Rainforest Alliance Inc.

“The Rainforest Alliance has an executive committee consisting of seven directors of the Board of Directors (the "Board"). Pursuant to the Bylaws, the Chair of the Board serves as the Chair of the executive committee. During the time between Board meetings, the executive committee can exercise all powers of the Board that may be delegated in connection with the management of the business affairs and property of Rainforest Alliance, except as restricted by law or the Certificate of Incorporation. The Executive Committee meets at the discretion of the Chair of the Board and reports all actions to the Board.”

“The cfo initially reviews the organization's draft form 990. The general counsel reviews the draft 990 with respect to any questions involving legal matters. The draft form 990 is distributed to each of the organization's officers and directors in advance of filing. Each officer and director is asked to review the draft form 990 and raise any questions or comments. The cfo oversees any revisions before the final form 990 is filed.”

“A copy of our conflict of interest policy, along with a conflict of interest disclosure statement, is furnished to each director, officer and staff member of the rainforest alliance upon undertaking the duties of such office, and annually thereafter for the term of such person's service to the organization. Any disclosures are reviewed by an internal committee made up of the ceo, cfo and the general counsel, and are reported on a quarterly basis to the audit and risk committee. The audit and risk committee has among its responsibilities the duty of reviewing and making determinations with respect to all transactions, agreements, or arrangements involving directors, officers, and key employees. In addition, a detailed form 990 disclosure statement is distributed annually to members of the committee that awards kleinhans fellowships and the rainforest alliance's directors, officers and key employees. It requests disclosures that are required to be reported on form 990 about any transactions between the organization and those who serve it in various volunteer and paid capacities, and about any transactions among those persons.”

“The organization has developed salary administration guidelines (the "guidelines") that apply in setting the compensation of all of its employees, including its ceo, officers, and key employees. Under the guidelines, the organization utilizes several salary surveys with similarly sized, international non-profit organizations to ensure that its salaries are within the range of those of comparable organizations. Generally, the midpoint of the organization's salary ranges falls within the salary range averages of comparable non-profit organizations. Performance reviews are then used to establish an individual employee's compensation within the range set by comparability data. The executive committee of the board of directors approves modification of compensation that extends to substantially all employees. The guidelines also require the executive committee to review and approve separately the compensation of the ceo and cfo, unless such individuals receive a modification of compensation that extends to substantially all employees. To ensure ra pay scales are consistent, fair and competitive, ra regularly engages the mercer group to conduct a global review of its domestic and international pay scales. The most recent review was completed in 2016, with the next review expected to occur in the next fiscal year.”

“The Organization's governing documents and financial statements are available to the public upon written request to management. In addition, the Organization's audited financial statements, 990's, conflict of interest and whistleblower policies, and summaries of all of its policies and procedures to ensure independence, are available on its Website.”

“Founded in 1987, the rainforest alliance's mission is to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices, and consumer behavior. We envision a world where people can thrive and prosper in harmony with the land. The core of our approach lies in leveraging market demand for sustainable products to conserve biodiversity and enhance local livelihoods. From large multinational corporations to small, community-based cooperatives, we involve producers, businesses and consumers all along the value chain in efforts to bring responsibly produced goods and services to a global marketplace in which the demand for sustainability is growing steadily. Since our first efforts in central america over 30 years ago, the rainforest alliance has grown into a global innovator of market-based solutions for conservation and economic development, and we are currently working in more than approximately 80 countries. The rainforest alliance is active in multiple sectors - including forestry, agriculture, tourism and carbon/climate - providing technical assistance and certification services to producers, while working with both local enterprises and domestic and international buyers to increase the competitiveness of sustainable business. Rainforest alliance holding, inc. Was formed on january 1, 2018 to serve as the common non-profit parent corporation providing centralized governance and oversight over 2 wholly-owned non-profit entities: 1) rainforest alliance, inc, a new york corporation and section 501(c)(3) public charity and 2) stichting rainforest alliance, a tax-exempt dutch foundation.”

