What's New in Version 1.1 of the Standard?
The Rainforest Alliance just published version 1.1 of the certification program.
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.
If you have any questions, please contact us at customersuccess@ra.org. Certification Bodies can contact us at CBcert@ra.org.
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.
The Sustainable Agriculture Standard’s Supply Chain Requirements aim to foster transparency and responsible business practices among companies from farm to shelf.
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:
Documents and tools to help understand and implement the program.
The Rainforest Alliance just published version 1.1 of the 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.
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.
SA-P-GA-31-V1 This policy offers guidance on the license renewal process for the Rainforest Alliance review. As we work to simplify this process, the policy will be subject to change.
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 […]
This policy mandates a change to the requirement to use RA-S-MT-17-V1.1 Annex S16: Sustainability Investment Plan Template by Certificate Holders producing tea (Camelia sinensis) under Rainforest Alliance certification.
The one-pager on Indicators and Smart Meters explains the order of actions to implement by the certificate holder (CH) and by the certification body (CB). It indicates what is expected from certificate holders before each audit, as well as the corresponding checks that will be carried out by CBs. This one-pager can be used in […]
In cases where there are significant restrictions to available volumes of Rainforest Alliance Certified commodities, the Rainforest Alliance will consider requests to pre-authorize a percentage of new harvest volumes to be transacted while farm certificate holders are finalizing the process to obtain their certification cycle. This policy outlines the conditions under which these measures apply.
This document provides guidance on the traceability requirements in the Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Standard. It also provides a complement to the Annex Chapter 2: Traceability.