustainability practices cultivates customer goodwill and sets an example for other businesses in the green industry.

Pineae Greenhouses, an Ogden, UT-based producer of spring flowering annuals, perennials, and container nursery products, has achieved MPS-A certification from More Profitable Sustainability.

MPS (More Profitable Sustainability) certification is a way for growers to provide tangible proof to their customers, through […]

During Cultivate’18, More Profitable Sustainability (MPS), which develops and manages certification for the ornamental industry, recognized two different growers for their sustainability efforts.

The alliance with MPS is designed to promote and expand best practices in the area of environmental sustainability, enabling the entire industry to perform better.

With the increasing requirements of retailers on use of chemicals, and the growing attention to production circumstances, MPS-GAP is a perfect fit for Battlefield Farms, the company says.

The new Follow Your Flower or Plant vignette from MPS allows consumers to learn all about the producers of the plants and flowers they see at retail, and how sustainably their products are grown.