We are hosting a series of webinars for partnering companies under the name “Thrive Together”. These online events range from important updates on Rainforest Alliance programs, to sector conversations and global dialogues exploring solutions to the most pressing issues we face today.
Have you missed one of the webinars? Not to worry, on this page you can find the recordings and/or slide decks. Sit back and join our online events at a moment that’s convenient for you. And don’t forget to check next month’s line-up!
Registration is free and all are invited, so please share with anyone else you think may be interested.
February 2024
AFi webinar: Collaborating for sustainability in sourcing landscapes
Recorded: February 22
Speakers: Alexander Murillo, Global Lead Forest & Climate, Nestlé
Jeff Milder, Director, Accountability Framework initiative
Gita Syahrani, Chairwoman, Earth-Centered Economy Coalition (Koalisi Ekonomi Membumi)
Description: This webinar explored how the Accountability Framework could be used to support collaboration in sourcing regions. It also discussed the role of landscape, jurisdictional, and sectoral initiatives in achieving corporate sustainability goals.
January 2024
Aligning Corporate Targets for Forests, Climate, and Nature
Recorded: January 25
Speakers: Leah Samberg – Lead Scientist, Rainforest Alliance; Martha Stevenson – Senior Director, Forests Research & Strategy, WWF-US; Matt Ramlow – Research Associate, World Resources Institute; Craig Beatty – Manager, Forests Strategy & Research, WWF-US; Alex Novarro – Senior Manager, Nature, GreenBiz
Description: This webinar explored how companies that produce, trade, or source agricultural or forestry commodities anywhere in the world can effectively address supply chain risks. Participants learned how Greenhouse Gas Protocol, SBTi FLAG, and SBTN land targets looked to the Accountability Framework to align their expectations.
Webinar: Taking the Next Steps in your EUDR Journey
Recorded: January 31
Speakers: Kerry Daroci – Cocoa Lead; James Lael-Allotey – Senior Officer, Farm and Landscapes Frameworks; Charlotte Masselot – Associate Product Manager Certification
Description: In this webinar we provided an update on the specific EUDR-aligned criteria that we have introduced, the process for opting-in to those criteria and the process behind the Deforestation Risk Assessment for Rainforest Alliance Certified farms.
Slides: Download the slides of the webinar
December 2023
AFi Webinar: Engaging suppliers to achieve responsible supply chains
Recorded: December 12
Speakers: Adrienne Brown – Senior Operations Manager, AFi; Hope Bristow – Principal Consultant, Forest Positive, Anthesis Group; Justin Dupré-Harbord – Principal Project Manager, Proforest; Nadia Hoarau-Mwaura, Sustainability Director, JDE Peet’s
Description: Achieving responsible commodity supply chains typically requires that companies engage with their suppliers. This webinar shared how the Accountability Framework can be used to support supplier management, and how companies are taking action.
Introduction to the new Claims platform
Recorded: December 14
Description: The Rainforest Alliance introduced a new Claims platform on December 18, 2023. In this webinar we highlighted the new features and functionalities of the platform.
Slides: Download the slides of the webinar
October 2023
How the Rainforest Alliance can support EUDR compliance in Coffee and Cocoa
Recorded: October 11
Speakers: Kerry Daroci – Cocoa Sector Lead; Joseph Cameron Booth – Coffee Market Development Manager; Fanny Gauttier – Public Affairs Lead Europe
Description: Watch this webinar to learn how the Rainforest Alliance can help Coffee and Cocoa companies comply with the upcoming EU anti-deforestation Regulation.
Slides: Download the slides of the webinar
September 2023
SD / SI Implementation in the Tea Supply Chain
Recorded: September 21
Speakers: Chris Whitebread – Tea Sector Lead; Robbie Hogervorst – Tea Key Strategic Account Manager; Chris Gallup – Lead Concept Owner Traceabilit; Megan Fries – Senior Manager Business Architect
Description: This webinar provided our tea company members with an update on SD / SI implementation in the tea supply chain, highlighting the requirements, the timeline, including a demo on the MultiTrace screen and the payment facility.
Slides: Download the slides of the webinar
August 2023
Webinar: Grievance Systems at Rainforest Alliance
Recorded: August 17
Speakers: Rachel Rigby, Human Rights Lead; Ricardo Escobar, Senior Officer, Quality Management; Henk Gilhuis, Manager, Research & Impacts; Lennie van Dooren, Assurance Human Rights Manager
Description: This webinar explains the grievance channels that the Rainforest Alliance has in place for our stakeholders to raise issues and complaints for resolution, including operation-level and global-level mechanisms. We discuss data considerations related to grievances, and share information on how we are continuously evaluating and improving our grievance systems.
