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Guidance to Define if an Organization is in Scope of Certification
This document supports organizations in determining whether they need to register and get certified under the 2020 Rainforest Alliance Certification Program prior to registering in the Rainforest Alliance Certification Platform (RACP).
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Herbs & Spices Program: Which Standard Applies to You
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Annex Chapter 4: Farming (previous Annex S07)
SA-S-SD-22 This annex includes additional binding content related to the implementation of the Requirements in Chapter 4 of the Sustainable Agriculture Standard: Farming. This document includes: Pesticides Management (Previous Annex S07) (Related to requirements 4.5.7, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.6.7 and 5.6.1) When the Standards v1.3 was published on February 6th, 2023, the content of this document […]
Sustainability Differential and Sustainability Investments: Banana and other Fresh Fruit sector
This guidance explains how the Sustainability Differential and Sustainability Investment requirements are implemented in the Banana and Fresh Fruit sector.
Data Sheet for Child Labor and Forced Labor Risk Maps
The data sheet provides the full score of risk calculations per country. It takes into account key indicators drawn from publicly available indices and our own research.