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Monitoring & Evaluation

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The Rainforest Alliance is committed to measuring and assessing our impacts on the ground, so we can continuously improve the effectiveness of our certification program and landscape management work.

This page features information about the Rainforest Alliance's monitoring and evaluation work and links to related content and resources.

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Our Monitoring and Evaluation Methodology

Learn more about how we measure, analyze, and communicate our impacts on livelihoods, human rights, biodiversity, and climate.

Current Monitoring and Evaluation Activities

Read about planned and ongoing research studies and monitoring and evaluation of our landscape projects.

Research Partnerships

This page describes our approach to research partnerships and contains a list of priority research topics for interested researchers.

Evidensia

Evidensia provides easy access to credible research on the sustainability impacts of supply chain initiatives and tools, including certification.

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Impact Study

Towards Sustainable Cocoa in Côte d’Ivoire: The Impacts and Contribution of UTZ Certification Combined with Services Provided by Companies

This impact evaluation was commissioned to Wageningen University, and analyses the contribution of certification and interventions of companies implementing certification with groups of farmers in... View more

Published on July 18, 2022
Available in: English

Impact Study

Impacts of Cocoa Sustainability Initiatives in West Africa

This scientific article analyses the social, economic, and environmental effects of voluntary standards initiatives and corporate initiatives in the cocoa sector in West Africa, largely focusing on... View more

Published on July 18, 2022
Available in: English

Organizational Updates

The Rainforest Alliance Takes a Deeper Look into the Kenya Tea Sector with Independent Study

The study looks at impacts of transition to mechanized harvesting; employment terms and conditions; gender discrimination; wages; occupational health and safety; housing and living conditions; and operational grievance and remedy mechanisms.

Published on July 18, 2022

Annual Report

2021 Annual Report: We Grow Together

Explore the Rainforest Alliance 2021 Annual Report! Inside you’ll meet the farmers, forest communities, businesses, and individuals who are working with us to create a world where people and nature... View more

Published on June 15, 2022
Available in: English, Spanish, German, French, Indonesian, Portuguese, Japanese

Organizational Updates

Now Live: The Rainforest Alliance Certification Data Reports 2021

We’re happy to share the annual reports on the Rainforest Alliance and UTZ coffee, cocoa, and tea certification programs.

Published on June 1, 2022

Organizational Updates

Sustainability at Scale: How LandScale Can Support Your Company’s Commitments

LandScale is an all-in-one tool that allows users to assess risk and adaptively invest in, monitor, and measure sustainability impact at the landscape level.

Published on March 23, 2022

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