The assess-and-address pledge can be used by the Certificate Holder to publicly inform workers/ group members of its commitment to prevent and remediate human rights violations. This is an editable version so that the text can be adjusted to fit the Certificate Holder’s needs and context best. This can then be printed and visually displayed […]
Child labor, forced labor, discrimination, and workplace violence and harassment have never been—and will never be—tolerated by the Rainforest Alliance. We’ve learned through many years of experience that simply prohibiting these human rights violations in our standard is not enough. That’s why our 2020 Certification Program promotes an assess-and-address approach to tackling these issues. This […]
This document is intended to help farms seeking Rainforest Alliance certification, and RA- certified farms, understand and implement the Assess-and-address system. This document covers requirement 5.1 of the Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Standard.
This is an optional tool that can help Certificate Holders organize and focus the Assess & Address monitoring process. This tool can be used, but is not required, to demonstrate compliance with requirement 5.1.3 of the 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard: Farm Requirements and Supply Chain Requirements.