Rainforest Alliance
International sustainable agriculture organization
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| 2023 | A similar lawsuit by Corporate Accountability Lab (CAL) against Rainforest Alliance was dismissed by the Washington, D.C. Superior Court. |
| December 31 2021 | End of 2021: Herbs certification threshold changes from 40 percent to 50 percent, transitioning the organization's certification standards. |
| July 2021 | Audits against the new 2020 Rainforest Alliance certification standard were scheduled to begin, marking a transition for certified farms. |
| June 2021 | The Rainforest Alliance's new shared responsibility approach and 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard were set to be fully implemented by mid-2021. |
| 2020 | The Guardian published a critical report alleging labor exploitation, illegal agrochemical use, and concealment of undocumented workers by Costa Rican pineapple growers certified by the Rainforest Alliance. |
| December 18 2020 | Rainforest Alliance organized a roundtable with banana sector representatives to further discuss the new standard, but the meeting was criticized by banana associations for lacking constructive dialogue and failing to clarify implementation strategies. |
| November 27 2020 | Banana associations called a tripartite roundtable with European Union retailers to discuss the new standard and shared responsibility guidelines, with the Rainforest Alliance notably absent from the meeting. |
| July 23 2020 | Rainforest Alliance held a meeting with banana associations to discuss perspectives on the new standard, where producers highlighted the lack of recognition for their environmental and social investments. |
| July 17 2020 | Latin American banana producer and exporter associations from Ecuador, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Guatemala sent an open letter to the Rainforest Alliance challenging the new 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard, expressing concerns that only 2 percent of their demands were taken into account. |
| June 2020 | Rainforest Alliance updated its certification program, introducing the new Sustainable Agriculture Standard with enhanced environmental, social, and economic requirements, expanding certification to products like pineapples, hazelnuts, coconut oil, orange juice, and vegetables. |
| January 2018 | The legal merger between Rainforest Alliance and UTZ was officially completed, creating a unified organization. |
| 2017 | Rainforest Alliance introduced the Sustainable Agriculture Standard based on a gradual improvement system, requiring farms to meet specific criteria for initial certification |
| June 2017 | Rainforest Alliance and UTZ announced their intention to merge, initiating a strategic organizational consolidation. |
| 2016 | The lawsuit filed by WASH was dismissed by the court, with the judge ruling that WASH lacked standing to sue. |
| 2014 | Water and Sanitation Health (WASH) filed a civil lawsuit against Rainforest Alliance, alleging the organization was responsible for unfair marketing by certifying Chiquita banana suppliers as sustainable despite environmental and health concerns in Guatemala. |
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