“Landscapes and Livelihoods The landscapes and livelihoods division advances long-term, landscape-level initiatives to support long-term, sustainable, community-based development across regions that are vulnerable to ecological and social destruction. These include support to the implementation of certification programs that encourage farmers to grow crops and manage ranchlands according to best practices in environmental protection, social equity, and economic viability. The division also works with forest communities to develop and/or strengthen small and medium enterprises that harvest and manufacture forest products in a sustainable way and to market these goods to responsible businesses and consumers around the world. Highlights and major accomplishments in 2018 included: - In the Latin-American priority countries of Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala and Peru RA secured over 4.9M USD from a diverse donor base (i.e. FAO, Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation, IKI, Overbrook Foundation, Towards Sustainability Foundation, USAID, UNDP, Dunkin Brands) to further evolve integrated landscape conservation and value chain development in the coffee, cocoa and forestry sectors in strategic working landscapes. - RA made significant strides in connecting communities to markets in Mexicoboth global and nationaland we convened a far-ranging alliance to scale up our efforts. - New projects were also started in Africa. In the priority countries of Cote dIvoire, Cameroon and Kenya, these projects further build on previous activities in the cocoa, forestry and tea sectors. RA secured 0.6M USD from the following donors: CEPF, UNEP, Swedish Postcode Foundation and Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation. - We made progress in Kenya working with smallholder tea farming families that rely on charcoal and firewood for heating and cooking to catalyze a shift to renewable energy to protect forests and public health. - In Asia, RA secured over 0.9M USD for new projects for new work in the priority countries of Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India. Projects funded by Kirin, CEPF, Goodweave, GIZ, Ikea Supply AG, Musim Mas, Packard and Unilever support the further strengthening of integrated landscape conservation and value chain development in the tea, cocoa, palm, forestry and spices sectors in strategic landscapes. - In Indonesia, funding was awarded for work to 1) conserve biodiversity with smallholder coffee producers in the buffer zones area of Bukit Selatan National Park; 2) conserve Danau Posos biodiversity through sustainable agriculture and watershed protection; 3) increase sustainable wood sourcing from smallholder forests and 4) help advance the development of sustainable landscapes in Sintang District, West Kalimantan. - We secured funding to train herb suppliers on RAs sustainable agriculture standards in several countries across the globe. - Our expanded digital innovation programs make the most of new mobile technology networks to deliver individualized, data-driven farm plans and detailed coaching to farmers. For example, in Ghana, we used digital technology and satellite imagery to help farmers increase their yields. - Our new certification system is being designed to incentivize a consistent flow of information along the supply chain - a kind of "smart meter" rather thaan a diploma of compliance. This way, procedures and companies can learn from the successes and challenges of their peers.”

“RA-Cert During Q4 2018, RA sold its RA-Cert program. This sale represented a strategic shift in RAs operations. RA will continue to collect revenues each year of the 5-year sale term based on a percentage of applicable annual revenues. RA-Cert included certification, verification and validation activities in the areas of forestry, agriculture, and tourism. These services were focused on conserving biodiversity and ensuring sustainable livelihoods. RA-Cert was sold to NEPCon, an international non-profit organization that promotes and delivers sustainability certification services and has been working collaboratively on certification and other initiatives with RA since 1998. RA and NEPCon will uphold their collaborative relationship, including synergies on standards development, impacts reporting, and continued innovations in certification delivery.”

“Markets Transformation Markets transformation helps organizations across the forestry and agriculture value chains to successfully integrate sustainability into their business practices from sustainable production to sustainable consumption. Highlights and major accomplishments in 2018 included: - RAs Corporate Advisory team partnered with 15 North America and Europe based companies to support the companies sourcing palm oil, soy and rubber in designing and implementing zero-deforestation commitments using best practices. - All cocoa for Tescos own label chocolate products sold in the UK were from RA-Certified sources by the end of 2018. - Wholefoods Market committed to sourcing RA-Certified bananas through our new traceability and royalty-based platform via their supplier Earth University. - 7-Eleven brands introduced RA-Certified SKUs into their North American stores. - Massimo Zanetti Beverages (MZB) certified their Kona Hawaii coffee farm, the only U.S. based coffee farm in our portfolio. - Hershey started labeling their Brookside brand across the U.S. as RA-Certified.”

