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Have you ever wondered just how many crops the Rainforest Alliance can certify? 💭 Check out the full list of all the possible certified crops—the wide range may surprise you! 🥝 🥑 🍊 #RainforestAlliance #RainforestAllianceCertified #Certification #Sustainability #RegenerativeAgriculture

This simple truth is at the heart of healthy food systems—and it’s farmers who put it into practice every single day. 🌱 Despite the mounting climate and economic challenges they face, smallholder farmers grow one-third of our global food supply. As we gather around the table today, let's remember the hands that grew the food we eat, all while nurturing the soil, protecting biodiversity, and sustaining the communities and ecosystems we all rely on. Thank you to the farmers who care for the land—and, by extension, all of us. 🌏 #SmallholderFarmers #SustainableAgriculture #FoodSystems #Thanksgiving #RainforestAlliance

Sustainability conversations were blooming at the Global Floral and Produce Show in Anaheim, California last month! 🌸 During a panel session, our colleague Kelsey Ray joined other industry leaders to discuss how sustainability standards are shaping the fresh produce and floral sector—from the importance of transitioning to regenerative agriculture to how standards can help drive that shift. Key takeaways from the event include: 🌱 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹, and the entire supply chain must share the responsibility of making the transition. 📊 𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮. And as an industry, we must work together to improve how we collect and share data along the supply chain. 🌿 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀—like the Rainforest Alliance’s Sustainable Agriculture Standard—𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 for sustainability across supply chains and support their transition to more regenerative practices. When the industry comes together, we can make real progress toward a more sustainable, regenerative future. 💪 International Fresh Produce Association #RainforestAlliance #FloralAndProduceShow #Sustainability #RegenerativeAgriculture

Earlier this month, we joined the Nestlé Germany Stakeholder Workshop 2025 in Frankfurt, an event that brings partners together around one shared purpose: advancing more sustainable and resilient food systems. During a presentation and two World Café sessions, our colleagues Christian Hohlfeld and Filiz A. shared insights from the Rainforest Alliance’s SABAL Project in India, highlighting how multi-stakeholder landscape approaches can help address the complex, interconnected challenges facing people and nature. Here's what stood out to us from these sessions: 🌿 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 is the foundation of every meaningful collaboration—but it takes time, patience, and the right structures to grow. 🌍 Success depends on 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. 🌾 True transformation happens when we 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 and single supply chains, act across sectors, and focus on the real-life challenges of people and ecosystems on the ground. These discussions are key in shaping the future of sustainable, equitable food systems—and we’re proud to help drive that momentum forward! 💪 #RainforestAlliance #Nestle #Workshop #India #ClimateResilience

🌱 Bringing regenerative agriculture into focus means looking beyond individual farms—and that’s exactly what the new LandScale Regenerative Agriculture Assessment Lens is designed to help us do.👇 Last week at the Sustainable Agriculture Summit in Anaheim, California, we joined partners from across the agricultural, corporate, non-profit, and research sectors to launch this new resource—designed to help strengthen regenerative outcomes at the landscape level. Truly regenerative systems depend not only on farm practices, but also on the landscapes that support them. Water, biodiversity, governance, community well-being, and supply resilience are all shaped across the wider landscape—and the Assessment Lens helps us understand and monitor that bigger picture. Co-developed with the Rainforest Alliance, Regen10, The Nature Conservancy, Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, and the Sustainable Food Trust, the Assessment Lens brings together practical indicators to track regenerative progress across entire regions. During the event, speakers emphasized that effective landscape-scale collaboration requires shared power, strong community leadership, aligned goals, and coordinated action. The conversation made one thing clear: pairing farm-level efforts with landscape-level insight makes regeneration more impactful, benefiting people, nature, and supply chains alike. With the Assessment Lens now launched, LandScale and partners are working with early adopters to pilot its use across U.S. agricultural landscapes, helping refine and scale the approach for broader global use. Couldn’t join us in Anaheim? Explore resources and updates here: https://bit.ly/4rawEzO #RainforestAlliance #RegenerativeAgriculture #LandScale #SupplyChainResilience #Regeneration

