Considering getting Rainforest Alliance Certified™? Here’s everything you need to know to make this important decision.
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Why Get Rainforest Alliance Certified?
Rainforest Alliance certification helps farmers produce better crops, adapt to climate change, increase their productivity, and reduce costs. These benefits provide companies with a steady and secured supply of certified products. Sourcing Rainforest Alliance Certified products also helps businesses meet consumer expectations and safeguard their brand’s credibility.
At the core of Rainforest Alliance certification is our mission to create a better future for people and nature by making responsible business the new normal.
Benefits for Companies
How Rainforest Alliance Certification Will Help Your Company ›
Benefits for Farmers
How to Get Rainforest Alliance Certified
The process of getting Rainforest Alliance Certified depends on your role in the agriculture supply chain. Choose one of our step-by-step guides below:
For Farmers
A guide for farmers and producer groups who are interested in getting certified for their more sustainable agriculture practices in the field.
Read: How to Get Rainforest Alliance Certified: A Guide for Farmers
For Companies
A guide for companies who want to source products from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms and need to get Chain of Custody certification.
Read: How to Get Chain of Custody Certification: A Guide for Companies
Cost of Getting Rainforest Alliance Certified
The cost of certification varies depending on your role in the supply chain, whether you are a farmer, a company, or a certification body. It also depends on the crop.
How We Can Support You
The Rainforest Alliance offers a variety of resources to answer your questions about how to work with us, get training in sustainable agriculture, promote your sustainability commitments and achievements, and submit requests to use our seal on products.
Visit our Help Center to learn more.
Forestry and Tourism Certification Requests
In 2018, the Rainforest Alliance transitioned its forestry and tourism business portfolio to NEPCon, a global non-profit organization based in Denmark that promotes and delivers sustainability certification services.
Learn more about how the Rainforest Alliance works with NEPCon.
Features & Benefits
Why Get Rainforest Alliance Certified?
Rainforest Alliance certification helps farmers produce better crops, adapt to climate change, increase their productivity, and reduce costs. These benefits provide companies with a steady and secured supply of certified products. Sourcing Rainforest Alliance Certified products also helps businesses meet consumer expectations and safeguard their brand’s credibility.
At the core of Rainforest Alliance certification is our mission to create a better future for people and nature by making responsible business the new normal.
Benefits for Companies
How Rainforest Alliance Certification Will Help Your Company ›
Benefits for Farmers
Process
How to Get Rainforest Alliance Certified
The process of getting Rainforest Alliance Certified depends on your role in the agriculture supply chain. Choose one of our step-by-step guides below:
For Farmers
A guide for farmers and producer groups who are interested in getting certified for their more sustainable agriculture practices in the field.
Read: How to Get Rainforest Alliance Certified: A Guide for Farmers
For Companies
A guide for companies who want to source products from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms and need to get Chain of Custody certification.
Read: How to Get Chain of Custody Certification: A Guide for Companies
Cost
Cost of Getting Rainforest Alliance Certified
The cost of certification varies depending on your role in the supply chain, whether you are a farmer, a company, or a certification body. It also depends on the crop.
Support
How We Can Support You
The Rainforest Alliance offers a variety of resources to answer your questions about how to work with us, get training in sustainable agriculture, promote your sustainability commitments and achievements, and submit requests to use our seal on products.
Visit our Help Center to learn more.
Forestry and Tourism Certification Requests
In 2018, the Rainforest Alliance transitioned its forestry and tourism business portfolio to NEPCon, a global non-profit organization based in Denmark that promotes and delivers sustainability certification services.
Learn more about how the Rainforest Alliance works with NEPCon.
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