Slides: Download the slides of the webinar
June 2023
Setting Clear Nature, Climate, and Human Rights Goals with the Accountability Framework
Recorded: June 22
Speakers: Dr. Leah Samberg, Lead Scientist, Accountability Framework initiative; Autumn Fox, Climate Sustainability Senior Manager, Mars; Marco Daldoss Pirri, Associate, Natural Solutions, Systemiq, and Land SBTs version 1 Lead, Science Based Targets Network (SBTN); Martha Stevenson, Senior Director, Forests Strategy and Research, WWF and Senior Advisor, Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)
Description: Clear goals are the foundation for achieving ethical supply chains. Learn how companies in the agriculture and forestry sectors can use the Accountability Framework to develop policies on no-deforestation, no-conversion, and respect for human rights.
May 2023
Protecting Forests, Ecosystems, and Human Rights in a Shifting Landscape
Recorded: May 25
Speakers: Dr. Ruth Nussbaum, Group and Europe Director, Proforest; Dr. Leah Samberg, Lead Scientist, Accountability Framework initiative; Karen Steer, Program Manager, Accountability Framework initiative; Pete Garbutt, Sustainability Director, Nature and Climate, McDonald’s
Description: Stakeholders now expect companies to act on climate, nature, biodiversity, and other emerging topics. This interactive webinar will explore how companies can use the Accountability Framework to establish and improve their policies and practices.
January 2023
MultiTrace Traceability for Banana, Orange Juice, Coconut Oil and Other Juices and Processed Fruits (Spanish)
Recorded: January 9
Speakers: Leonie Haakshorst, Banana Sector Lead; Arturo Pellecer, Customer Success Manager
Description: Watch this webinar to learn how to comply with Rainforest Alliance’s traceability requirements, using our online traceability tool, MultiTrace, for banana, orange juice, coconut oil and other juices, purees and processed fruits.
MultiTrace Traceability for Banana, Orange Juice, Coconut Oil and Other Juices and Processed Fruits
Recorded: January 10
Speakers: Matthew Ford, Growth Sector Account Manager; Christiane Hornikel, Growth Sector Lead; Customer Success Technical Expert
Description: Watch this webinar to learn how to comply with Rainforest Alliance’s traceability requirements, using our online traceability tool, MultiTrace, for banana, orange juice, coconut oil and other juices, purees and processed fruits.
December 2022
LandScale Access Fund
Recorded: December 6
Speakers: Arturo Tovar, Business Development Manager LandScale
Description: This webinar explains the benefits of using LandScale and gives information about the LandScale Access Fund and how organizations can apply to it.
Shared Responsibility for Juices, Purees and Other Processed Fruits
Recorded: December 8
Speakers: Matthew Ford, Growth Sector Account Manager; Christiane Hornikel, Growth Sector Lead
Description: This webinar will explain how companies that certify processed fruit can comply with our Shared Responsibility requirements.
Slides: Download the slides of the webinar
November 2022
Shared Responsibility for Herbs and Spices
Recorded: November 1
Speakers: Matthew Ford, Growth Sector Account Manager; Christiane Hornikel, Growth Sector Lead
Description: This webinar will explain the principle of Shared Responsibility, and how to implement Sustainability Differential and Sustainability Investments requirements.
Multi-Ingredient Traceability for Cocoa
Recorded: November 17
Speakers: Simona Bifolco, Markets Transformation Manager – Cocoa
Description: This webinar will guide you through the requirement for traceability of multi-ingredient cocoa products and how to report multi-ingredient transactions in MultiTrace.
Slides: Download the slides of the webinar
Unlocking Tea Traceability in MultiTrace
Recorded: November 30
Speakers: Robbie Hogervorst, Key Accounts Manager – Tea; Chris Gallup, Concept Owner Traceability
Description: Watch this webinar to understand Rainforest Alliance’s approach to tea traceability and our current requirements. We discussed with farm and supply chain certificate holders ways of working in MultiTrace to solve problems in tea traceability reporting.
Slides: Download the slides of the webinar
October 2022
MultiTrace Traceability Training for Herbs and Spices
Recorded: October 13
Speakers: Matthew Ford, Growth Sector Account Manager
Description: This webinar will explain how to use MultiTrace to approve transactions from suppliers, create multi-ingredient blends and sell certified crops and products to customers.
Shared Responsibility for Herbs and Spices
Recorded: October 13
Speakers: Matthew Ford, Growth Sector Account Manager; Christiane Hornikel, Growth Sector Lead
Description: Watch this webinar to learn about the principle of Shared Responsibility, and how to implement Sustainability Differential and Sustainability Investment requirements.
