Certification Application Form (CAF) Guidance Templates
Non-binding forms and templates suggested to CBs so they can record other activities and processes as part of the Certification Process of the Sustainable Agriculture Standard 2020.
Home / Resources for Partners / Organismos de certificación ve Auditors
Non-binding forms and templates suggested to CBs so they can record other activities and processes as part of the Certification Process of the Sustainable Agriculture Standard 2020.
The 2020 Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Standard will become binding on July 1, 2021 for all crops. Certificate holders will have until June 30, 2022 to undertake their first audit to this standard. During this transition period Farm level Certificate Holders will be required to comply only with the Core Requirements of the standard. After […]
With the intent to facilitate an easy transition to the new certification program, the Rainforest Alliance Transition Rules allows all supply chain audits completed in the period from 1stJuly 2021 to 30thJune 2022 to be conducted remotely. For farm certificate holders, onsite auditing in the farm context remains important. However, considering the continuous development of […]
This policy seeks to define under which circumstances a Certification Body (CB) is required to perform an onsite follow up audit to verify closure of nonconformities.
The Rainforest Fee Catalogue describes the fees applicable to Certification Bodies according to Section 1.6, Assurances Costs of the Rules for Certification Bodies.
This policy sets out specific implementation requirements for certificate holders at both producer and supply chain actor levels (Certification requirements) and for reinforcing the assurance process (Assurance Process Rules).