Guidance

List of approved translations of commonly used terms when referring to Rainforest Alliance Certified products on packaging and in marketing materials.

SA-G-SD-46 Requirement 1.2.2 of the 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard requires Service Providers to comply with relevant Standard requirements. This document provides guidance on which requirements are applicable for different types of service providers.

SA-G-SD-45 Requirements 5.8.1 and 5.8.2 of the 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard requires certification holders to implement a Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) process for any activities that diminish the land or resource use rights or collective interests of indigenous peoples and local communities. This mandatory steps of the FPIC process are set out in […]

SA-G-SD-44 Requirements 1.5.1, 1.6.2 and 5.1.4 of the 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard requires certificate holders todocument and remediate cases of child labor, forced labor, discrimination, workplace violence and harassment. following the Remediation Protocol (found in Annex Chapter 5: Social) . This Guidance provides additional non-binding informationt to support the implementation of the Remediation Protocol

SA-G-SD-9 This guidance provides background knowledge on Integrated Pest Management to help farmers understand and implement the requirements of the 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard for successful and sustainable farming. This version has also has a section on Integrated Weed Management.

Prior to the onsite audit, the CB shall perform a stakeholder consultation in certain high risk Farm Standard audits. This guidance further explains how to perform a Stakeholder Consultation. The rules related to the Stakeholder Consultation can be found in the Annex AR4.2 of the Certification and Auditing Rules.