“Evaluation & Research (E&R) The Evaluation & Research program monitors, evaluates, and communicates the impacts of RAs programs, with a focus on its certification programs. It also designs and implements global-scale projects to foster sustainable supply chains and sustainable rural landscapes in support of RAs mission. During 2018, these projects included the Accountability Framework initiative and LandScale. Finally, the program provides scientific and technical inputs to RAs standard-setting processes, thought leadership, advocacy, communications, sector strategies, and other initiatives. Highlights and major accomplishments in 2018 included: - RA published the 2018 Rainforest Alliance Impacts Report, which provides a broad overview of the scope, trends, and impacts of RAs agriculture certification program. - Multiple research projects were conducted evaluating the effects of RAs certification programs on social and environmental outcomes, including productivity, economic, and livelihood characteristics associated with RA certification on Sri Lankan tea farms; environmental and social outcomes on RA-Certified banana farms in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Belize; and aggregate effects of RA tea certification in Kenya on watershed protection and ecosystem services in the Upper Tana Watershed. - Together with partners ISEAL Alliance and WWF, RA developed Evidensia as a new global online platform to access research studies, analysis and synthesis, and insights about the impacts of certification and other supply chain sustainability mechanisms. - A full consultation draft of the Accountability Framework was released, in which RA coordinates on behalf of a coalition of 14 leading social and environmental NGOs to define common norms and guidelines for implementing and monitoring ethical supply chain commitments that protect forests and other natural ecosystems and respect human rights. - RA advanced progress on the LandScale assessment framework, toward LandScales new approach to measuring performance and driving incentives for sustainable landscape initiatives. - RA secured a new three-year partnership with Nestle-Nescafe to implement a monitoring and evaluation system across 12 Nescafe sourcing origins to inform targeting of technical assistance programs and communication of Nestles sustainability performance in these key origins. - Together with ISEAL Alliance, RA designed and pilot tested a "supporting evidence framework" approach to demonstrate the possibilities limitations to collect performance and outcome data through routine audit processes at minimal incremental cost, thereby supporting robust assurance and M&E. Learning from the pilot have informed the design of RAs new more performance-based standard and assurance system.”

“Communications Communications is responsible for outreach and education of the public on certification standards, sustainable practices, and RAs work around the world and producing and publishing studies focused on forestry, agriculture and certification. Highlights and major accomplishments in 2018 included: - Created and executed a new social engagement campaign for Follow the Frog, an annual consumer awareness campaign developed in collaboration with the Marketing team. - Conceptualized and produced weekly impact stories from the field, including articles, videos, and interactive features (ESRI storymaps) pushed to various audiences through social media channels.”

“The organization had signature authority over bank accounts in the following countries: bolivia, canada, cameroon, costa rica, ghana, guatemala, honduras, indonesia, kenya, mexico, peru, united kingdom.”

“FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES - OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFITS - There are certain countries in which Rainforest Alliance operates that mandate employer contributions for pension benefits and for the cost of the health care for employees that are citizens of that country. These are paid as part of the employer taxes and contributions. GIVEN THAT THE AMOUNTS ARE PAID AS PART OF PAYROLL TAXES, BUT REPRESENTS BENEFITS TO THE EMPLOYEES, RA HAS INCLUDED THESE AS EXPENSES AS OTHER EMPLOYEE BENEFITS IN THE STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES.”

“OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS - The Organization operates in several countries and incurs foreign translation gains/losses. For the tax year ended December 31, 2018, $138,080 of foreign currency exchange gains were incurred.”

“FOREIGN DISREGARDED ENTITIES - The Organization filed a form 8832 for disregarded entity status with respect to all its foreign subsidiaries. The Internal Revenue Service has approved the election for treatment of disregarded entity status on the following entities: Rainforest Alliance LTD (UK) - EIN # 98-1051166 Rainforest Alliance Trading LTD (UK) - EIN # 98-1069583 Rainforest Alliance (Ghana) - EIN # - 98-1051463 Foundation. The Organization has not received a determination with respect to the remaining foreign subsidiaries. The Organization will continue to treat them as foreign disregarded entities within form 990, including the filing of form 8858 for each one.”

“The financial statements are prepared on a consolidated basis to include all of the assets, liabilities, net assets, revenues and expenses of all branches and affiliates, which for tax purposes are disregarded entities, of the rainforest alliance, inc.”

“During 2018 the rainforest allianace certification (ra-cert) program was discontinued.”

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