Certification Bodies

Resources for Rainforest Alliance authorized certification bodies auditing against our Standards.

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2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard: Farm Requirements

The Farm Requirements of our new Sustainable Agriculture Standard are designed to help farmers protect the landscapes where they live and work, while offering an enhanced framework to improve their livelihoods and advance the human rights of rural people.

2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard: Supply Chain Requirements

The Sustainable Agriculture Standard’s Supply Chain Requirements aim to foster transparency and responsible business practices among companies from farm to shelf.

2020 Rules for Certification Bodies

The audit and certification services rendered under the Assurance System maintain and ensure a general sense of purpose as well as a commitment to high quality.

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Policy for Farm and Supply Chain Certification in Cocoa

This policy sets out specific implementation requirements for certificate holders at both producer and supply chain actor levels (Certification requirements) and for reinforcing the assurance process
View: Policy for Farm and Supply Chain Certification in Cocoa


Available in: English, French

Topics: 2020 Certification ProgramAssurance systemBinding DocumentsCertificationCocoaFarm certificationSupply Chain CertificationSustainability labelsTraceability

Policies and rules

Policy on changes to certification and auditing rules for audits in the transition year

This policy describes the changes to ensure consistent implementation of the Certification and Auditing Rules across the Rainforest Alliance Certification Program during the Transition year.
View: Policy on changes to certification and auditing rules for audits in the transition year


Available in: English, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese

Topics: 2020 Certification ProgramBinding DocumentsCertification

Policies and rules

Policy on changes to Chapter 2: rules for CB personnel in the transition year

The Rainforest Alliance Certification Program, based on the 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard, introduces several requirements for Certification Body (CB) personnel that will strengthen our
View: Policy on changes to Chapter 2: rules for CB personnel in the transition year


Available in: English

Topics: 2020 Certification ProgramBusinessCertificationFarm certificationSupply Chain Certification

Certification Standard

Certification Application Form (CAF)

The Certification Application Form (CAF) is a mandatory document to be filled out by Certificate Holders and Certification Bodies along the Certification Process of the Sustainable Agriculture
View: Certification Application Form (CAF)


Available in: English, Portuguese, French, Chinese (Simplified), Indonesian, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese

Topics: 2020 Certification ProgramAssess and AddressBinding DocumentsCertificationFarm certificationSupply Chain Certification

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