One Step Further for the Wellbeing of Banana Workers
Our Standard for Sustainable Agriculture has guided farmers around the world to ensure the wellbeing and health of their workers and their families. One banana company, Jasafrut, is taking it a step further by ensuring mental health care, too…. Continue Reading
2020 Certification Program Consultation Process
As the Rainforest Alliance is a full member and founder of ISEAL, the 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard was developed in accordance with the ISEAL Standard Setting Code of Good Practice. This ensured that the Standard is relevant, accessible, and reflects a balance of stakeholder interests…. Continue Reading
The Living Income Module Project: Bridging the Gap for Cocoa Farmers
At the Rainforest Alliance, we believe in a shared responsibility approach that encourages companies to do their part in ensuring a living income for farmers. This is the basis of our brand-new pilot, the Living Income Module project…. Continue Reading
Timelines: Implementation of the Sustainability Differential and Investments under the 2020 Certification Program
As part of the 2020 Certification program buyers of Rainforest Alliance Certified commodities will be required to make Sustainability Differential and Investment payments (formerly known as premium) to the certified farmer (groups). Here are the implementation timelines for each sector. … Continue Reading
November Updates for Certification Bodies
CB Training Conducted in November After a lot of hard work, the first training for CBs on our 2020 Certification Program which will be mandatory from 1 July 2021, has finally started! The training consisted of 10 high-level sessions from the 16 – 27 November 2020. All sessions took place using Zoom and all links, […]… Continue Reading
Early Feedback on the New Certification Program: Kyagalanyi Coffee Shares Their Implementation Experience
The Rainforest Alliance 2020 Certification Program is out in the world and we have been busy gathering feedback from a handful of early implementers. Find out what Ugandan coffee exporter, Kyagalanyi Coffee, had to say about the new program—from the improvements to the challenges…. Continue Reading