HTA White paper shows how UK horticulture can grow greener

Added on 14 March 2022

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HTA White paper shows how UK horticulture can grow greener

DIDCOT, UK: Nature-based solutions to climate change such as plants for urban greening and tree planting are one of the most effective ways of mitigating the impacts of climate change at scale and speed, and more can be done to access these solutions by enabling UK ornamental horticulture to maximise its full potential in combatting the climate and biodiversity crises.

Today the leading trade association for the horticulture industry, the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), publish a white paper outlining the key areas for action that could set in train what's needed to enable this.

It develops the sustainability themes and issues discussed at an HTA roundtable event, sponsored by Easitill Ltd. The meeting saw leading industry figures from horticultural and environmental organisations collectively examine the opportunities and challenges that sustainability presents for horticulture.

David Denny, HTA Director of Research and Insights, who chaired the event, said: "Our event provided a forum for people from inside and outside of horticulture to discuss the challenges of achieving greater sustainability and the opportunities it presents. The white paper summarises that discussion and we're using it to inform our plans for taking our Sustainability Roadmap for horticulture forwards. It considers how much we could achieve -there are some great things going on in horticulture, but there's so much more opportunity for us. That's especially so where greater sustainability can be accelerated by working with government, policy makers and environmental organisations to achieve common goals."