International code of conduct for the production of cut-flowers
The following code aims to guarantee that flowers have been
produced under socially and environmentally sustainable
conditions. The code provides a concise statement of minimum
labour, human rights and environmental standards for the
international cut-flower industry. Companies should pledge to
require their suppliers, contractors and sub-contractors to
observe these standards.  The code is concise in order to
display it in workplaces and in order to avoid any confusion
between these basic principles and the application of
principles. An independent body, established to provide
independent verification of compliance with the code and to
assist companies to implement the code, will provide an
auditable check-list of practices and conditions that are
consistent with the standards set forth in the code.  The
company pledges to observe the core ILO standards, the universal
human rights standards and basic environmental standards, which
are the base