This page features news and updates about the Rainforest Alliance's work with farming and forest communities around the world, our business partner collaborations, research (including white papers, case studies, and project profiles), media coverage, and more. You can also sign up to receive our business updates and/or general updates.
Landscale is a tool to help your company assess and communicate sustainability impact at landscape scale. A pilot with Olam International and the Rainforest Alliance in Mexico shows how companies can apply and benefit from Landscale’s framework for assessment, verification, and reporting.... Continue Reading
The Rainforest Alliance’s 2020 discussions with the banana sector around their new certification program was concluded by the convening meeting at the end of December, which included Rainforest Alliance leadership and Board Chair. In this meeting the Rainforest Alliance confirmed the vision and sustainability goals behind its new ambitious standard. The Rainforest Alliance summarized the […]
The Rainforest Alliance 2020 Certification Program is now published, but that doesn’t mean our work is done. We are continuing to actively seek feedback from farmers, companies, and other partners to make the program better and ensure smooth implementation on the ground. Find out what we’ve been doing with the banana sector and how their feedback helps us fine-tune the standard.... Continue Reading
Our Standard for Sustainable Agriculture has guided farmers around the world to ensure the wellbeing and health of their workers and their families. One banana company, Jasafrut, is taking it a step further by ensuring mental health care, too.... Continue Reading
Conserving forests is at the heart of the Rainforest Alliance’s mission. This paper outlines our principles and strategies for stopping deforestation (and other forms of ecosystem conversion) in vulnerable tropical regions. These include our commitment to center sustainable livelihood opportunities and human rights through bottom-up approaches that support rural communities as ecosystem stewards.
The mission of the Rainforest Alliance has evolved over time, but they have always focused on creating alternatives to tropical deforestation that are economically viable and socially desirable.