The Rainforest Alliance has formally launched its search for a president to succeed Tensie Whelan, who will leave the position after a fruitful 25-year association with the sustainable development non-profit organization, including 15 as its executive director and president. Whelan is leaving to establish a new Center for Sustainable Business at New York University Stern […]
The Rainforest Alliance announces a new grant that will strengthen sustainable forest management with small landowners in the Southeast region of the United States. The program is funded by a $1.35 million combined investment from four major forestry and paper-goods companies including Avery Dennison, Columbia Forest Products, Domtar and Staples, Inc. The forests in the […]
Gala Recognizes Sustainability Practitioners Around the World with Sustainable-Setter Awards The Rainforest Alliance is proud to announce the recipients of the 2015 Sustainable Standard-Setter Award, presented to corporate and individual leaders in sustainability. The awards will be presented on May 13th in New York City at the annual spring gala at the American Museum of […]
Diverse Business, Government and NGO Leaders Converge at NYC Summit on Keeping Sustainability Commitments More and more major companies are announcing ambitious commitments to green supply chains and source environmentally and socially sustainable commodities, including a spate of new “deforestation-free” declarations. But implementing them is the hard part. It requires transparency, accountability, and bringing sustainability […]
In its new position paper published today, “Halting Deforestation and Achieving Sustainability,” the Rainforest Alliance addresses the recent surge in deforestation-free pledges. Timed to coincide with an Innovation Forum event in Washington, DC on “How Business Can Tackle Deforestation,” the paper argues the deforestation-free trend is an exciting development, but needs definition, focus, and accountability […]
A new report published today by the Climate, Nature and Communities in Guatemala (CNCG) project analyzes deforestation trends in the 2.1 million-hectare Maya Biosphere Reserve (MBR), the largest protected area in Mesoamerica. The report confirms that production forestry in the hands of local communities can conserve forests as effectively as strict reserves. CNCG is a project financed […]