Mutual acknowledgement with Rainforest Alliance Certified is now operative!

A common ground to make the difference!

Our mutual acknowledgment agreement with Rainforest Alliance Certified is now operative! this means a company can get certified by both standard in one single inspection!

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Comparaciones entre Florverde Sustainable Flowers y Rainforest Alliance Certified

Sello de certificación Florverde Sustainable Flowers. E n el mundo de los estándares que pretenden certificar las buenas prácticas ambientales, sociales o de calidad para la producción, vemos cientos de iniciativas locales y mundiales con diversos niveles de reconocimiento en los distintos mercados de destino. Y es curioso observar que ese reconocimiento muchas veces se basa más en la habilidad de sus comunicaciones y mercadeo que en la robustez técnica del estándar como herramienta de mejoramiento continuo. To read this entry in English, please click here Por otro lado existen estándares de país que se han acercado a los productores locales, entendiendo su contexto y dando respuesta a las necesidades reales en la producción, lo que los posiciona como estándares técnicamente excelentes pero de baja recordación, esto porque normalmente no cuentan con los recursos de mercadeo para posicionarse a nivel internacional, entre la cadena de suministro y mucho menos al nivel d...

Friend of the month - February

Have your say in February... Pieter Landman from the Netherlands! "The trend is more getting back to sustainable and honest flowers as a gift, rather than over expensive luxury gifts" We spoke with Pieter Landman , of the most well known floral designers and owner of Blooming Vision BV. He spoke about his work during Valentine's Day, millenials and aspirational customer trends and why for florist is important to work with sustainable flowers! Florverde® Sustainable Flowers: This month USA will celebrate Valentine's Day, how are you preparing for it? Pieter Landman: I am already working on product development for the next Valentine's Day, in my profession you have to be pro- active but the production on the farms is now of course ‎in the highest gear, to bring for all lovers of this planet a beautiful floral gift. FSF®: How have new generations (Y and Z) changed Valentine's Day? Pieter: Nowadays, new generations hav...

Roses, roses, roses - FSF certified even better!

Passion Growers - Flores Ipanema. Latest FSF certified company. At Florverde® we are very pleased to welcome a new flower company to our sustainable community. Passion Growers, founded in 2001, is a family-oriented company dedicated to growing and providing the most beautiful and highest-quality roses. Passion Growers’ 200 varieties of roses can be found in more than 5,000 retail and grocery stores around the United States, and online under the brand name Passion Roses. Passion Growers farms are located i n the savannah just outside the capital city of Bogota, Colombia, where the roses are grown in the most ideal conditions. Flores Ipanema are one of the providers of roses for Passion Growers in North America. For Ximena Franco, director of Florverde®, "We welcome Passion Growers - Flores Ipanema to our sustainable community after completing all the social, technical and environmental requirements to obtain the Florverde® Sustainable Flowers certificat...

5 common mistakes when you're new on Corporate Social Media

5 common mistakes when you're new on Corporate Social Media By: Oscar Farfán We all love to gather with friends in boths ways, offline and online. Do i have to communicate the same way to my brands' stakeholders? Companies have much to tell to the world. Build your brand reputation online is not an easy task and you'll need to keep in mind some basics before trying to open the first brand's profile online, no matter what social media network you want to use. 1. Share what you like related to the business sector and think others may love it! Social media is about being spontaneous. Is you see something an find it interesting after reading/watching it, share it! others can learn and will be grateful with you! 2. Don't auto-like! Common mistake. You should be asking yourself "what's wrong with that?" well, if you have ever been around the hashtag #ForeverAlone that's exactly what you're showing about your brand. ...

Friend of the Month - January

Have your say in January... Christine Boldt from the USA! "We embrace the notion of an increasingly interconnected world and believe it is the ideal moment to introduce the concept of working together" We spoke with Christine Boldt, B.S. in Accounting from Florida State University. She has been exposed to the flower industry for more than 30 years , as her mother was one of the first woman to own a flower importing company in Miami. Also she has worked with the Association of Floral Importers of Florida - AFIF on their trade shows from 1999 through 2001 and joined full time from 2004 as Executive Vice President. From supply chain, sustainable flowers and customer trends she highlights the importance that sustainable certification labels have among these. Let's see what she got to tell to the Tingua! Florverde® Sustainable Flowers: How have you seen any change in the supply chain at the flower industry in terms of sustainability? What is your opinion about Fl...

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