Rainforest Alliance Holding Inc.

“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 periodic 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 does not compensate employees or officers. However, directors and officers of related organizations are compensated. Rainforest Alliance Inc policies are as follows: 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 2019.”

“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.”

“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. -We bring together producers, business, governments, and civil society to create a more sustainable world. -Our standard sets the bar for sustainable agriculture. -We transform business practices, drive supply chain innovation, and engage consumers in positive change. -We work to rejuvenate agricultural landscapes and protect forests, foster sustainable livelihoods and build climate resilience across vulnerable regions.”

“Landscapes and Communities The Rainforest Alliance develops and implements long-term climate conservation and community development programs in a number of critically important tropical landscapes where commodity production threatens ecosystem health and the well-being of rural communities. We co-design these initiatives with our frontline community partners and focus on improving rural livelihoods through sustainable local economies. Our integrated landscape management approach expands our focus beyond a single farm or forest to cover a far wider geographical area that encompasses producers, companies, communities, local governments, and non-governmental organizations. By involving a diverse range of stakeholders in our landscape management programs, we bring all land users together to discuss common interests and determine collective actions. Together we work to protect forests and biodiversity, take action on climate, and promote the rights and improve the livelihoods of rural people. Elements of our landscape programs include: - training in land management best practices, including climate-smart agriculture and sustainable forestry - providing training opportunities to rural producers so they can diversify their income streams or add value to their products - opening access to sustainable financing through partnerships with lending institutions and helping rural producers improve their financial management skills - facilitating public-private partnerships that stimulate reliable, long-term market demand for more sustainably produced goods - connecting farmers and forest communities to new markets to expand selling opportunities - amplifying the voices of rural producers by strengthening local and regional representation groups. Highlights and major accomplishments in 2020 included: - In 2020, RA had approximately 85 active programs executed in approximately 22 countries. In 2020, RA continued to work with a diverse donor base to further evolve integrated landscape conservation and value chain development in the agriculture and forestry sectors in strategic working landscapes. Some of the largest donors were the Dutch Ministry of Finance, Walmart Foundation, IKEA Foundation, BHP Billiton Foundation, USAID, Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative, Global Environmental Facility, Nescafe, Green Climate Fund and UK Department for International Development. - In Latin America, nine forest communities in Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve maintained a near-zero deforestation rate in the vast "working forest" concessions they have managed for almost 20 years spanning 353,000 ha. That rate was 20 times less than in other parts of the reserve. Despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, our partner communities were granted government permission to expand production of non-timber forest products across an area covering 64,000 hectares-allowing communities to harvest more xate leaf in 2020. Additional 2020 impacts included 1,200 new jobs created by community owned forestry enterprises, combined revenues of the 111 community-owned forest enterprises in the concessions totaling approximately 7M USD and 200 hectares of degraded lands have come under productive landscape restoration. - RA continued to lead the Accountability Framework initiative (AFi), which works to accelerate progress and improve accountability for supply chains that are deforestation-free and fully respect human rights. The Accountability Framework is now used across 68 countries to implement ethical supply chains by companies with total annual revenues of more than $1.7 trillion. It has also been adopted by 11 major industry associations and guides corporate disclosure on deforestation risk and initiatives by nearly 700 companies. During 2020, the AFi coalition grew from 11 to more than 20 members, increasing its reach and capacity to drive further scaling-up of responsible production and sourcing practices in line with the Accountability F”

