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would this meet Rainforest Alliance standards? With coffee being the worlds second largest commodity, I am particularly bothered by both my addiction and the d

would this meet Rainforest Alliance standards? With coffee being the worlds second largest commodity, I am particularly bothered by both my addiction and the difficultly in finding Rainforest Alliance certified options. It seems like fair trade is easy to find in Trader Joes for instance, but after 20 minutes of looking/reading, I simply couldn't find beans that weren't possibly deforesting rainforests are that had their CO2 footprints examined/offset. Hoping this could be a great win for labor, rain forests (reusing existing agricultural land), etc. One other point - their trees have been getting older and there is more forign competition is growing BUT, demand has outpaced supply with prices being high, more mainstream consumption in North America and now increasingly in Asia Pacific. I read a lot about the Avacado industry (not really sure why) but from what I have seen from the Avacado's growers groups, their profits have been skyrocketing with demand changes over the last 20 years.

eltondegeneres 9y ago
Fair Trade standards are stricter than Rainforest Alliance. You can read the guidelines here, which includes protections against deforestation: https://fairtradeusa.org/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/filemanager/APS_Updates_Feb_2017/FTUSA_STD_APS_EN_1.0.0.pdf https://fairtradeusa.org/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/fileman... Fair trade certified shade grown coffee is probably your best bet for farmer and earth friendly coffee.
- more_bees_plz 9y ago
  Fair Trade standards are actually considered to be equal to Rainforest Alliance standards in terms of environmental and social sustainability. Rainforest Alliance farms prohibit deforestation, have specific guidelines for protecting wildlife and water quality, and demand that workers are paid minimum wage/have the right to organize + more. Read the standard here: http://sanstandard2017.ag/ http://sanstandard2017.ag/ And if you need to find Rainforest Alliance certified coffee, you can find it for sure at all Whole Foods, some of their Allegro brands are certified. Or you can use this tool: http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/find-certified http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/find-certified

eltondegeneres 9y ago

Fair Trade standards are stricter than Rainforest Alliance. You can read the guidelines here, which includes protections against deforestation: https://fairtradeusa.org/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/filemanager/APS_Updates_Feb_2017/FTUSA_STD_APS_EN_1.0.0.pdf https://fairtradeusa.org/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/fileman... Fair trade certified shade grown coffee is probably your best bet for farmer and earth friendly coffee.

more_bees_plz 9y ago
Fair Trade standards are actually considered to be equal to Rainforest Alliance standards in terms of environmental and social sustainability. Rainforest Alliance farms prohibit deforestation, have specific guidelines for protecting wildlife and water quality, and demand that workers are paid minimum wage/have the right to organize + more. Read the standard here: http://sanstandard2017.ag/ http://sanstandard2017.ag/ And if you need to find Rainforest Alliance certified coffee, you can find it for sure at all Whole Foods, some of their Allegro brands are certified. Or you can use this tool: http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/find-certified http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/find-certified