More than 3,000 companies, from global powerhouse brands to small independents, have turned to the Rainforest Alliance since 1987 to guide them on their sustainability journey.
This is what just a few have said about the business value and mission impact of their work with the Rainforest Alliance.
The Rainforest Alliance’s standards for gender and women’s empowerment have helped us ensure the safety and well-being of nursing mothers and their children while promoting better livelihoods and economic opportunities for women.
Esnath Chafewa, Ariston Management / Southdown Estate, Zimbabwe
I previously struggled with marketing my crops, but with the Rainforest Alliance seal, I’ve gained an opportunity to boost my sales.
Sushena Devi, coffee, spice & rubber farmer, India
Certification not only benefits the farm but also has a positive impact on local communities, promoting decent employment, supporting economic development, and improving the quality of life for people who live and work near the farm.
Crysthara Lúcia Alves dos Reis, Daterra coffee farm, Brazil
Before EUDR, we were already implementing the Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Standard. This taught us good practices like how to keep proper documentation and collect geodata, as well as gave us vital knowledge about topics such as biodiversity, deforestation, and more. As a result, it was not difficult for us to implement the couple of additional requirements needed to align with the EUDR.
Shaheen M Saly, director of High Range Coffee Company, India
By partnering with the Rainforest Alliance, we are able to access resources, knowledge, and networks that have helped us implement more sustainable practices and position ourselves in the market as suppliers of high-quality, environmentally responsible products.
Darwin Castro, Microfinanciera Pueblos en Acción Comunitaria S.A. coffee and cocoa group, Nicaragua
We implemented policies to stop and prevent child labor and trained all farmers, workers, and management representatives on how to assess and address child labor if it’s discovered. These policies were not there before our certification journey began.
Cyrus Chomba, Baragwi coffee cooperative, Kenya
Certification has made our [tea] factory workers more knowledgeable and aware of environmental conservation. We have also seen a tremendous shift in how our organization approaches social issues, with working conditions and worker welfare improving as a result.
Salesio Kaberia, certification manager at KTDA, Kenya
Over the past decade, our production has increased by about 10%. This growth comes from our farm’s strategic investment in implementing good agricultural practices…such as replacing old coffee varieties with new, high-yielding ones, implementing soil and water conservation measures, adopting intensive pruning techniques, managing shade trees, and controlling pests and diseases through an Integrated Pest Management strategy.
Teferi Oljira, Limmu coffee farm, Ethiopia
As small-scale farmers, we often want to expand our farms, hoping to increase yields. As a result, there was a huge expansion of plots into untouched forests, but the Rainforest Alliance has helped us develop a plan to restore our cocoa plots without the need for expansion.
Mva Ze Jean Louis, president of SCOOPS-PROCAM, Cameroon
Certifications like Rainforest Alliance have played an important role in driving sustainable supply chains at both the production and consumption end. We have partnered with the Rainforest Alliance for many years and highly valued their sustainability expertise and implementation skills to help us advance our farmer programmes. A stamp-like Rainforest Alliance can motivate consumers to buy sustainably produced products and support farmers.
Christopher Stewart, Global Head of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, Olam International
The Rainforest Alliance was the obvious choice for validation and first verification of Gola REDD Project in Sierra Leone because of their outstanding track record, rigor, and long-term commitment to projects that provide direct and robust benefits to local communities and biodiversity.
Nicolas Tubbs, Tropical Forest Conservation Manager, The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
We’re excited to work with organizations like the Rainforest Alliance to tell our story of the responsible agricultural production of coffee, bananas and palm oil. The Rainforest Alliance Certified™ seal helps to assure our customer base that our operations are sustainable from the soil to the market.
Jana Cichowski, Sales, North America, Daabon
Bixby & Co. cares about where the ingredients used in its craft candy snack bars come from and how those ingredients impact not only customers but also those that grow and harvest those ingredients. They are committed to ethically sourcing, which is why they use cocoa from Rainforest Alliance Certified™ farms.
Kate McAleer, Founder and CEO, Bixby & Co.
Integrity of ingredients is very important to Bissinger’s. Because not all cocoa is responsibly farmed, we work with Rainforest Alliance Certified™ farms in Côte d’Ivoire where superior cocoa beans, esteemed for exceptional taste, are grown.
Dave Owens, VP of Taste – Chief Chocolatier, Bissinger’s
Rainforest Alliance certification gives us peace of mind that the people who are growing the cacao that goes into our chocolate are being fairly treated and living better lives than they would without our purchases. We don’t have the manpower to be a presence at origin, but by sourcing from Rainforest Alliance Certified™ farms we are assured that the cacao we use is sustainably grown to benefit farm families and the future of their vital crop.
Jean Thompson, Owner and CEO, Seattle Chocolates
For Justin’s, working with the Rainforest Alliance is about more than certification. It is a collaboration that allows us to support the planet, the communities and the people that work to bring our Peanut Butter Cups made with Rainforest Alliance Certified™ cocoa to life in a sustainable and responsible manner.
Justin Gold, Founder, Justin’s
At Clif Bar, we believe that how we select and source our ingredients can be a catalyst for a healthier and more sustainable food system. We chose Rainforest Alliance certification because its comprehensive social and environmental commitments closely match our business model.
Lynn Ineson, VP of Procurement & Sustainable Sourcing, Food Supply, Clif Bar
Our partnership with the Rainforest Alliance allows us to work together toward a more sustainable future by encouraging and supporting sustainable practices in our coffee and tea farming communities.
David Piza, Director of CSR and Sustainability, S&D Coffee, Inc.
Because of Rainforest Alliance’s collaboration, P&G is able to more fully bring our forestry principles into practice. They are on-the-ground experts in forestry, who share their knowledge with us and conduct and guide our FSC® Chain-of-Custody auditing efforts.
Rick McLeod, President, Product Supply, Global Family Care, P&G
The Rainforest Alliance seal appears on all of our FSC certified product packaging and sales materials, because it allows us to share our common cause with customers. It is a recognizable seal, which when combined with the FSC label serves as proof of our commitment to sustainability.
Paige Goff, VP of Sustainability and Business Communications, Domtar
The Rainforest Alliance’s expertise in wood product supply chains helped us investigate and improve our responsible sourcing practices.
Matthew Guenther, Manager, Corporate Responsibility, Supply Chain Sustainability, Williams-Sonoma
Rainforest Alliance brings its expertise and constructively pushes us to go even further in strengthening our sustainable sourcing practices to reach our 2020 ambition.
Alexandra Palt, Chief Sustainability Officer, L’Oréal
Rainforest Alliance brought expertise and passion as they helped guide advancements to our responsible fiber sourcing practices.
Anisa Kamadoli Costa, Chief Sustainability Officer, Tiffany & Co.
With Rainforest Alliance’s expert guidance in implementing our Paper Commitment, we have made significant progress since 2011
Alice Devine, Sustainability Director, Oriflame
Our partnership has played a key role in helping us define and move towards deforestation-free sourcing.
Paula Kasprzyk, EHSS Operational Sustainability, GSK