Case Study
November 28, 2023
The Rainforest Alliance is committed to measuring and assessing our impacts on the ground, so we can continuously improve the effectiveness of our certification program and landscape management work.
This page features information about the Rainforest Alliance's monitoring and evaluation work and links to related content and resources.
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Our Monitoring and Evaluation Methodology
Learn more about how we measure, analyze, and communicate our impacts on livelihoods, human rights, biodiversity, and climate.
Current Monitoring and Evaluation Activities
Read about planned and ongoing research studies and monitoring and evaluation of our landscape projects.
Research Partnerships
This page describes our approach to research partnerships and contains a list of priority research topics for interested researchers.
Evidensia
Evidensia provides easy access to credible research on the sustainability impacts of supply chain initiatives and tools, including certification.
All resources for Monitoring & Evaluation
Baseline Evaluation of the RA2020 Living Wage Strategy
This report, commissioned by the Rainforest Alliance (RA), offers a baseline study analyzing the dispositions of Certificate Holders and Supply Chain Actors against the living wage requirements and tools in the RA 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard. The study was commissioned to the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), which worked with their local partners in Indonesia, […]
Response to Study on the Implementation of Grievance Mechanisms
The Rainforest Alliance commissioned a study to review the current situation of grievance mechanisms in farms and groups participating in the Rainforest Alliance Certification Program. The study sought to gain a better understanding of how this specific element of the Rainforest Alliance 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard is being implemented by farm and group certificate holders. […]
Rainforest Alliance Field Study 2021: Kenyan Tea (Summary report)
This report summarizes the findings from a research study commissioned by Rainforest Alliance (RA) to Ergon Associates Locals & Associates to the working and living conditions for workers and their families across a sample of RA-certified tea estates and small grower groups in Kenya. The study analyzed the most pressing issues facing the tea industry […]