MultiTrace Traceability Training for Herbs and Spices
Recorded: October 18
Speakers: Matthew Ford, Growth Sector Account Manager; Chris Gallup, Traceability Expert
Description: This webinar will explain how to use MultiTrace to approve transactions from suppliers, create multi-ingredient blends and sell certified crops and products to customers.
Extending Certification to Retail & Foodservice Companies
Recorded: October 18
Speakers: Irene Jacobs-Moed, Retail Sector Manager; Karin Slobbe-Visser, Retail Sector Lead
Description: This webinar will guide you through all the steps of RACP – the Rainforest Alliance Certification Platform – in order to get your certification license.
Slides: Download the slides of the webinar
September 2022
SD/SI Compliance Training for Hazelnut Buyers
Recorded: September 6
Speakers: Matthew Ford, Account Manager
Description: From 1st January 2023, all imported fruits and vegetables must comply with the Shared Responsibility requirements. This webinar explains how Rainforest Alliance Certified hazelnut buyers can comply with these “Sustainability Differential” and “Sustainability Investment” requirements.
SD/SI Compliance Training for Fruit and Vegetable Importers
Recorded: September 7
Speakers: Matthew Ford, Account Manager; Leonie Haakshorst, Bananas, and Fruit Sector Lead
Description: From 1st January 2023, all imported fruits and vegetables must comply with the Shared Responsibility requirements. Watch this webinar to learn how to comply with these “Sustainability Differential” and “Sustainability Investment” requirements.
August 2022
SD/SI Compliance Training for Fruit and Vegetable Importers (Spanish)
Recorded: August 31
Speakers: Matthew Ford, Account Manager; Leonie Haakshorst, Bananas, and Fruit Sector Lead; Claudia Medrano, Supply Chain Excellence Senior Manager
Description: From 1st January 2023, all imported fruits and vegetables must comply with the Shared Responsibility requirements. Watch this webinar to learn how to comply with these “Sustainability Differential” and “Sustainability Investment” requirements.
July 2022
SD/SI Compliance Training for Fruit and Vegetable Importers (Spanish)
Recorded: July 13
Speakers: Matthew Ford, Account Manager; Leonie Haakshorst, Bananas, and Fruit Sector Lead; Claudia Medrano, Supply Chain Excellence Senior Manager
Description: From 1st January 2023, all imported fruits and vegetables must comply with the Shared Responsibility requirements. Watch this webinar to learn how to comply with these “Sustainability Differential” and “Sustainability Investment” requirements.
SD/SI Compliance Training for Fruit and Vegetable Importers
Recorded: July 14
Speakers: Matthew Ford, Account Manager; Leonie Haakshorst, Bananas, and Fruit Sector Lead
Description: From 1st January 2023, all imported fruits and vegetables must comply with the Shared Responsibility requirements. Watch this webinar to learn how to comply with these “Sustainability Differential” and “Sustainability Investment” requirements.
June 2022
MultiTrace Traceability Training – for Fresh Fruits, Vegetables and Flowers (Spanish)
Recorded: June 7
Speakers: Rainforest Alliance Traceability Experts
Description: This webinar provides training on how to use our new MultiTrace system for fresh fruit, vegetable and flower traceability. MultiTrace becomes available from May 2022. Watch this session to learn about the benefits of MultiTrace and how to use the platform for traceability.
MultiTrace Traceability Training – for Fresh Fruits, Vegetables and Flowers
Recorded: June 8
Speakers: Rainforest Alliance Traceability Experts
Description: This webinar provides training on how to use our new MultiTrace system for fresh fruit, vegetable and flower traceability. MultiTrace becomes available from May 2022. Watch this session to learn about the benefits of MultiTrace and how to use the platform for traceability.
Protecting Land Rights in Commodity Supply Chains: From Policy to Practice
Recorded: June 14
Speakers: Accountability Framework Experts
Description: In this webinar experts from the Accountability Framework initiative, plus guest speakers, share best practice on managing agricultural and forestry supply chains that respect rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities, focusing on collective land rights.
May 2022
Coffee Traceability in MultiTrace
Recorded: May 3
Speakers: Colleen Popkin, Sector Lead Coffee; Christopher Gallup, Concept Owner, Traceability
Description: Soon, we will no longer differentiate between UTZ and pre-merger Rainforest Alliance volumes and licenses. Watch this webinar to learn more about Full Mutual Recognition for coffee and how to use our MultiTrace platform for traceability.
