¿Qué es Florverde Sustainable Flowers?

Florverde® Sustainable Flowers (FSF) is an independent social and environmental standard which ensures that flowers certified under this scheme have been responsibly produced.

¿Quién está detrás de Florverde Sustainable Flowers?

FSF is an independent organization comprised of a strong team of agronomists, social workers and other professionals.

Qué temas están cubiertos por el estándar Florverde®?

The FSF standard covers a wide range of issues including working conditions, occupational health, environmental best practices, protection of biodiversity, product traceability and post-harvest treatment.

¿Quién puede certificarse en Florverde Sustainable Flowers?

Any fresh-cut flower producer, regardless of size or number of workers, can be certified as long as they comply with the FSF standard.

¿Dónde puedo comprar flores con el sello Florverde?

FSF certified flowers can be found at leading retailers such as Kroger, Wal-Mart and Costco or through wholesalers such as USA Bouquet and Gems.

¿Qué tipo de flores se pueden certificar?

Any fresh-cut flowers or foliage

¿Quién paga la certificación?

Flower growers that wish to apply for certification are responsible for paying certification costs directly to the certifying body (not FSF).

¿Cuántas flores son certificadas Florverde Sustainable Flowers cada año?

Approximately 1.3 billion stems and 2,000 hectares of land are certified FSF each year.

¿Son las flores Florverde más costosas?

No

¿Apoya Florverde Sustainable Flowers pequeños cultivadores de flores? ¿Si es así, cómo?

Some of FSF’s requirements adjust to farm size and number of employees, requiring less investment costs from small growers. Foliage producers, who tend to be small farmers, can also be certified.

¿Cómo sé si mis flores están certificadas?

FSF certified flowers are marked with the Florverde®Sustainable Flowers label

¿Qué requisitos hay para usar la etiqueta Florverde Sustainable Flowers?

Only certified growers or bouquet makers can use the FSF label. For these they have to use the Manual de uso de la marca de conformidad Florverde

¿Florverde Sustainable Flowers permite a
un floricultor tener más de una certificación?

Yes, and it is currently working to reduce certification costs for growers by finding synergies with other certification systems such as Rainforest Alliance and The Ethical Trade Initiative.