Supply Chain Risk Assessment
For businesses looking to deliver on sustainability, the journey begins and ends with data. If you need reliable access to quality data—whether it’s to support informed decision-making or compliance with voluntary frameworks and legislative requirements—then the Rainforest Alliance Supply Chain Risk Assessment can support you. This new offer leverages all our tools and experience—from mapping complex supply chains to on-site data collection and more—to provide businesses with the actionable insights needed to mitigate risk, strengthen transparency, and support ESG claims.
Elegibility
Who this is for
Our expert teams are ready to support all actors at all levels of the supply chain—from traders and private label manufacturers to brands and retailers.
BENEFITS
What you’ll get
Risk Assessment Report
First, our expert teams conduct a thorough analysis by mapping your supply chain and then gathering and verifying farm-level data. Based on these findings, they will then put together a detailed Risk Assessment Report. This report offers a comprehensive overview detailing the identified risks in your company’s sourcing practices and aggregated data for each risk by region, shown with a “traffic light” system to rate risk levels as green, yellow, or red. This report is based on second-party verified data collected from a sample selection of farms within your supply chain.
Risk mitigation recommendations
Based on the Risk Assessment Report, our teams will put together tailored recommendations on how to mitigate social and environmental risks in your supply chain. Our recommendations can range from targeted farm-level interventions to certification programs or landscape-level projects offered by the Rainforest Alliance and other organizations.
Supporting claims
The data we gather will support your public claims and messaging around the Supply Chain Risk Assessment, including your reporting, legal compliance, and marketing agendas. Partners may make off-pack claims based on their Supply Chain Risk Assessment and, if they’ve taken steps to address the risks identified, may also make additional claims that they have sourced responsibly.
Supported Crops
In the future, we will be extending the scope of our Supply Chain Risk Assessment to other crops. Please contact us if you’re interested in exploring these opportunities.
The Process
How does it work?
- Supply chain mapping
We work with you to map the supply chain of your suppliers back to the farm level.
- On-site data collection and verification
We then gather detailed farm-level data, verified via sample checks and a credible second-party assurance process.
- Complete risk assessment
The Rainforest Alliance then conducts an assessment on a selection of risk areas and provides insights into your specific supply chains’ risk levels (green, yellow, or red) compared to each area’s benchmark.
- Receive recommendations
We provide tailored recommendations and identify tools to help you address and mitigate these risks.
Get a Supply Chain Risk Assessment
Receive timely and insightful data, along with actionable recommendations on mitigating risk.