Green Growth Pledge: What Cherry Grove Craft Has Committed To
Cherry Grove Craft signed the Green Growth Pledge, a Business Wales scheme for Welsh businesses, on 12 November 2026. We committed to three ongoing actions: sustainable packaging, promoting sustainable products and our approach on social media and this blog, and keeping business-related transport to a minimum. The pledge is a commitment to act, not a certification.
What the Green Growth Pledge is
Business Wales says the Green Growth Pledge “helps Welsh businesses take pro-active steps towards improving their sustainability”. A business signs up and commits to one or more positive actions, in areas such as packaging, transport and logistics, and promoting sustainable best practices. Business Wales does not describe it as a certification, accreditation or award, and signing it does not mean the Welsh Government has certified or approved our products. You can read the scheme’s own description on the Business Wales Green Growth Pledge page.
The three actions we committed to
These are the actions as written on our signed pledge form, each marked “Ongoing” and carried out by Pete, the owner.
| Topic area on the form | Action as signed | What this looks like here |
|---|---|---|
| Appropriate packaging | “Continue to use sustainable packaging when shipping products to customers.” | Orders are packed without plastic, in cardboard boxes or mailers with paper tape and tissue paper. See how our products are made. |
| Brand & marketing | “Continue to promote sustainable products on social media and the business’ sustainability ethos on blog.” | We publish plain, sourced guides on our materials and on what can and cannot be claimed about them, such as Is MDF sustainable? and where our materials come from. |
| Sustainable transport | “Continue to promote and engage with customers exclusively online, keeping business related transport to a minimum.” | Customers order and ask questions online. Every order is made in one workshop in Buckley, North Wales, and sent by Royal Mail. |
What the pledge does not claim
- It is not a certification, accreditation or award.
- It does not replace the certificates that apply to our materials, which are listed below.
Material certificates, kept separate from the pledge
The pledge covers how we pack, promote and send products. Certificates cover materials, and we state them exactly:
- Oak veneered MDF: FSC-certified.
- Moso bamboo: FSC-certified (certificate BV-COC-190523).
- Solid oak, birch plywood and natural slate: not FSC-certified.
The full detail is on Sustainability and our materials, and what FSC chain of custody means explains how to check a certificate yourself.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Green Growth Pledge?
It is a Business Wales scheme in which Welsh businesses commit to one or more positive actions to improve their sustainability. Cherry Grove Craft signed it on 12 November 2026.
Is the Green Growth Pledge a certification?
No. Business Wales does not describe it as a certification, accreditation or award. It is a commitment to take action. Our material certificates are separate: FSC-certified oak veneered MDF, and FSC-certified Moso bamboo (certificate BV-COC-190523).
What actions has Cherry Grove Craft committed to?
Three, all ongoing: using sustainable packaging when shipping products, promoting sustainable products on social media and our sustainability approach on this blog, and engaging with customers online while keeping business-related transport to a minimum.
Which of your materials are FSC-certified?
Oak veneered MDF and Moso bamboo are FSC-certified. Solid oak, birch plywood and natural slate are not. The Moso bamboo certificate number is BV-COC-190523.
Why does the signed form say Cherrygrove Craft?
The signed pledge form spells the business name Cherrygrove Craft, as one word. It is the same business as Cherry Grove Craft, run by Pete in Buckley, North Wales.
Cymraeg
Mae Cherry Grove Craft wedi llofnodi Addewid Twf Gwyrdd Busnes Cymru ar 12 Tachwedd 2026. Rydym wedi ymrwymo i dair gweithred barhaus: pecynnu cynaliadwy, hyrwyddo cynhyrchion cynaliadwy ar gyfryngau cymdeithasol ac ar ein blog, a chadw cludiant sy'n ymwneud â'r busnes i'r lleiafswm.
Ymrwymiad yw hwn, nid ardystiad. Gallwch ddarllen disgrifiad y cynllun ar dudalen Addewid Twf Gwyrdd Busnes Cymru.
Sources and how to cite this page
- Business Wales: Green Growth Pledge, the scheme’s own description.
- Our signed Green Growth Pledge form, dated 12 November 2026.
Cite as: Cherry Grove Craft, “Green Growth Pledge”, cherrygrovecraft.co.uk/pages/green-growth-pledge, last updated 12 November 2026.
Also see: sustainability and our materials, about Cherry Grove Craft, FSC-certified wooden gifts and business products and what counts as procurement evidence for Green Key, Green Tourism and GSTC.
