In January 2018, UTZ has merged with the Rainforest Alliance and started to build the new organization.
The governing bodies of both organizations have changed.
As of January 2018 the merged organizations have one interim leadership team and one board of directors.
UTZ Committees
The task of the UTZ Standards Committee task is to adopt, on the basis of information and data provided by the stakeholders, new Codes of Conduct as well as revise existing codes.
The task of the UTZ Product Advisory Committees (PACs) is to support and advise both the UTZ Supervisory Board and UTZ staff on the development, implementation and revision of product specific programs. Members of the PACs possess knowledge of the production, trade, retail, and/or development of a brand.
Standards Committee
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- Niwton Castro Moraes | Technical Advisor for Coffee of Department of Agriculture of Minas Gerais State Brazil | Producer representative
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- Anneke Fermont | Regional Sustainability Manager, Kyagalanyi Coffee Ltd (Volcafe) | Uganda | Industry representative – Retailer
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- Michele Pisetta | Sustainable Project Developer at Ferrero Trading Lux | Luxembourg | Industry representative – Manufacturer
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- Kraig Kraft | Regional technical advisor for coffee and cacao at Catholic Relief Services | Nicaragua | NGO representative or individual expert
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- Ute Eisenlohr | Head of Department Agriculture at IMO Swiss AG | Switzerland | Certification body representative
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- Jenny Walther-Thoss | Sustainable Biomass & Standard | WWF | Germany | NGO representative or individual expert
