What's New in Version 1.1 of the Standard?
The Rainforest Alliance just published version 1.1 of the certification program.
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The Rainforest Alliance 2020 Certification Program defines our long-term vision for the future, and the path required to get us there. The Sustainable Agriculture Standard, along with its assurance and technology systems, are designed to deliver more value to the two million farmers and thousands of businesses that use Rainforest Alliance certification to drive more sustainable agricultural production and responsible supply chains.
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2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard
Farm Requirements
The Farm Requirements of our new Sustainable Agriculture Standard are designed to help farmers protect the landscapes where they live and work, while offering an enhanced framework to improve their livelihoods and advance the human rights of rural people.
Supply Chain Requirements
The Sustainable Agriculture Standard’s Supply Chain Requirements aim to foster transparency and responsible business practices among companies from farm to shelf.
Assurance
An important aspect of the program is the collection and verification of credible, useful data and compliance evidence. These documents provides the rules and guidelines for assurance:
Supporting resources
Documents and tools to help understand and implement the program.
Must-read resources for 2020 Certification Program
Timelines for Transitioning to the 2020 Certification Program
The program’s publication is followed by a carefully planned roll-out phase to help all stakeholders learn about the new standard and systems.
How to Transition to the 2020 Certification Program
This Transition Tool provides the processes for certificate holders of the 2015 UTZ Certification Program and/or 2017 Rainforest Alliance Certification Program wishing to be certified under the our new 2020 Certification Program.
All resources for 2020 Certification Program
Annex S10: Living Wage Benchmarks per Country – List
The list of living wage benchmarks per country as part of Annex S10: Living Wage Benchmarks per Country – Methodology. The benchmarks are indicated in local currency, in gross wage per month, If no Living Wage Benchmark is yet available, the applicable wage can be used. This table is updated when new or updated benchmarks […]
Annex Chapter 2: Traceability (Previous Annex S06)
SA-S-SD-20 This annex includes additional binding content related to the implementation of the Requirements in Chapter 2 of the Sustainable Agriculture Standard: Traceability. This document includes: Traceability (Previous Annex S06) (Related to requirements 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3) The new version (v1.2) was published in order to add that mass balance is now permitted for cashews […]
Annex Chapter 3: Income and Shared Responsibility (Previous Annex S14)
SA-S-SD-21 This annex includes additional binding content related to the implementation of the Requirements in Chapter 3 of the Sustainable Agriculture Standard: Shared Responsibility. This document includes: Shared Responsibility (Previous Annex S14) (Related to requirements 3.2 and 3.3) This updated version of Annex Chapter 3 was published in order to clarify that for bananas and […]
Annex Chapter 4: Farming (previous Annex S07)
SA-S-SD-22 This annex includes additional binding content related to the implementation of the Requirements in Chapter 4 of the Sustainable Agriculture Standard: Farming. This document includes: Pesticides Management (Previous Annex S07) (Related to requirements 4.5.7, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.6.7 and 5.6.1) When the Standards v1.3 was published on February 6th, 2023, the content of this document […]
Annex S16: Sustainability Investment Plan Template
The Sustainability Investment Plan Template is to identify the investments needed to implement the Rainforest Alliance 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard requirements. Exceptional use: Sustainability Investment Plan Template – Tea Sector only Policy on The Investment Plan Template for the Tea Sector Link to Investment Plan Template for the Tea Sector: https://si-form.ra.org/ Date publication: 1 August […]
Annex S03: Risk Assessment Tool
SA-S-SD-4 As outlined in the requirements of the 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard, certificate holders must conduct a risk assessment. The risk assessment tool is available for group and individually certified farm management as well as supply chain actors who have social topics in their scope. The tool helps to identify risks that could prevent the […]