The Rainforest Alliance launches cocoa assurance plan in West Africa
The Rainforest Alliance is committed to driving positive impacts in the cocoa sector in West Africa and other ...
Tag: certification
Be part of the Alliance: join our new standard consultation
We have launched the first round of public consultation for the new Rainforest Alliance certification standard ...
A better and improved certification standard starts with having the right people
When two NGOs, with two different sustainability standards decide to merge, the best they can do is combine th ...
Certification: cost or investment?
A 2017 study on market potential for certified coffee in Belgium reveals that 3rd party certification could be ...
4 years in, an update on the UTZ hazelnut program
It’s been four years since we launched our hazelnut program. We check in for an update on the challenges of ...
Voices from the Field
How certification helps lift coffee workers out of poverty
Life on many coffee farms is tough. The work is physical and demanding, but wages can be very low. Certificati ...
Request for proposals for external evaluation – Premium
UTZ is inviting proposals for an evaluation of the management, use and transparency of the UTZ premium through ...
“This is just the beginning.” Celebrating 15 years of UTZ
“15 years ago, it was an inspiration for us to go through difficult times and see the light at the end of th ...
Voices from the field
How to train 10,000 farmers in one year. A field example.
More than a million farmers follow training to meet UTZ certification standards. We cannot train them all ours ...