Floresteca Agroflorestal Ltda.
The project we are currently involved with is the Floresteca Agroflorestal Ltda. (Floresteca) teak plantation in Mato Grosso Brazil, which was established in 1994. Teak has been grown successfully in this region since the beginning of the 1970s.
Floresteca is a large-scale efficient plantation forestry business which operates in accordance with FSC guidelines and meets ISO 14001 standards for Environmental Management Systems. In order for Floresteca to meet the criteria contained within the FSC Guidelines, which makes them eligible for investment by QUADRIS, they are required to operate according to specific sustainable, ethical, environmental and social standards.
This is achieved by the adoption and committed implementation of appropriate ecological, technical and organisational guidelines and policies.
In 1997, Floresteca became the first teak plantation company in the world to receive FSC certification. Most recently, in recognition of their continued commitment to this project, Floresteca was named ‘Agribusiness of the Year 2005’.
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