Monitoring & Evaluation Archives | Rainforest Alliance https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/tag/monitoring-evaluation/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 10:23:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-ra-frog-icon-32x32.png Monitoring & Evaluation Archives | Rainforest Alliance https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/tag/monitoring-evaluation/ 32 32 Closing the Living Wage Gap 2022 – Terms of Reference https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/closing-the-living-wage-gap-2022-terms-of-reference/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 10:19:30 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=97607 The post Closing the Living Wage Gap 2022 – Terms of Reference appeared first on Rainforest Alliance.

]]> Baseline Evaluation of the RA2020 Living Wage Strategy https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/baseline-evaluation-of-the-ra2020-living-wage-strategy/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 13:47:27 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=97480 This report, commissioned by the Rainforest Alliance (RA), offers a baseline study analyzing the dispositions of Certificate Holders and Supply Chain Actors against the living wage requirements and tools in the RA 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard. The study was commissioned to the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), which worked with their local partners in Indonesia, […]

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]]> Response to Study on the Implementation of Grievance Mechanisms https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/study-on-the-implementation-of-grievance-mechanisms/ Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:56:59 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=92688 The Rainforest Alliance commissioned a study to review the current situation of grievance mechanisms in farms and groups participating in the Rainforest Alliance Certification Program. The study sought to gain a better understanding of how this specific element of the Rainforest Alliance 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard is being implemented by farm and group certificate holders. […]

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]]> Towards Effective Operational Grievance Mechanisms – Terms of Reference https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/towards-effective-operational-grievance-mechanisms/ Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:47:48 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=92684 The post Towards Effective Operational Grievance Mechanisms – Terms of Reference appeared first on Rainforest Alliance.

]]> A Study on the Implementation of Grievance Mechanisms: Reviewing Practice across Rainforest Alliance Certified Farms and Groups https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/the-rainforest-alliance-examines-grievance-mechanisms-through-independent-study/ Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:44:57 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=92679 The post A Study on the Implementation of Grievance Mechanisms: Reviewing Practice across Rainforest Alliance Certified Farms and Groups appeared first on Rainforest Alliance.

]]> Rainforest Alliance Field Study 2021: Kenyan Tea (Summary report) https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/rainforest-alliance-field-study-2021-kenyan-tea-summary-report/ Tue, 09 Aug 2022 15:41:43 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=86689 This report summarizes the findings from a research study commissioned by Rainforest Alliance (RA) to Ergon Associates Locals & Associates to the working and living conditions for workers and their families across a sample of RA-certified tea estates and small grower groups in Kenya. The study analyzed the most pressing issues facing the tea industry […]

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]]> Towards Sustainable Cocoa in Côte d’Ivoire: The Impacts and Contribution of UTZ Certification Combined with Services Provided by Companies https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/sustainable-cocoa-cote-divoire-impacts-utz-certification/ Mon, 18 Jul 2022 19:07:57 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=85997 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 Côte d’Ivoire. The outcomes analysed are increased yields, improved income, improved working and living conditions, and better environmental protection. The results indicate that cocoa farmers increased their knowledge and implement […]

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]]> Impacts of Cocoa Sustainability Initiatives in West Africa https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/impacts-of-cocoa-sustainability-initiatives-in-west-africa/ Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:52:31 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=85993 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 farm and farmer group. It is based on empirical evidence from large-scale, mixed-method studies using a suite of socioeconomic, agronomic, and environmental indicators to compare the situation of […]

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]]> The Rainforest Alliance Takes a Deeper Look into the Kenya Tea Sector with Independent Study https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/business/certification/kenya-tea-sector-independent-study/ https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/business/certification/kenya-tea-sector-independent-study/#respond Mon, 18 Jul 2022 16:18:09 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=85981 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. ... Continue Reading

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]]> https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/business/certification/kenya-tea-sector-independent-study/feed/ 0 2021 Annual Report: We Grow Together https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/2021-annual-report-we-grow-together/ Wed, 15 Jun 2022 16:36:35 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=84105 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 thrive together.

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