Binding Documents

Binding Documents are a set of standards, policies and rules that are applicable to different actors in the Rainforest Alliance’s programs, depending on the type of activity the actor is engaged in, as set forth in an organization's license agreement with the Rainforest Alliance.

These Binding Documents include the following documents and categories of rules: License Agreement Terms and Conditions, certification standards and rules, traceability rules, labeling rules, and online platform terms and conditions.* Additional guidelines can be found in our Help Center.

*Note: All actors that are part of either cocoa program and any actors interested in using the new Rainforest Alliance seal must also sign a License Agreement (2020 Version) with Rainforest Alliance.

Binding Documents by type

Certification Binding Documents

Certification Program

Farms and companies certified to the following standard can find applicable binding documents:

Additional Binding Documents

Labels & Traceability

Farms and companies that are selling, labeling or claiming products as Rainforest Alliance Certified or using the Rainforest Marks can find applicable binding documents by clicking the following links:

Terms & Conditions

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Annex

Annex S13: Group Member Registry

The Group Member Registry is a binding template that allows Farm certificate holders to upload relevant data from their internal inspections of their group members to the RACP in preparation for their... View more


Available in: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Chinese (Simplified), Japanese, Indonesian, Turkish, Vietnamese

Annex

Annex S10: Living Wage Benchmarks per Country – List

The list of living wage benchmarks per country as part of Annex S10: Living Wage Benchmarks per Country - Methodology.

The benchmarks are indicated in local currency, in gross wage per month, If no... View more


Available in: English

Forms and Templates

Template for recording pesticide usage

The Biannual pesticide usage data report that Certificate Holders must keep up to date under the Exceptional Use Policy for using Rainforest Alliance Prohibited Pesticides... View more


Available in: English, Spanish

Policies and rules

Temporary Coffee Supply Shortage Policy

This policy is intended to support partners that may be struggling to source enough Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee for their products with the Rainforest Alliance seal. This policy addresses... View more


Available in: English, Portuguese, Japanese, German

Policies and rules

Policy for Rooibos Certification in South Africa

This policy applies to Rooibos certification in South Africa against the Rainforest Alliance 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard. It is relevant for both Certificate Holders and Certification... View more


Available in: English