Annual Report
2021 Annual Report: We Grow Together
Explore the Rainforest Alliance 2021 Annual Report! Inside you’ll meet the farmers, forest communities, businesses, and individuals who are working with us to create a world where people and nature
View: 2021 Annual Report: We Grow Together
Topics: ImpactsIn the Field
White Paper
Integrated Systems to Tackle Child Labor
More than 70 percent of all child labor cases are found in the agricultural sector. While banning child labor on farms is commonly perceived to be a silver bullet, it’s simply not enough. The best way
View: Integrated Systems to Tackle Child Labor
Topics: Assess and AddressInsights
Piloting our 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard: how our assess-and-address approach is tackling human rights issues
Our 2020 Certification Program promotes an assess-and-address approach and grievance mechanism for tackling human rights issues. This new, risk-based system focuses on prevention, engagement, and improvement and incentivizes farmers and companies to tackle human rights issues rather than hide them. It also requires farms and farmer groups to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment.[Read more...]
Rainforest Alliance Certified Cocoa
We work with almost one million cocoa farmers to build thriving livelihoods and climate resilience through certification and training.[Read more...]
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...]
Media Coverage
Opinion: Child labor is on the rise; here’s how to prevent it
Child labor must stop but it is a complex issue with different social, economic, and political causes.
Topics: Certification