“Markets Transformation The Markets Transformation team works to influence corporate policies, behavior, practices and allocation of resources for the betterment of farmers and forest communities in service of Rainforest Alliance's mission. We work with more than 5,000 businesses and 2 million farmers to drive more sustainable agriculture and responsible supply chains. Highlights and major accomplishments in 2020 included: - We published our new 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard-an evolved certification program based on the principles of shared responsibility and sustainability as a journey of continuous, data-informed improvement. Our 2020 certification program introduces new requirements for companies to invest in and reward more sustainable production. At the same time, our new program fully embraces the power of data-from detailed record-keeping systems to cutting-edge geospatial analysis. This means exciting new digital tools to help farmers implement more sustainable practices, clearer performance insights and risk analysis for companies, and more effective auditing processes to ensure transparency and accountability. Stakeholder outreach, collecting feedback and providing training to farmers and supply chain actors across all sectors was a significant part of our work. - 2020 saw the conclusion of the Sector Partnerships Programme (SP) - an 18 Million EURO, 5-year long global strategic partnership under the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. SP focused on 3 sectors (coffee, cocoa and tea), covered 6 themes (sustainable production, farmer group strengthening, gender, climate change, living wage and child labor) and was implemented in 9 countries (Cte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Indonesia, Malawi and Uganda and one regional program in Central America (Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua)). The program sought an evaluation to drive policy change by governments, companies and multi-stakeholder platforms; inclusion of Civil Society Organizations, (female) farmers, farm groups and workers' voice, needs and interests in the policies and services provided by public and private sector, and; improved service delivery for (female) smallholders, farmers and farm workers based on their needs and interests. During the life of this program, RA has worked with 131 organizations and supported 121 projects as part of SP. The evaluation found sufficient evidence that the program drove expected outcomes at the country level focusing on farm-level issues. A core result is that with RA's help, the program has strengthened the capacities of SP partners in terms of their organizational legitimacy, leadership, thematic knowledge, access to and use of evidence, advocacy skills and network relationships. With this strengthened capacity, the evaluation found evidence that partners have become more engaged with sector actors and taken a more active role in sector fora and policy discussions. RA's reputation and network helped to open doors for partners to access key sector actors, helping to increase their legitimacy and increase the effectiveness of their advocacy activities, bringing RA even closer to the farmers we support and to the issues they face. - A two-year collaboration, called Project Guatemala, brought together supermarket chain Lidl, the Rainforest Alliance, and CARE (an organization focused on eliminating poverty) to conduct a clear approach to strengthen the position of women coffee farmers. For 111 women participants, this resulted in more decision-making power, higher confidence in public, greater control over resources on their farms and in their homes, and increased desire to participate in work groups. Today, 95% of the women led coffee farms have systems in place to guarantee better agricultural practices and adaptation to climate change. This is an exciting example that demonstrates the positive impacts of integrated programming over a siloed approach to gender/human rights and environmental issues. - Walmart announced that 100%”

“Communications The communications program is responsible for outreach and education of the public on certification standards, sustainable practices and the Rainforest Alliance's work around the world. We also produce and publish studies focused on forestry, agriculture and certification. Highlights and major accomplishments in 2020 included: - The Rainforest Alliance launched a vibrant new seal in September of 2020-and within three months, our re-invigorated little frog had already leapt onto 6,000 new products in more than 100 different countries. This new seal is a symbol of our vision for achieving a world where people and nature thrive in harmony-a vision enhanced and expanded by the 2018 merger of the Rainforest Alliance and UTZ. - In 2020 online retail giant Amazon bestowed a Climate Pledge Friendly badge upon all Rainforest Alliance Certified products-which means that consumers can filter for products that bear our green frog seal when browsing Amazon. The Rainforest Alliance's certification program is one of only 18 to earn the Climate Pledge Friendly badge, which helps shoppers in the US and Europe make choices that are better for people and nature. - Our annual Follow the Frog campaign highlights everyday actions-like buying products with our green frog seal-that can make a positive difference for people and nature. Some of the results of the 2020 campaign: - 87 collaborating company partners - 12.8M people reached on social media - 21 influencers with combined reach of 5M people - In September 2020, the Rainforest Alliance joined #Together4Forests, a campaign to demand a strong, new European Union law to protect the world's forests and other ecosystems by keeping products associated with deforestation out of the EU market. Our alliance members were among the 1.1 million people who participated in the European Commission's public consultation on deforestation, and their input was delivered to the European Commission on December 14, 2020. It was the largest number of submissions to a public consultation on the environment in the history of the European Union. - In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic brought our annual fundraising gala planning to an abrupt halt. As the Rainforest Alliance directed its entire staff to begin working from home, the communications and fundraising teams threw their traditional plans out the window and started from scratch. The result was the most inclusive, international event in our history: a 1.5-hour livestreamed video program that embodied the very best of our alliance. Our program featured a documentary-style segment on our frontline partners in the Amazon, a video poem by actor/ designer/tea purveyor Waris Alhuwalia, and interviews with some of the world's leading youth climate activists. - In connection with launching our 2020 Certification Program, our website featured what's new in the standard, a library to all farm certification and supply chain certification binding documents, annexes, guidances, and more, in 11 languages. We also built an online glossary for the certification program and a transition tool to help stakeholders move to our new 2020 program. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D RA-CERT During Q4 2018, RA sold its RA-Cert program. This sale represented a strategic shift in RA's 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 Preferred By Nature (formerly known as 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 Preferred By Nature continue to uphold their collaborative relationship, includin”