White Paper

By mandating companies to conduct risk-based human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD), the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) enhances supply chain resilience and boosts EU competitiveness. However, it can only be achieved if all supply chain actors, including those beyond Tier 1, are included in companies’ HREDD processes. Specifically, smallholders are crucial […]

Many of the same government, civil society, and corporate leaders who attend the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Cali will also participate in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, alongside the G20 Summit. These leaders need to connect the summits […]

Building upon our years of experience and expertise in the tea sector, the Rainforest Alliance Regenerative Tea Scorecard offers both certified and non-certified supply chain actors a voluntary tool to guide their transition to regenerative tea farming. The scorecard supports companies in evaluating tea producers against key regenerative agriculture practices and identify areas of improvement.

With the EU elections behind us and new political guidelines set by the newly appointed President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, the Rainforest Alliance releases its vision for the next EU term and calls on the new EU institutions to build on the progress of the EU Green Deal. Now more than […]

Costa Coffee and the Rainforest Alliance designed a pilot study to measure the carbon footprint of Rainforest Alliance Certified farmers in Brazil, Colombia, and Honduras. This study sought to quantify carbon emissions from coffee production and processing, identify emission hotspots, and propose reduction pathways through the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices within Costa Coffee’s supply […]

This paper, developed by Rainforest Alliance, Solidaridad, Fairtrade International and the Fair Trade Advocacy Office, in close cooperation with producer organizations and their representative organizations, highlights crucial measures that the European Union and member states should develop for an effective implementation of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), particularly focusing on supporting smallholder […]