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Coffee

Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world. Yet, the coffee industry faces significant social, economic, and environmental sustainability challenges. Through our coffee certification program, tailored supply chain services, advocacy, and landscape management, the Rainforest Alliance is working towards a more sustainable coffee sector.

This page features information about the Rainforest Alliance's work in coffee and links to all our coffee-related content and resources.

We work with farmers and companies in the coffee supply chain, governments, civil society, and millions of individuals to protect forests and biodiversity, act on climate change, and promote the rights and improve the livelihoods of rural people. Together we can change the way the world produces and consumes coffee and create a world where people and nature thrive together.

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Rainforest Alliance Certified Coffee

We support coffee farmers by providing training in climate-smart and regenerative growing practices that boost yields and incomes; by connecting them with responsible markets; and by promoting the human rights of those working in the coffee sector.

Coffee products with the Rainforest Alliance seal

Download this leaflet to learn more about what certified coffee means for people and nature and how you contribute to making a positive change by buying coffee products with the frog seal.

2020 Coffee certification data report

This report provides an in-depth look at our Rainforest Alliance and UTZ coffee certification statistics and analysis of how our programs developed in 2020.

Better for business: our coffee program

A two-pager for companies interested in in sourcing coffee from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms. Learn about business benefits, impact, and how to get started.

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Rainforest Alliance Certified Coffee

Coffee farms or groups of smallholder farmers that earn the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal are audited annually against a rigorous standard with detailed environmental, social and economic criteria. These criteria are designed to protect biodiversity, deliver financial benefits to farmers, and foster a culture of respect for workers and local communities.... Continue Reading
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Calls to Action

Tackling Global Coffee Sustainability Crises Requires the Entire Sector to Step Forward

We are working towards a strengthened certification program that focuses on increased transparency, evidence-based improvements and shared responsibility.... Continue Reading
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Partner Update

Partnerships for Impact: Monitoring and Evaluation with Nescafé

Monitoring and Evaluation with Nescafé has helped us examine the impacts of the Nescafé Plan. Together, we have used data to achieve positive results.... Continue Reading
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Guidance

Sustainability Differential and Sustainability Investment, Coffee Sector Guidance document

This guidance explains how the Sustainability Differential and Sustainability Investment requirements are implemented in the Coffee sector.... Continue Reading
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An Indonesian Farmer Harnesses the Healing Power of Trees through Reforestation

Reforestation is at the heart of Eko Purnomowidi's work at Klasik Beans, a Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee cooperative he co-founded in West Java, Indonesia.[Read more...]

Published on May 4, 2022

Topics: 35th AnniversaryCoffeeIn the FieldIndonesia

White Paper

Regenerative Coffee Scorecard

Building upon years of experience and expertise in the coffee sector, the Rainforest Alliance Regenerative Coffee Scorecard offers both certified and non-certified supply chain actors a voluntary tool
View: Regenerative Coffee Scorecard

Published on April 15, 2022
Available in: English

Topics: CoffeeTailored Supply Chain Services

A coffee farmer in his field at the Household Energy Center in Kenya

Project Profile: Clean Household Energy Solutions for Mount Kenya’s Coffee Farmers

We are partnering with local organizations and coffee farmers to set up Household Energy Centers (HECs)—community-based enterprises that will increase access to clean and affordable energy technologies.[Read more...]

Published on April 13, 2022

Topics: CoffeeIn the FieldKenya

Five Coffee Farmers Who Inspire Us

Coffee farmers protect forests and biodiversity, build their farms’ climate resilience, promote human rights, and improve livelihoods. Here are five remarkable individuals who motivate us even more than the coffee they grow.[Read more...]

Published on April 12, 2022

Topics: 35th AnniversaryCoffeeIn the Field

A Mexican Coffee Farmer Becomes a Champion for Her Community

The Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee farm that María Esther Saut Niño owns with her husband has become a model for area farmers.[Read more...]

Published on March 28, 2022

Topics: 35th AnniversaryCoffeeIn the FieldMexico

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Our Work to Prevent Child Labor on Guatemalan Coffee Farms

For the Rainforest Alliance’s Claudia Medrano, preventing child labor in Guatemala’s coffee landscapes is personal[Read more...]

Published on February 16, 2022 | by Claudia Medrano, Rainforest Alliance senior manager for standards and assurance in Latin America

Topics: 35th AnniversaryCoffeeGuatemalaInsights

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