An archive of the "In the News" items available on the Rainforest Alliance website.
Rainforest Alliance appoints Harper McConnell as chief impact and growth officer. With experience at Mars and Starbucks, she will scale impact across farming and forest communities while strengthening corporate partnerships.
How can Valentine’s Day reflect care not just for loved ones, but for the planet? In this ABC News feature, experts note that chocolate production can drive deforestation and biodiversity loss, and encourage shoppers to choose certified options that support organizations like the Rainforest Alliance and responsible farming practices.
Rainforest Alliance CEO Santiago Gowland is named among cocoa’s most influential leaders, recognised for pushing sustainability beyond labels and helping companies tackle deforestation while better supporting farmers.
In this opinion piece, Santiago Gowland explains why credible certification remains essential for sustainable agriculture. While not a silver bullet, he highlights how it strengthens transparency, supports farmers, and helps drive real progress across global supply chains.
In this episode of BBC The Inquiry, Tanya Beckett speaks with experts, including Harki Sidhu from Rainforest Alliance, to examine how climate change, labour shortages, and new technology are shaping the future of the global tea industry.
Nicaragua’s La Cumplida coffee farm, certified under our new Regenerative Agriculture Standard, is proving how regenerative coffee can restore ecosystems and strengthen rural livelihoods. It blends shade-grown coffee, reforestation, and community investment to show that sustainability and profit go hand in hand.