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FlorAustral earns FLP certification |
OSORNO, Chile, December 7, 2009: FlorAustral, a flower producer and exporter from Osorno in the south of Chile has achieved FLP certification. The company specializes in peonies and passed successfully the FLP inspection in October. It is the first Chilean company in the FLP organizationn and the first one that produces peonies. The certification confirms that FlorAustral meets high standards of environmental sustainability, social responsibility and product quality.
FlorAustral Chile Ltda., with its headquarters in the Los Lagos area, is a family business in the true sense of the word.. Apart from peonies FlorAustral nurseries also produces Gentiana, Lilium, Calla, Freesia, Zantedeschia and Ranunculus.
Chile, with a population of about 16 million, is a land full of opportunities and it is on its way to becoming a first world country in South America. It has a varied landscape with a well developed road system that stretches over 4,300 km from north to south. The government , currently being run by socialist Michelle Bachelet, is stable and its path of development is encouranging.
The abbreviation FLP stands for Flower Label Program. This ecolabel was initiated way back to 1998 by the German organization of flower wholesalers BGI.. The FLP label guarantees that the certified cuf flowers are “fair to man and environment”. For more information: www.flowerlabel.org
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