MultiTrace Traceability Training – for fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers (Spanish)
Recorded: May 4
Speakers: Rainforest Alliance Traceability Experts
Description: This webinar provides training on how to use our new MultiTrace system for fresh fruit, vegetable and flower traceability. MultiTrace becomes available from May 2022. Watch this session to learn about the benefits of MultiTrace and how to use the platform for traceability.
MultiTrace Traceability Training – for fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers
Recorded: May 5
Speakers: Rainforest Alliance Traceability Experts
Description: This webinar provides training on how to use our new MultiTrace system for fresh fruit, vegetable and flower traceability. MultiTrace becomes available from May 2022. Watch this session to learn about the benefits of MultiTrace and how to use the platform for traceability.
Critical Steps to end Deforestation in Corporate Operations and Supply Chains
Recorded: May 25
Speakers: Leah Samberg, Scientist, Global Policy at Rainforest Alliance; Moderated by Ian Welsh, Director at Innovation Forum
Description: Watch this webinar from Accountability Framework Initiative and CDP to find out about CDP’s 2021 forests data on corporate actions on deforestation, plus the latest company case studies and best practices to end deforestation across agricultural and forestry value chains.
April 2022
LandScale Global Launch Event
Recorded: April 5
Speakers: Santiago Gowland, CEO of the Rainforest Alliance; Patrick Crist, Director of Sustainable Development Programs at Verra; Scott Henderson, Vice President for Sustainable Landscapes and Seascapes at Conservation International
Description: Watch the global launch event of LandScale to discover how it can help you reach your sustainability goals. Get a sneak peek of the LandScale assessment and results platform and learn more about its monitoring performance from leaders in sustainability.
Tea traceability in MultiTrace in the Rainforest Alliance 2020 Certification Program
Recorded: April 6
Speakers: Chris Whitebread, Sector Lead Tea; Chris Gallup, Concept Owner Traceability; Sun Jenzen, Supply Chain Excellence
Description: Watch this webinar which is for all farms and companies in the Rainforest Alliance tea program. The webinar will help you learn more about what is required in MultiTrace to achieve end to end traceability and what you need to do to comply with the traceability requirements in the 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard.
Slides: Download the slides of the webinar
March 2022
Retailers and Foodservice Companies in the Rainforest Alliance 2020 Certification Program
Recorded: March 8
Speakers: Jacob Davignon, Senior Manager Key Markets; Sun Jenzen, Supply Chain Excellence
Description: Watch this webinar for retailers, brands, and foodservice companies to learn more about the Rainforest Alliance 2020 Program. This session will give you an introduction to the key steps of the registration process and certification requirements.
Slides: Download the slides of the webinar
February 2022
Full Mutual Recognition and Traceability for Cocoa
Recorded: February 3
Speakers: Ruben Bergsma, Sector Lead Cocoa; Glenn Ryall and Brenton Bernard, Customer Success
Description: Soon, we will no longer differentiate between UTZ and pre-merger Rainforest Alliance volumes and licenses. Watch this session to learn more about Full Mutual Recognition for cocoa and how to use our MultiTrace platform for traceability.
Slides: Download the slides of this webinar
Full Mutual Recognition and Traceability for Coffee
Recorded: February 7
Speakers: Colleen Popkin, Sector Lead Coffee; Christopher Gallup, Concept Owner, Traceability
Description: Soon, we will no longer differentiate between UTZ and pre-merger Rainforest Alliance volumes and licenses. Watch this session to learn more about Full Mutual Recognition for coffee and how to use our MultiTrace platform for traceability.
Slides: Download the slides of this webinar
December 2021
Integrating Workers’ Rights into Commodity Supply Chains with The Accountability Framework
Recorded: December 1
Speakers: Madeleine Eilert, Global Sustainable Sourcing Leader Sugar & Coconut, Nestlé; Dawn Robinson, Director, Social Responsibility and Human Rights, Proforest; Art Prapha, Senior Advisor, Campaigns and Advocacy, Oxfam; moderated by Rachel Rigby, Human Rights Lead, Rainforest Alliance.
Description: Watch this recording to get practical insights on how to establish policies, take action, and report progress on workers’ rights in your company’s agricultural or forestry supply chain with the Accountability Framework.
November 2021
Trazabilidad de Banano en Marketplace 2.0 (Spanish)
Recorded: November 16
Speakers: Lucia Martínez, Customer Success Coordinator and Arturo Pellecer, Customer Success Manager
Description: Watch this refresher session on the traceability context and the use of our platform Marketplace 2.0 for banana traceability.
Trazabilidad para frutas frescas y procesadas en Marketplace 2.0 (Spanish)
Recorded: November 4
Speakers: Flor Pineda, Customer Success Associate and Arturo Pellecer, Customer Success Manager
Description: Watch this refresher session on the traceability context and the use of our platform Marketplace 2.0 for fresh and processed fruits traceability.
