How-to guides and FAQs

FAQ: EUDR for CBs Please find the most frequently asked questions and answers for CBs surrounding EUDR on this page. EU deforestation maps do not always reflect what is on the ground. How are our maps different from EU and how d...

How to register in Convera for Tea Certificate Holders To receive SD and SI payments through the Rainforest Alliance payment facility, Tea Farm Certificate Holders must register their banking information with Convera.  This video explains...

In addition to these FAQs about our Assurance program, we also have specific FAQs for other areas within our 2020 Certification Program:  FAQ: Farm Requirements   FAQ: Supply Chain Requirements   FAQ: Transition...

In addition to these FAQs about our Farm Requirements, we also have specific FAQs for other areas within our 2020 Certification Program: FAQ: Supply Chain Requirements FAQ: Assurance FAQ: Transitioning to the new standard What is the...

In addition to these FAQs about our Supply Chain Requirements, we also have specific FAQs for other areas within our 2020 Certification Program: FAQ: General Questions FAQ: Farm Requirements FAQ: Assurance FAQ: Transitioning to the new stand...

The following questions and answers are meant to clarify and make more concrete specific requirements that Certification Bodies must audit against. They are organized by topic, and new topics will be added as clarification becomes relevant. If y...

Video: Sustainability Investment Plan Template tool for Tea Farm Certificate Holders This video , provides Tea farm certificate holders with instructions on how to fill out the simplified Sustainability Investment Plan Template tool. ...

Photo credit: Sergio Izquierdo   Following the publication of the key documents of the 2020 Certification Program , the Rainforest Alliance offers support to producers and businesses to implement the new program. The 2020 Sustaina...

  The formal transition period to our 2020 Rainforest Alliance Certification Program for Farms and Supply Chain Actors that participated in the legacy UTZ or 2017 Rainforest Alliance Certification programs ended on July 1st, 2023.  To ...

This resource is to help you and your teams answer the most frequently asked questions we receive about our certification program, assurance, and traceability systems. This article is intended to support our markets and external stakeholder faci...

The Rainforest Alliance Standards Committee is responsible for discussing, weighing, and deciding on the feedback received during the multi-stakeholder consultations, and for approving draft versions of standards. The Standards Committee may also a...