Is it possible to do more organic than organic today? This is the challenge many organic companies have taken, through adherence to CSR principles and labels such as the BioED Label. More and more entrepreneurs are trying to give meaning to their business and take into account societal impacts and benefits for the planet in their strategy.
What is CSR?
CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) invites companies to include the values of sustainable development in their activities around three main axes: performance, social progress and preservation of natural resources.
By taking into account societal, economic and environmental issues, voluntary companies are thus committed to going further than legal obligations, whether in the industrial, service or organic sectors, by seeking to satisfy their own objectives but also those of the stakeholders in the activity (employees, consumers, suppliers, NGOs, associations, etc.).
Committed companies therefore have a duty of information, transparency, collaboration as well as environmental concern.
Many organizations have emerged to support these companies in their transition, as well as associations and clubs that attempt to facilitate the transition to CSR for SMEs.
Meet CSR companies at Natexpo
Beyond products and certifications, some exhibitors go even further in their organic, social and responsible approach and demonstrate ethical and ecological commitments:
Organic brand, Life in Herbs offers organic herbal teas, organic green tea, organic herbs for cooking... It is also a solidarity project that promotes the professional integration of people with disabilities. The new packaging and wrapping are also eco-responsible: the brand is committed to nature, to the well-being of consumers with sustainable partners
Another brand offering organic teas, PASSPORT PLEASURE – PASSPORT TEA is participating in Natexpo for the first time. The company's founders wanted to pay tribute to their autistic son by creating a committed and supportive company that hires many autistic people (packing, shipping) through theSunflower Workshop in Alsace. The packaging is eco-responsible, and Passport Plaisir advocates for bulk purchases and against over-packaging: the customer keeps their tea box and refills it at will.
Meet them during the show and ask them about their commitments, which they will be keen to share with you.
The BioED label and CSR
CSR and organic are the very basis of BioED label : in fact, to obtain this label guaranteeing fair and local organic products, a company must adhere to a CSR approach and integrate sustainable development into the heart of its activity at 360°C. In focus, objectives of transparency, social responsibility and above all the obligation to achieve more than 50% of its turnover in organic!
À Natexpo, you will have the pleasure of meeting brands carrying the BioED label such as Biocoop, body, Sarrasin Workshop, The Mandorle, Ekibio, The Gardens of Gaia...