October 2021
Deforestation Risk Toolset for Companies
Recorded: October 21
Speakers: Pedro Amaral, Senior Sustainability Manager at Mars Global Petcare; Anne Rosenbarger, Global Engagement Manager at World Resources Institute; Leah Samberg, Scientist, Global Policy at Rainforest Alliance; Helen Bellfield, Policy Director, Trase Lead at Global Canopy; Moderated by Ian Welsh, Director at Innovation Forum
Description: The Deforestation Risk Toolset comprises three resources – Global Forest Watch Pro, Trase, and the Accountability Framework – that enable companies to meet stakeholder expectations. Watch this session to learn how to use the Toolset to make measurable progress towards achieving deforestation and conversion-free supply chains.
September 2021
How to Use the MultiTrace Platform for Cocoa Traceability
Recorded: September 28
Speakers: Ruben Bergsma, Sector Lead Cocoa; Glenn Ryall, Customer Success
Description: Watch this session to learn about the benefits of MultiTrace and how to use the platform for traceability.
July 2021
Como Fazer a Transição para o Novo Programa de Certificação 2020 Rainforest (Portuguese)
Recorded: July 6
Speakers: Giovanna Garcia, Markets Transformation Manager, Brazil; Kaio de Souza, Supply Chain Associate
Description: Watch this session in Portuguese to learn more about the process for companies transitioning from either a current UTZ or current Rainforest Alliance certificate to the new 2020 Rainforest Alliance Certification Program.
Shared Responsibility in Tea – Sustainability Differential and Sustainability Investments
Recorded: July 22
Speakers: Christopher Whitebread, Sector Lead Tea; Annika Gabriel, Manager Supply Chain Certification
Description: Tune in on this informative session on how the sustainability differential and sustainability investments will be implemented for the tea sector, as part of our Shared Responsibility approach in the Rainforest Alliance 2020 Certification Program.
Slides: Download the slides of this webinar
June 2021
How to Transition to the Rainforest Alliance 2020 Certification Program
Recorded: June 1
Speakers: Erica Kostense Smit, Strategic Account manager Cocoa Trade; Melanie Mokken, Manager, Markets Transformation, Australia/New Zealand, Annika Gabriel, Manager, Standards & Assurance
Description: Watch this session to learn all about the value & benefits, requirements, and process for companies transitioning from either a current UTZ or current Rainforest Alliance certificate to the new 2020 Rainforest Alliance Certification Program.
Slides: Download the slides of this webinar
Toward Solutions for Landscape Restoration Finance at Scale
Recorded: June 1
Speakers: Emma Harbour, Director of Advocacy and Themes, Rainforest Alliance; Sara Scherr, President and CEO, EcoAgriculture Partners; Mao Amis, Founder and Impact Investment Lead AfriCGE, South Africa; Daniel Zimmer, Director Sustainable Land Use, EIT-Climate-KIC; Ulrich Apel, Senior Environmental Specialist, Global Environment Facility; Ana María Hernández Salgar, UN Decade Advisory Board Member
Description: As part of the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, this discussion—organized by the 1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People initiative’s Landscape Finance Solutions—focused on different approaches for how we can finance landscape restoration.
An Overview of Integrated Community Forest Management
Recorded: June 3
Speakers: Emmanuelle Berenger, Sustainable Forest Mgmt. Lead; Samantha Morrissey, Sector Lead, Forest Products; Sergio Guzman, Forest expert & Auditor
Description: Forest Management Pathway is a key tool in Rainforest Alliance’s vision to bring community forestry to scale to realize a world where forests and communities thrive together. Watch this session to learn more about our approach!
Manage Risk with the Rainforest Alliance Child Labor and Forced Labor Sectoral Risk Maps
Recorded: June 9
Speakers: Rachel Rigby, Human Rights Lead; Kunera Moore, Senior Manager, Livelihoods and Human Rights
Description: Join this session to learn about our new Child Labor and Forced Labor Risk Maps. The risk maps are a key component of the 2020 Certification Program’s risk-based approach. Risk scores determine whether farms must take additional actions to mitigate risks, and whether certification bodies must take additional steps in their audits. The risk maps are also an important tool to inform human rights due diligence processes for companies.
Sustainability Differential and Sustainability Investment in the Hazelnut Sector
Recorded: June 10
Speakers: Christiane Hornikel, Program Manager Hazelnut; Joseph Booth,
Market Transformation Manager
Description: Watch this informative session to learn how the sustainability differential and sustainability investments will be implemented for the hazelnut sector, as part of our Shared Responsibility approach in the Rainforest Alliance 2020 Certification Program.
