The Rainforest Alliance's Tailored Supply Chain Services team supports companies’ responsible sourcing commitments both beyond and in line with certification. Learn about how we can guide your sustainability journey.
Certification is a powerful tool to address urgent threats to people and nature, but it’s not always the whole solution. As experts in tropical forests and agriculture, the Rainforest Alliance offers a wide range of tools and resources to support your goals. Contact us for a free consultation.
Strategies that identify risks and opportunities in your supply chain.
Guidance, data collection, and analysis for on-the-ground activity.
Collaborative on the ground interventions that deliver impact and catalyze change.
Leverage multiple services to amplify your impact.
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Creative tools and strategies to advance innovations across sectors.
Our partnership has played a key role in helping us define and move towards deforestation-free sourcing.
Paula Kasprzyk, EHSS Operational Sustainability, GSK
Through research and expert consultation, the Rainforest Alliance (as part of the JDE Common Grounds program) develops Origin Issue Assessment (OIA) that identify and examine significant risks in key coffee regions. The Peru 2021 OIA pinpointed the following as significant risks: protected areas, forest and high conservation areas, income diversification, and climate smart agriculture. In […]
As part of the JDE Common Grounds program, the Rainforest Alliance provides Origin Issue Assessments (OIAs) that identify critical economic, social, and environmental risks in sourcing countries. This OIA points to the following as critical risks for the Colombian coffee sector: climate smart agriculture, integrated pest management, child labor, and income diversification. Coffee production in […]
The Rainforest Alliance develops Origin Issue Assessments (OIAs) as part of the JDE Common Grounds program. This OIA flags the following as pressing risks in the Honduran coffee sector: occupational health and safety, climate smart agriculture, and child labor. Coffee production in Honduras can be coupled to high-risk conditions since protective equipment when spraying agrochemicals […]
This Origin Issue Assessment (OIA), conducted as part of the JDE Common Grounds program, highlights the following as key risks in the Indian coffee sector: occupational health and safety, agrochemical handling, and soil fertility and management. In India, legislation pertaining to the safety of workers has recently been cut, and trainings provided to farmers and […]
Origin Issue Assessments (OIAs) were compiled by the Rainforest Alliance as part of the JDE Common Grounds Program. According to the 2020 Vietnam OIA, the following are key risks in the Vietnamese coffee sector: buffer zones, banned pesticides, soil fertility management, and harvest and post-harvest practices. In Vietnam, the excessive use of agrochemicals combined with […]
As part of the JDE Common Grounds program, the Rainforest Alliance conducted research to identify the top risks in the Brazilian coffee sector. This 2020 Brazil Origin Issue Assessment (OIA) identifies the following as top risks in the country’s coffee sector: agrochemical handling, banned pesticides, gender equality, and accommodation for workers. In Brazil, many coffee […]