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June 30, 2020
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The Rainforest Alliance Announces Its Enhanced Certification Program and Standard
The Rainforest Alliance’s sustainability certification is evolving, with the publication on June 30 of a new program with more robust criteria, measurement, and impact featuring several key innovations.
3 Ways Sustainable Supply Chains Can Build Better Business in a Post-covid World
The pandemic has focused attention on how dependent we all are on what happens in other parts of the world for the products we use every day. Current innovations in sustainability certification can help build more resilient supply chains through a stronger focus on continuous improvement, transparency and shared responsibility.
The Data Revolution That Can Transform Food Has Arrived
All players in the food supply chain must work together to ensure that these emerging technologies catalyze an era of more responsible farming.
How Indigenous Groups and Social Forestry Can Save Indonesia’s Rainforest
As people around the globe mark World Rainforest Day, Mohammad Zainuri Hasyim of the Rainforest Alliance in Indonesia says we must start recognizing the power of Indigenous and local communities in preserving this vital natural resource.
Assess and Address Position Paper
The Rainforest Alliance’s improved certification system will adopt an “assess and address” model, which goes much further than a simple prohibition approach in its ability to drive change on human rights. Read this position paper to learn more about the “assess and address” model.