Certification Documents

SA-P-SD-9 The objective of this policy, alongside the 2020 Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Standard requirements, is to support producers in their journey to phasing out the use of HHPs. The Exceptional Use Policy grants limited exceptions for the use of certain agrochemical compounds contained in the Rainforest Alliance list of prohibited pesticides in specific scenarios […]

The crop list presents all the possible certified products in Rainforest Alliance. This document was previously part of Annex S13 (GMR), but now it was separated for ease of use. In case of any questions, please reach out to customersuccess@ra.org.

This sheet provides guidance on recommended verification methods per requirement that authorized certification bodies can use to assess compliance for the Rainforest Alliance’s 2020 Farm and Supply Chain Standards.

The new ‘Policy on WOs’ has been developed to align the Freedom of Association (FoA) requirements (5.2.1; 5.2.2; and 5.2.3) of the Rainforest Alliance 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard to the context of banana and pineapple farming operations in Costa Rica. It aims to recognize, in equal conditions, benefits to all Workers’ Organizations (WO), and access […]

The European Union (EU) has introduced the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), including requirements on deforestation for some products that are imported into the EU. Rainforest Alliance certified products currently impacted include cocoa and coffee. This document contains additional requirements to cover aspects of the EUDR that were not fully aligned in addition to the RA […]