ECUADOR
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
Social Responsibility
Magic Flowers prides itself on hiring women, at a rate well above in the region in Ecuador where we operate.
Homes are provided for workers from other regions of Ecuador, currently to 60 single workers and to 5 families. A communal kitchen provides 3 meals a day to over 100 employees.
We care about our employees well-being, and we provide health, life and accidents insurance to all of our workers.
A worker loan program has been established to help with unexpected expenses, such as medical bills or home repairs. Many loans have been given to employees through this program to help them in times of emergency.
Because the world has become very global and information is very important, the team of Magic Flowers was instrumental in getting local wireless services and Internet installed in the local community.
Sustainability
Our farm is Rainforest Alliance/Utz Certified. It was one of the first plantations to be certified in Ecuador.
No red label pesticides or herbicides are used on the farm. We use our organic waste to produce compost that we use as fertilizer.
The farm has seen a 30% water reduction due to the creation of water reservoirs to catch all the water run-offs. Our 8 hectare reservoirs catch water where it is recycled and used for the irrigation of the farm.
As the world has changed over time and become more conservation aware, Magic Flowers has embraced biodiversity as a way of life. There are iguanas, sloth, insects, birds, deer, monkeys and squirrels among other wild animals inhabiting the farm. We have implemented procedures, such as no fishing and no hunting, that allow the farm workers and wildlife to live in harmony.