Slides: Download the slides of this webinar
Trazabilidad de perecederos para Latinoamérica (Spanish)
Recorded: June 15
Speakers: Arturo Pellecer, Flor Pineda, Lucia Martinez
Description: En este seminario web se explican los requisitos de trazabilidad para perecederos y el proceso para emitir certificados de transacción en Marketplace 2.0, orientado a productores y exportadores en Latinoamérica.
Trazabilidad en línea para flores (Spanish)
Recorded: June 18
Speakers: Flor Pineda
Description: En este seminario web se explican los requisitos de trazabilidad y el proceso para emitir certificados de transacción en Marketplace 2.0, enfocado al sector de flores.
Perishables Traceability for Africa and Europe
Recorded: June 18
Speakers: Arturo Pellecer, Christiane Hornikel, Flor Pineda, Lucia Martinez
Description: In this webinar, we explain the traceability requirements and show the process to issue transaction certificates for perishables supply chain actors in Africa and Europe.
May 2021
Sustainability Differential and Sustainability Investment in Coffee
Recorded: May 19
Speakers: Speakers: Michelle Deugd, Director, Certification Led Sector; Annika Gabriel, Manager, Standards & Assurance; Olivia Bartelheim, Manager, Markets Transformation US / CAN
Description: In this webinar we get into the details of the requirements related our Shared Responsibility commitment as part of our 2020 Certification Program. We provide details on how the Sustainability Differential and Sustainability Investment are implemented, which supply chain actors are responsible for what and how these new financial requirements will be audited.
New Rainforest Alliance Marketing Activities to boost your sustainability story
Recorded: May 20
Speakers: Michiel Leijnse, Global Marketing Director; Pilar Pedrinelli, Consumer Engagement Manager; Sarah Browne, Marketing Manager, Strategic Accounts
Description: Watch this session to learn about our upcoming marketing activities, plans to raise public engagement, and how we can work together to build greater awareness of your brand’s sustainability commitment and impact.
April 2021
Regenerative Agriculture | Indigenous Roots & Transformative Futures
Recorded: April 1
Speakers: Dan Barber, Executive Chef & Co-Owner of Blue Hill, Eko Purnomowidi, Senior Adviser, Klasik Beans Cooperative; Moderated by Jungwon Kim, Rainforest Alliance
Description: Join this conversation with chef Dan Barber and coffee agroforestry leader Eko Purnomowidi. We will be deep diving into the importance of regenerative agriculture and discussing why we should be respectfully adapting traditional ecological agricultural knowledge on a wide scale.
Trazabilidad de banano para productores y exportadores (Spanish)
Recorded: April 27
Speakers: Arturo Pellecer, Flor Pineda
Description: En este seminario web se explican los requisitos de trazabilidad y el proceso para emitir certificados de transacción en Marketplace 2.0, orientado a productores y exportadores en en Latinoamérica.
Banana Traceability for producers and exporters
Recorded: April 29
Speakers: Arturo Pellecer, Flor Pineda
Description: In this webinar, we explain the traceability requirements and show the process to issue transaction certificates for banana producers and exporters.
March 2021
Shared Responsibility in Cocoa – Sustainability Differential & Investments
Recorded: March 9
Speakers: Ruben Bergsma, Cocoa Sector Lead, Annika Gabriel, Manager Chain of Custody
Description: Learn about the Sustainability Differential (SD) and Sustainability Investments (SI) Guidance and how Shared Responsibility will be implemented in the cocoa sector as part of the 2020 Certification Program. We’ll describe how to transition from premiums to SD and SI and how the $70 minimum SD in cocoa will be introduced. We will also discuss the Investment Plan and other topics related to Shared Responsibility in cocoa.
Responsible supply chain management: Best practices
Recorded: March 2
Speakers: Sarah Lake, Vice President and Global Director for Latin America, Mighty Earth; Justin Dupré-Harbord, Senior Project Manager, Proforest; Shawn MacDonald, CEO, Verité; Leah Samberg, Scientist, Global Programs, Rainforest Alliance; Nadine Syarief, AFi Southeast Asia Regional Manager, AFi Backbone Team
Description: Hear from the Accountability Framework Initiative coalition about the Framework’s best practices for supply chain traceability, risk assessment, supplier engagement, and management for supplier compliance. This webinar is part 1 in a 2-part series on responsible supply chain management with the Accountability Framework Initiative. Part 2 featuring a company roundtable will be hosted on April 13, register here.
