How ethical is Organic Blooms?
Organic Blooms is included in The Good Shopping Guide‘s Flower Delivery Ethical Ratings Table. In our Ratings Table, the brand obtains a strong Good Shopping Guide Ethical Score and in turn reaches our Ethical Benchmark and can be considered an ethical brand. We hope to encourage all flower delivery companies to follow our Ethically Accredited Companies’ lead and implement more ethical procedures before applying for Ethical Accreditation in order to showcase this to consumers.
More information on the best sustainable Flower Delivery Companies may be found in The Good Shopping Guide to Ethical Flower Delivery Companies. Then, in our Flower Delivery Ethical Ratings Table, compare it to other suppliers.
What does Organic Blooms do?
The brand began selling flowers to friends in 2006 to having a national online flower delivery service in 2012. In 2017 Organic Blooms achieved its Soil Association Certification and is one of the first certified organic flower growers in the UK. Organic Blooms is owned by Natureworks CIC. The brand is a Social Enterprise that has more of a focus on addressing social and environmental challenges rather than making a profit. You can read more on the brands’ aims and values here.
In what areas does Organic Blooms perform well?
Organic Blooms performs well in many areas of business. The brand receives a high score for all Environmental criteria, no Animal Welfare concerns as well as no links to any Armaments, Political Donations or Public Record Criticisms. Organic Blooms’ website discusses the organic certification and the environmental benefits of organic farming, with Soil Association Certified products.
How could Organic Blooms rate higher on our Ethical Flower Delivery Companies Ratings Table?
Organic Blooms is eligible for Ethical Accreditation due to its strong score according to The Good Shopping Guide; this eligibility is examined by researching the Environment, People and Animals within a company and how much the brand considers these social, environmental and ethical factors in its sustainable business practice. Learn more about our rating system.
Ethical Accreditation acts as a certification for companies to show that it satisfies an ethical standard and increases consumer trust in a brand. Organic Bloom should apply for Ethical Accreditation as it would complement and strengthen the brand’s aims and values. Organic Blooms might raise its ranking for ethical behaviour by including Fairtrade products into the brands product range.
Why not check out The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Accreditation if you work for or with a Flower Delivery Company that values business ethics, or if you are looking to improve your current business sustainability, CSR and ESG initiatives and policies? This Accreditation has already benefited other Floristry brands like Arena Flowers, Prestige Flowers and Bloom.
Contact us to learn more about Ethical Accreditation, or complete our short form for an initial ethical evaluation of your brand.
Ethical performance in category
GSG score
GSG category benchmark
Ethical Rating
Environment
-
Environmental Report
Good
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Organic
Good
-
Nuclear Power
Good
-
Fossil Fuels
Good
Animal
-
Animal Welfare
Good
People
-
Armaments
Good
-
Political Donations
Good
-
Fairtrade
Poor
Other
-
Ethical Accreditation
Poor
-
Public Record Criticisms
Good
-
Ethical Innovator
Good
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