We deliver happiness.

That might sound a little idealistic but it's the reason we get out of bed in the morning.

At Bunches we believe that business can and should have a positive impact. Bunches doesn't exist simply to create profits. We want to make a difference to people and to our world.

Our values haven't changed since we started selling flowers under an umbrella back in 1989. Bunches is family-owned, so we're all about relationships, whether that be with our customers, suppliers or our staff. We have the pleasure of selling a product that brings joy to others and aim to do so fairly and to the highest standards.

Bunches has always been committed to giving a minimum of 10% of profits to working with the poor either in the UK or largely in the developing world. As far as we're concerned this doesn't just mean signing a cheque and then walking away. We are actively involved in deciding how these funds are managed and providing other, practical support too.

We do everything under the same roof, this means all of our staff members are trained to Bunches' high standards, from our production team who are responsible for packing and quality-checking your flowers, to our friendly customer support team who are there to answer any questions you may have. They're all an integral part of the Bunches family!

Of course, we're not perfect and we know we're never going to be. It's really important that we understand this because when we're aware that we've not got everything right we can look for ways to improve. We want to get better. Constantly.

Whilst delivering happiness is our number one priority, we want to accompany this with our commitment to making a difference, to both the world we live in and the people in it.

We feel as a business, we have a responsibility to ensure that we work with farms who adopt the best agricultural practices, monitor costs and savings, and improve processes. This helps us manage the environmental impacts of flower farming, as well as ensuring working standards remain high.

Many of our blooms are sourced from Florverde Sustainable Flowers (FSF) certified farms in regions found in parts of the developing world. This provides us with the opportunity to support members of these communities through trade.

Wherever possible we source our Colombian flowers from FSF certified farms. This unique, voluntary scheme aims to improve workers' quality of life whilst ensuring our growers meet environmental standards, lessening the impact these farms have on our lovely planet.

Florverde farms not only use sustainable resources, but are also mindful of water consumption and emissions, as well as using organic methods of fertilisation and disposing of any waste responsibly.

• They must be above 18 to be employed
• Social security coverage is guaranteed
• They are paid above the local minimum wage
• Women's rights are protected

• Food security programmes
• Day care centres
• Housing subsidies
• Reforestation activities

Here at Bunches, we choose to be mindful every day of our impact on the planet. Our support of FSF certified flower farms is simply another aspect of our commitment to making a difference.