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  3. Rainforest Alliance Supply Chain Certification

Rainforest Alliance Supply Chain Certification

Importers and processors of coffee, tea, cocoa and hazelnutz can certify their products according to the Rainforest Alliance Supply Chain standard. The products can then be labelled with the Rainforest Alliance logo, which shows customers that the products are compliant with Rainforest Alliance sustainability standards.

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Sustainable and responsible production

The main theme of the standard is sustainable production, counteract upon deforestation, support biodiversity, human rights, work against discrimination by gender and corruption.

The standards consist of a producer part ”Farm Organizations” and one for food industry and retailers ”Supply Chain standard”.

To be able to use Rainforest Alliance-certified raw materials and label the final product with Rainforest Alliance’s logo, the company must be certified and annually revised  according the Rainforest Alliance Supply Chain standards by an independent certification body accredited for these standards.

Kiwa offers certification according Supply Chain standard. This part is suitable for importers/traders and processors of a variety of crops such as coffee, tea, cocoa and hazelnuts and implies that products can be labelled with Rainforest Alliance logo which will give added value to the products.

On Rainforest Alliance website you’ll find more information as well as standard documents for downloading.
www.rainforest-alliance.org

Current version:
Rainforest Alliance 2020 Certification Program
Publication date 30/06/2020 version 1
SA-R-GA-1-V1

Products are traceable back to farm

Rainforest Alliance also offers an innovative web-based marketplace where all certified farmers, importers, processors and retailers can do business in an effective way. All batches of goods are given an unique ID-number that is traceable throughout the chain from consumer pack back to the origin. It is always the licensed actor (Certificate Holder) that has the responsibility to register all purchases and sales in this market place in order to maintain the traceability.

Apply for certification

To be able to start a certification process it is necessary that you have registered your business at Rainforest Alliance. More information and details concerning the standards are found at the Rainforest Alliance website.

After you have received approval from Rainforest Allliance, you can apply for an agreement for certification according to Rainforest Alliance Supply Chain standard. Do so by contacting our customer service se.info@kiwa.com or via +4618-17 00 00.

Policy on zero-tolerance concerning corruption and  grievance procedure

Consistent throughout the whole Rainforest Program is the effort to counteract upon all forms of corruption which not only include certified companies but also affects the accredited certification bodies. Kiwa has a policy against corruption that include all employees on every level as well as consultants connected to the company. Please see our policy here.

The work against corruption also include the possibility for all partners to submit grievances linked to the certification according Rainforest Alliance anonymously. You can submit grievances anonymously through gatekeeper@kiwa.com. We do recommend you to use our ordinary system for grievances here: Klagomål och överklaganden – Kiwa Certifiering.

Please observe that our secrecy around our clients also include information emerged from grievances as well as the grievance itself as long as we do not have a written consent for publication. Examples of information included can be both from commercial as well as intellectual kind.

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Additional information

  • Certification step by step - Rainforest Alliance
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