How to Transition to the 2020 Certification Program
This Transition Tool provides the processes for certificate holders of the 2015 UTZ Certification Program and/or 2017 Rainforest Alliance Certification Program wishing to be certified under the our new 2020 Certification Program.[Read more...]
Policies and rules
Policy on the transition period to the 2020 Certification System for Banana certificate holders
The 2020 Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Standard will become binding on July 1, 2021 for all crops. Certificate holders will have until June 30, 2022 to undertake their first audit to
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Policies and rules
Policy and Guidance to Conduct Investigation Audits
This document contains the binding clauses that Certification Bodies (CBs) need to comply with when conducting an investigation audit of any Certificate Holder certified against any of the standards
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Policies and rules
Audit Allocation System: Implementation in Ivory Coast and Ghana
The Audit Allocation system is a new approach that Rainforest Alliance will implement in Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana from June 2020 to strengthen assurance of our certification system.
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