A few Day before the commencement ceremony of COP16 , Asocolflores became a prizewinner of the 2024 nexus with Sustainability awards . The accolade , presented by the British - Colombian Chamber of Commerce ( BRITCHAM ) , with the support of the British Embassy in Colombia and EAN University , present the first award to the flush growers in the " Actions for Biodiversity in Large Companies " family .
These award identify and accredit the most efficient social programs and manikin of entrepreneurial responsibleness in Colombia . The flower growers were winners in the " Efficient Use of Water by the Colombian Flower Growing Sector and its Impact in Preserving Biodiversity " project .
Augusto Solano , chief executive officer of Asocolflores : " For Colombian floriculture to receive this honored recognition is the result of over five ten of work commit to the preservation and shelter of natural ecosystem and all class of life history . This is the third booty that Asocolflores receive this year for its work on sustainability , it shows that it is possible to have profitable and sustainable businesses . "
The laurels was received a few solar day before Asocolflores participates in the COP16 , within the agendum of the Conference of the Entrepreneurial and Productive Sector of Colombia , as well as within the activities schedule by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development ( WBCSD ) .
Amongst the main aspects taken into consideration by the organizer in selecting Asocolflores for the first award for its project call " effective Use of Water by the Colombian Flower Growing Sector and its Impact in Preserving Biodiversity " are the following :
" A sturdy " Key Performance Indicator System for Floriculture " that contains over 1.5 million data and 30 social - environmental indicators , which has been work up throughout 25 yr . As well as backing from the Florverde Sustainable Flowers Standard , as the backbone of success , certifying that the flower farms comply with the highest outside sustainable standards . And the constitution of rooting bed for native metal money is a key effort for reforestation and improvement of strategic orbit for piddle conservation . These initiatives advertise the recovery of diminished ecosystems , increase local biodiversity , and protect river catchment basin that are essential within the water system cycle . "
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