Florverde Sustainable Flowers is internationally recognized as a credible, data-driven sustainability system aligned with the expectations of leading global retailers and market initiatives. Florverde holds SSCI social recognition for primary production, awarded by The Consumer Goods Forum. This distinction confirms Florverde’s robustness in managing labor and social responsibility at farm level, within a global governance framework where Walmart participates at Board level. 

Florverde is also accepted under the Walmart U.S. Pollinator Health Position, demonstrating strong adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and environmental stewardship practices. In addition, Florverde is one of only sixteen certification schemes approved under the Ethical Charter Implementation Program (ECIP), placing it alongside globally trusted programs such as Fair Trade USA, Rainforest Alliance, GLOBALG.A.P. + GRASP, SA8000, SIZA and SMETA.

Behind these recognitions stands more than thirty years of vision. Flower breeders and growers across Latin America understood early on that sustainability was a strategic necessity for an export-driven industry. To ensure long-term business continuity, they created Florverde as a standard that goes far beyond local legal compliance, embedding responsible practices into daily operations.

Today, Florverde is the leading certification for flowers, foliage and ornamentals in Latin America, with more than 10,000 certified hectares and certification processes underway in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Peru, Nicaragua, Ecuador, El Salvador and Colombia. The program is supported by six independent third-party certification bodies, and audits include unannounced visits, ensuring impartiality, objectivity and transparency.

Florverde operates as a sustainability management platform, supported by a digital indicator system built over 20 years and powered by more than five million data points. It measures social performance, pesticide use, water footprint and carbon footprint, aligned with GHG Protocol and the CSRD of the European Union’s Green Deal. With one click, certified companies generate verified monthly sustainability reports.

For U.S. buyers seeking traceability, credibility and assurance from the very start of the supply chain, Florverde offers measurable impact and sustainability without greenwashing.

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