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Vineland’s purpose and strategy is enabled by our high-performance inclusive culture, underpinned by our values and behaviours and our commitment to deliver responsibly and sustainably for the benefit of all of our stakeholders. 

Since our incorporation in 2007, Vineland has supported the Canadian horticultural industry and government stakeholders in addressing innovation challenges by actively assisting and engaging them with focused and effective outcome-based research, development and commercialization support through our innovation strategy. This support is driven by Vineland’s Mission to:
“Improve the economic viability, sustainability and competitiveness of horticulture in Canada” 

A key pillar of this mission is the sustainability of horticulture

Over the last few years, Vineland has maintained a focused, but unwritten framework for sustainability within our support for the horticultural sector, as well as our own operations. With the ever-changing external business environment, it was deemed timely in December 2022, that sustainability was formally codified in our business and operations, and the Vineland Board of Directors approved the development and execution of an Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Strategy and its associated framework for Vineland. Through the lens of our ESG Strategy, Vineland manages and promotes:

  • The support and services we offer and the projects we deliver
  • The management of the outcomes and impacts of our own operations and increasing our positive reputation as a sustainability leader
  • Our commitment to setting leading standards of accountability that deliver optimal outcomes for all stakeholders.

Sustainability in Vendor & Supplier Selection

  • Smart Procurement. Sustainable Impact

    Embedded in the Vineland ESG framework is the need for sustainable procurement where Vineland balances the need to embed responsible and sustainable business principles into our procurement processes while also meeting the needs and requirements of the company and clients. 

  • Value Creation Through Sustainable Decisions

    It’s the consideration of how a procurement decision could improve social, economic or environmental well-being and how through the procurement process, one may act in securing value creation. 

  • Real Client Value, Delivered Sustainably

    Vineland’s sustainable procurement practices place an emphasis on quality, cost, reliability, timeliness, flexibility and innovation as a key component for sustaining a competitive business, integrating purpose, corporate accountability and delivering benefit to our clients. 

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