How do we stay hopeful in a world that feels heavy? 🌍 During our #BeneathTheCanopy webinar last month, leaders in conservation explored the answer. The Rainforest Alliance’s very own Daniel Katz (Co-founder and Board Chair), Michael Gibbons (Director, Creative & Communications), and Nadège Nzoyem (Senior Director, West and Central Africa) joined Rhett Ayers Butler (CEO and founder of @Mongabay) to remind us that optimism isn't empty cheerfulness. It’s a strategy for facing deforestation, inequality, and climate change without overlooking what actually works. We know the harder story to tell is that the world CAN get better. But we’re committed to telling that harder story—one of regeneration, alliance-building, and everyday actions of renewal. 🌱 🎥 Catch up on the conversation here—it's one worth having! 👉 https://lnkd.in/g4Nf5yKq #RainforestAlliance #RegenerativeAgriculture #ClimateResilience #Webinar #Leadership

Is your company equipped to deliver on its sustainability goals in 2026 and beyond? 🌱 As the year draws to a close, now is the perfect time to assess if your systems, data, and strategies are ready to turn commitments into real impact. One effective way to strengthen those efforts is by aligning with the Accountability Framework initiative (AFi)—the leading global roadmap for building ethical, deforestation-and conversion-free supply chains. Both the Science Based Targets initiative and Science Based Targets for Nature recommend using the AFi when designing and implementing no-deforestation and conversion-free targets, helping companies put the right systems in place. At the Rainforest Alliance, we’re proud to be an AFi member—and our Corporate Advisory Services team is an official AFi delivery partner. Together, we’ve supported many partners in assessing how their systems align with the AFi’s 12 core principles, from traceability and due diligence to supplier engagement and human rights. 💡 The result: a clear, actionable Gap Assessment and Action Plan that helps businesses align with the framework—with tailored recommendations to strengthen governance, traceability, and responsible sourcing systems . 📩Ready to prepare for your 2026 sustainability goals? Email us at corporateadvisory@ra.org for a free initial consultation. #RainforestAlliance #Sustainability #AccountabilityFramework #ResponsibleSourcing #ESG #SBTi #SBTN

Climate change is reshaping the future of tea. 🍃 In the latest BBC World Service program, The Inquiry, harkirat sidhu from the Rainforest Alliance sheds light on how a changing climate is affecting tea farmers across India. In Part 3 of the episode, Harki discusses the mounting challenges these farmers face—from shifting seasons and unpredictable rainfall to the toll that extreme storms take on crops, soil health, and transport routes. These changes threaten not only the taste and quality of one of the world’s most beloved beverages, but also—and more importantly—the livelihoods of tea farming communities. Sustainable farming practices and resilient supply chains are essential to protecting both people and nature—and keeping tea thriving for generations to come. Learn more and listen here: https://bbc.in/3XsGMWP #RainforestAlliance #Tea #TeaFarmers #SupplyChains #ClimateResilience

We’ll be honest: 2025 has been an uphill battle. From the closure of USAID—which cut essential programs—to record-setting deforestation worldwide, it’s been a difficult year for forests and the communities that depend on them. But there’s still hope growing in the hands of over seven million farmers protecting and restoring rainforests every single day. 🌱 And the good news? Giving came early this year! With your support, we can continue to protect farmers, forest communities, and the ecosystems that sustain us all—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗼 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗿. Make your Giving Tuesday gift this week and it will be matched dollar-for-dollar, thanks to our partner, @Savor 👉 https://bit.ly/480u3zB #RainforestAlliance #Donate #GivingTuesday #RegenerateHope #ClimateAction

At the Rainforest Alliance, we believe advancing human rights goes hand in hand with a sustainable future. 🤝 That’s why, from November 24–26, we're joining global leaders, businesses, and civil society at the United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva—the world’s largest annual gathering dedicated to this crucial topic. We're proud to have our Human Rights and Social Impact Lead, Sara Monti, on the ground representing our work and engaging with partners on advancing human rights due diligence, protecting workers, and strengthening sustainability across global supply chains. We look forward to connecting with others working to put people and planet at the heart of business! 🌎 🔗 Learn more about the Forum here: https://bit.ly/48i2zqt #RainforestAlliance #HumanRights #BizHumanRights #DueDiligence #UNForumBHR #BusinessAndHumanRights #UNGPs