As Canada’s largest importers of cut flowers, Sierra is particularly influential in this country. The Sierra Eco Label supports and markets the sale of flowers from socially and environmentally responsible farms. The Sierra Eco Label has as its guiding objectives to:

• Create awareness in the market of the social and environmental issues concerning flower growing
• Improve labor, social, health and safety standards in flower growing farms
• To help enforce environmental protection standards in flower growing farms
• Ensure an industry that is sustainable

To read more about the Sierra Eco Label program click here

VeriFlora is an agricultural sustainability certification and eco-labeling program recognized as the gold-standard in the floriculture and horticulture industries. The program is administered by Scientific Certification Systems (SCS), a global third-party certifier of environmental, sustainability and agricultural product quality claims. Accredited under ISO/IEC Guide 65, the international standard for third-party product certifiers, VeriFlora:

• Delivers tangible results that benefit growers, workers, consumers, the environment and the bottom-line
• Meets the growing consumer demand for sustainably grown cut flowers and potted plants
• Helps assure product quality and longevity

To read more about VeriFlora’s certification program click here