The Latest Archives | Rainforest Alliance https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource/latest/ Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:43:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-ra-frog-icon-32x32.png The Latest Archives | Rainforest Alliance https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource/latest/ 32 32 How the Omnibus package prevents the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive from supporting global supply chain resilience https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/how-the-omnibus-package-prevents-the-corporate-sustainability-due-diligence-directive-from-supporting-global-supply-chain-resilience/ Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:43:29 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=108876 By mandating companies to conduct risk-based human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD), the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) enhances supply chain resilience and boosts EU competitiveness. However, it can only be achieved if all supply chain actors, including those beyond Tier 1, are included in companies’ HREDD processes. Specifically, smallholders are crucial […]

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]]> What is Sustainable Agriculture? https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/insights/what-is-sustainable-agriculture/ https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/insights/what-is-sustainable-agriculture/#respond Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:18:13 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/uncategorized/what-is-sustainable-agriculture/ Definitions differ, but at its heart, sustainable agriculture is about meeting the needs of the present, without sacrificing those of tomorrow—it’s farming that is environmentally sound, socially responsible, and profitable for farmers.... Continue Reading

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]]> https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/insights/what-is-sustainable-agriculture/feed/ 0 Rainforest Alliance Launches Latest Version of Its Sustainable Agriculture Standard: More Accessible, More Impactful   https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/press-releases/launches-latest-version-of-its-sustainable-agriculture-standard-more-accessible-more-impactful/ Mon, 03 Mar 2025 17:34:47 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=press-release&p=107800 Version 1.4 of the Sustainable Agriculture Standard was developed informed by feedback from farmers and companies. This allowed for a more user-friendly and streamlined certification program than ever, removing unnecessary complexity and strengthening the data-driven approach. 

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]]> ‘We are at a tipping point,’ Rainforest Alliance CEO calls for a cocoa regenerative agenda https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-news/we-are-at-a-tipping-point-rainforest-alliance-ceo-calls-for-a-cocoa-regenerative-agenda/ Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:43:30 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=news&p=107861 Ahead of the World Cocoa Foundation meeting in Brazil, our CEO Santiago Gowland gives an exclusive interview with CocoaRadar on deforestation, the business case for regenerative agriculture, and Rainforest Alliance's work across critical agricultural landscapes.

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]]> Omnibus Package Risks Livelihoods of Millions of Smallholders Worldwide https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/press-releases/omnibus-package-risks-livelihoods-of-millions-of-smallholders-worldwide/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:52:59 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=press-release&p=107546 The European Commission proposed sweeping changes to key legislation that was meant to ensure corporate accountability, in particular the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and Reporting directives (CSDDD and CSRD). We call on the co-legislators to act.

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]]> The Business Case for Collective Landscape Action https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/the-business-case-for-collective-landscape-action/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:48:26 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=107262 Rates of forest and biodiversity loss are accelerating throughout the tropics alongside escalating global impacts of climate change. Commodities such as coffee, timber, palm oil, rubber, and cocoa drive much of this deforestation. We need transformative solutions to ensure a climate-positive future that creates long-term benefits for people and nature. The Business Case for Collective […]

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]]> Feed the Future Honduras Productive Agroforestry Systems https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/feed-the-future-honduras-productive-agroforestry-systems/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:44:42 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=107254 The northern Atlantic region of Honduras has vast production and forest corridors. The region offers excellent agroecological conditions for diverse and sustainable production of key commodities such as timber, shade-grown cocoa and cardamom, and exotic and citrus fruits. However, dominant production models are unsustainable, contribute to widespread production inefficiencies, and deteriorate the natural resources that […]

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]]> Prosperous and Resilient Landscapes in Guatemala https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/prosperous-and-resilient-landscapes-in-guatemala/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:09:13 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=107239 In Guatemala, large swaths of rural populations depend on ever-collapsing ecosystems and fast-disappearing natural resources for their livelihoods. Decreased incomes limit families’ ability to respond to weather- and market-related shocks, and unsustainable production practices put immense pressure on forests, further threatening livelihoods. Economic desperation leads many communities to turn to informal, temporary income sources, or […]

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]]> Resilient Ecosystems and Sustainable Transformation of Rural Economies https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/resilient-ecosystems-and-sustainable-transformation-of-rural-economies/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:07:46 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=107243 Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana are the largest producers of cocoa in the world, with millions of families relying on the crop for their livelihoods. Yet cocoa farmers earn, on average, only six percent of the final product’s value in stores, making poverty and food insecurity common. Additionally, women make up a significant part of the […]

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]]> Women’s Economic Empowerment https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/womens-economic-empowerment/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:55:10 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=107249 Women provide immense contributions to productive value chains globally. Throughout Mesoamerica, women work in the production of coffee, cocoa, cardamom, potato, and so many other crops that global markets demand. As part of our Women’s Economic Empowerment in Mesoamerica Initiative, the Rainforest Alliance and partners are working alongside women, including Indigenous women and youth, in […]

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