November 2020
How Biodiversity Conservation Increases Resilience of Farms and Supply Chains
Recorded: November 17
Speakers: Juliana Jaramillo, Global Lead Sustainable Agriculture, Rainforest Alliance; Mahendra Peiris, Manager Compliance, Projects Management and Forestry Management, Maskeliya, Namunukula and Kegalle Plantations PLC (Sri Lanka); Diego Robelo, General Manager, Aquiares Estate Coffee (Costa Rica); Julie Reneau, Sustainability Strategy and Stakeholder Relationship Manager, Nestlé Nespresso; Moderated by Alex Morgan, Chief Markets Officer, Rainforest Alliance
Description: In this webinar, a panel of farmers, researchers and company representatives explores how to achieve transformative change in the agricultural sectors, which role different actors play in this, and how global policies could help.
Reporting on Forest-Risk Commodities with the Accountability Framework
Recorded: November 17
Speakers: Morgan Gillespy, Global Director, Forests & Rini Setiawati, Project Manager, Forests, CDP; Marie Keeling, Senior Coordinator, GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards; Michel Santos, Senior Director, Global Sustainability, Bunge
Description: For the next step in your company’s sustainability journey: watch this webinar to learn how you can use the Accountability Framework to guide sustainability reporting, and how key reporting platforms are aligning with the Framework to provide greater consistency and clarity in reporting requirements.
October 2020
Sustainable Livelihoods in the Coffee Sector
Recorded: October 21
Speakers: Noura Hanna, Lead – Living Income; Michelle Deugd, Lead – Coffee Sector; Matt Bare, Senior Manager – Supply Chain M&E; Julius Ng’ang’a, Director – East Africa
Description: Enabling producers to earn a living income is a critical step in the journey to achieve a world where people and nature thrive in harmony. Watch this webinar to find out how the Rainforest Alliance is contributing to achieving this ambitious goal.
Slides: Download the slides from this webinar
Improve Your Company’s Sustainability Ratings with the Accountability Framework
Recorded: October 21
Speakers: Representatives from several initiatives, including Ceres and WWF.
Description: Learn how following the Accountability Framework’s guidance can help your company improve its performance on common sustainability rankings and scorecards used by commodity buyers, investors, and consumers, and be recognized for your progress.
Agrochemical and Antibiotic Use in Food and Farming: Impacts of Market-based Sustainability Tools (Evidensia)
Recorded: October 15
Speakers: Deanna Newsom and Talia Sachley, researchers Science & Impact, Rainforest Alliance
Description: Agrochemicals and antibiotics play a vital role in boosting land productivity and controlling pest and disease outbreaks in agriculture. However, if not used correctly, there are risks of water pollution, poorer soil health, and antibiotic resistance. You will learn about the impact of various sustainability strategies and tools to address these issues.
September 2020
Climate Justice and Resilience – Farmers and Communities on the Front Lines
Recorded: September 25
Speakers: Angela Tejada Chavez, Strategic Sustainable Sourcing at Mars Cocoa; Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Environmental & Indigenous activist; Elijah Owusu, Ghanaian cocoa farmer & local leader; Saeed Abbul-Razak, Lead Climate Change, Rainforest Alliance
Description: A rich discussion around the actions needed to bring about climate resilience for the world’s rural poor, how we can support empowerment of indigenous peoples, and how climate-smart agriculture supports those who feed us to adapt to the climate crisis.
Worker Protections in the Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Standard: New Requirements and Opportunities
Recorded: September 23
Speakers: Rachel Rigby, Lead, Forced Labor; David Philips, Lead, Field Support Partnerships; Leslie Adwoa Agyapong, Manager, Reimagining Certification
Description: Tune in to hear about the key changes the Rainforest Alliance has made in our approach to protecting farm workers through the 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard, and the opportunities for investment from companies to strengthen our efforts in priority landscapes and communities.
Food, Culture, and Climate Resilience
Recorded: September 21
Speakers: Selassie Atadika, Chef-Owner of Midunu and founding member of Trio Toque; Jungwon Kim, Head of Editorial & Creative Design
Description: A lively conversation with internationally renowned chef Selassie Atadika who was recently named as one of the Global Top 50 Plant-Forward Chefs. We chat about the potential for food culture to influence farming and consumer behavior, the importance of crop diversity, and how Indigenous knowledge can help transform global commodity supply chains. And stay tuned for Selassie’s special groundnut soup recipe!
How The Rainforest Alliance Can Help Tell Your Sustainability Story
Recorded: September 10
Speakers: Michiel Leijnse, Global Marketing Director; Debbie Rutstein, Marketing Senior Associate – Americas and Emerging Markets; Pilar Pedrinelli, Consumer Engagement Manager
Description: You’ve done the hard work of sourcing your products more sustainably, now it is time to tell the world about it! We discuss why and how to tell your story with us, and how we are helping spread the word with our own engagement strategies.
