Florverde on the media
Financial Times
- Flower growers want to cultivate Europe
T“International Women’s Day is a big deal in Russia,” says José Balboa, with a slightly perplexed smile. “They seem to be the only ones.”
Mr Balboa would know. As production manager at Unique Collection, a rose farm in the sierra, north of Bogotá, he understands the selling power of special occasions.
Unique Collection sells 65 per cent of its roses to Russia, 20 per cent to the US and the rest between Hungary, Belgium, the UK, Taiwan, Ukraine and Japan.
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IISD
- UNDP LAC Regional Biodiversity Initiative Bulletin
The working groups identified the following cases as emblematic: The La Cocha Country Reserves Network; research and development of essential oils by the National Center of Research for the Agro-industrialization of Aromatic Plant Species and Tropical Medicines (CENIVAM) in Santander; adaptation to climate change in the Macizo de Chingaza; management of overlapping zones of parks and reserves, as in the Cahunari National Natural Park in Amazonas; the national policy of participation in conservation known as “Parks of the People”; the Laguna de la Cocha network of country reserves; the Declaration creating the Yaigojé Apaporis National Natural Park; the Villapaz Civil Society Reserves in Palmarito; the unified norm on bamboo in Caldas, Quindío and Tolima; the Autonomous Regional Corporation of Quindío (CRQ) Statute regulating soil use; the Flor Verde eco-certification programme for flowers; the national policies on wetlands and páramos; the Inga de Aponte Reserve; Green Gold in Chocó; the pact for legal wood products; and the reserves policy in the Amazon region. For more information please click HERE
PR Newswire
-Colombia to Ship Millions of 'Green' Roses to U.S. for Valentine's Day
Florverde(R)-Certified Farms Recognized for Global Environmental and Social Standards
BOGOTA, Colombia, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The old saying Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, may not totally ring true this Valentine's Day. In fact, the estimated 300 million stems of flowers grown on Colombia's Florverde-certified farms headed to the United States for the holiday of love will be green this year. Colombia is the largest supplier of cut flowers to the U.S. market, and the majority of these flowers are grown on the 163 participating Florverde farms, which are in independently certified compliance with stringent U.S. and global environmental and social standards. For more information please click
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Bizbloom
- Florverde Sustainability Certification
FlorVerde®'s most compelling aspect is its focus on the health and welfare of the Colombian worker. FlorVerde®'s stringent workplace standards are designed to improve the lives of Colombian workers by providing social systems to support workers and their families, fostering a system that facilitates personal and professional growth and opportunity, and by creating and maintaining a safe work environment. The environmental standards and care and handling measures defined by FlorVerde® represent safe, sustainable floriculture and yield an abundant supply of beautiful flowers that are available throughout the year. For more information please click HERE
- Grower Direct
Grower Direct Is Working To Build a Better Future!
How? By supplying our customers with flowers from farms that operate in a socially responsible and eco-friendly manner. Grower Direct is supporting flower farms that invest in their people and their people’s families. Because we are family owned, like so many of our stores, it seems only right that we source our flowers from those that share our values. Imagine what the world would be like if everybody shared our values. For more information please click HERE