July 2020
Deep Dive into Rainforest Alliance’s Coffee Sector Strategy
Recorded: July 30
Speakers: Michelle Deugd, Lead, Coffee Sector; Aparajita Bhalla, Director, Markers Transformation – Sectors
Description: During this webinar, the Rainforest Alliance will present its new strategy for coffee sector transformation and explain how this is linked to the overall ambition of our new certification system and other intervention areas.
Slides: Download the slides from this webinar.
Protecting and Building Resilience for Migrant Workers in Agriculture
Recorded: July 22
Speakers: Neha Misra, Senior Specialist, Migration and Human Trafficking, Solidarity Center; Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights; Norma Flores Lopez, Farmworker Advocate, Chief Programs Officer, Justice for Migrant Women; Burcu Turkay, Global Sustainability Manager for Edible Nuts, Olam; Idli Ander, Social Policy Coordinator, Rainforest Alliance (Turkey)
Description: In many countries, migrant agricultural workers are among the lowest-paid and most vulnerable workers. Many seasonal and migrant laborers depend on the harvest to support their livelihoods and families throughout the year. When harvest income is vital for putting food on the table and covering basic necessities, workers are more willing to accept sub-standard wages and working conditions. This global online roundtable will look into these factors in a rich discussion among labor union experts, civil society representatives and companies.
Communicating Your Sustainable Sourcing Message
Recorded: July 20
Speakers: Michiel Leijnse, Global Marketing Director; Debbie Rutstein, Marketing Senior Associate – Americas and Emerging Markets; Pilar Pedrinelli, Consumer Engagement Manager
Description: You’ve done the hard work of sourcing your products more sustainably, now it is time to tell the world about it! We discuss why and how to tell your story with us, and how we are helping spread the word with our own engagement strategies.
Slides: Download the slides from this webinar.
Introduction to the Rainforest Alliance 2020 Certification Program
Recorded: July 9
Speakers: Ruth Rennie, Director, Standards and Assurance; Martine Willems, Senior Manager, Standards; Emma Harbour, Director, Advocacy
Description: On June 30, the Rainforest Alliance published its 2020 Certification Program, including a new Sustainable Agriculture Standard, with requirements for farms and supply chains, a new assurance system and a suite of tools to measure progress towards sustainability objectives. The new program supports the organization’s “reimagining certification” vision to define and implement our long-term vision for the future of certification. Find out more about the program and how it can deliver value to the people and businesses that use it.
Slides: Download the slides from this webinar.
An overview on the Mass Balance approach
Date: July 1 & 6
Speakers: Kerry Daroci, Key Innovation Account Manager; Thierry Touchais, Account Manager France, Italy and Spain
Description: An overview of our new Mass Balance approach. We will introduce the concept of Mass Balance and explain the origin matching rules. We will also look at the marketing side, for instance by talking about how to label a Mass Balance product and make credible claims.
Slides: Download the slides from this webinar.
June 2020
Voices from Origin: Advocating for Sustainability in Central America
Recorded: June 29
Speakers: Ruben Gallozzi, Key Representative, Honduras; Sara Young, Manager, Markets Transformation
Description: A conversation with Rainforest Alliance’s key representative for Honduras, Ruben Gallozzi, to learn how capacity building strategies support coffee farmers in Honduras to address sustainability issues requiring a sector wide approach.
Community Forest Enterprises and FSC Tropical Timber
Recorded: June 24
Speakers: Andrew Goldberg; Jose Ramon Carrera
Description: A presentation on how the we enable Community Forest Enterprises to halt deforestation, protect biodiversity, improve forestry operations, and create socially equitable enterprises in Mexico and Guatemala. And how sourcing tropical hardwood can contribute to positive results in these countries.
Building the Resilience of Producers in Global Supply Chains
Recorded: June 24
Speakers: Pomasi Ismail, Cocoa Abrabopa Association; René León Gómez, National Coffee Association (ANACAFE); Kanja Thuku, Kenya Tea Development Agency; Moderated by Alex Morgan, the Rainforest Alliance
Description: A dialogue with farmers on how we can better support them to build their resilience, now and in the future. And find out how our 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard offers a stronger framework to improve farmer livelihoods.
Using the New Rainforest Alliance Certification Seal
Recorded: June 15 & 16
Speaker: Bethany Koch, Senior Implementation Manager
Description: An introduction to our new certification seal for product packaging and promotional materials. You will learn about the new Labeling & Trademark guidelines, Seal Graphic guidelines, and License Agreement. You’ll also hear how we can support you in communication the new seal to consumers.