2023-11-15T21:20:55-06:00 2022-12-31 WithumSmithBrown PC 4600 EAST WEST HWY 900 BETHESDA NJ 208143423 990 2022-01-01 824110897 RAINFOREST ALLIANCE HOLDING INC % ADAM COX CFO RAIN 2126771900 27 EAST 28TH STREET 8TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10016 ADAM COX CFO 2126771900 2023-11-15 true ADAM COX 999009999 Richard L RUVELSON P00234075 3012726000 2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ADAM COX 27 EAST 28TH STREET 8TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10016 0 false X www.rainforest-alliance.org X 2018 DE RA works at the intersection of business, agriculture & forests to improve lives & protect nature by transforming how land is used, production of goods & consumer choices. 22 22 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X SEE SCHEDULE O false false 0 0 Landscapes and Communities (See Schedule O) Markets Transformation (See Schedule O) 0 true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 22 22 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X X ADAM COX CFO 2126771900 27 EAST 28TH STREET 8TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10016 Santiago Gowland CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 0.0 40.0 X 0 430794 72173 Alik Odinga Hinckson CFO (thru 9/20/2022) 0.0 40.0 X 0 265364 28160 Molly Stark GENERAL COUNSEL & Secretary 0.0 40.0 X 0 214630 10648 Daniel Roger Katz DIRECTOR, BOARD CHAIR 1.0 1.0 X X 0 0 0 Antonius van der Laan DIRECTOR, VICE CHAIR 1.0 1.0 X X 0 0 0 Peter Martin Schulte DIRECTOR, TREASURER 1.0 1.0 X X 0 0 0 Labeeb Makram Abboud DIRECTOR 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 Tasso Rezende de Azevedo DIRECTOR 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 Vanusia M Carneiro Nogueira DIRECTOR 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 Sonila Alice Cook DIRECTOR 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 Daniel Jan Couvreur DIRECTOR 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 Wendy Gordon Rockefeller DIRECTOR 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 Nina Haase DIRECTOR 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 Marilu Hernandez de Bosoms DIRECTOR 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 Daniel Louis Houser DIRECTOR 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 Peter Hans Lehner DIRECTOR 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 Nalin Kumar Miglani DIRECTOR 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 Juan Esteban Orduz Trujillo DIRECTOR 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 Anurag Priyadarshi DIRECTOR 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 Eric B Rothenberg DIRECTOR 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 Anisha Pushpika Rajapakse DIRECTOR 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 Paul Rubacha DIRECTOR 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 KERRI ANNE SMITH DIRECTOR 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 ANNEMIEKE WIJN DIRECTOR 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 Sarah Jane Director 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 0 910788 110981 0 false true false 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X false true X true false X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X Schedule D Part X, Line 2 The Organization has evaluated uncertain tax positions and concluded there are no such positions at December 31, 2022 and 2021. 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The Organization did not recognize any tax related interest or penalties during the periods in question. false false false false false false false false false Santiago Gowland CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 0 430794 0 0 0 0 0 46325 0 25848 0 502967 0 0 Alik Odinga Hinckson CFO (thru 9/20/2022) 0 207530 0 21919 0 35915 0 10531 0 18099 0 293994 0 0 Molly Stark GENERAL COUNSEL & Secretary 0 214049 0 218 0 363 0 9371 0 1871 0 225872 0 0 Form 990, Part III, Line 1 - Mission: 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. Form 990, Part III, Line 4A Certification & beyond This year RA deepened the support for farmers and supply chain certificate holders as they transitioned to the certification program that we launched in 2020. Already more ambitious than previous iterations, the program and its rollout were further challenged by the Covid-19 pandemic and severe weather events. That's why we engaged in robust, on-going dialogue with partners, using their feedback to innovate targeted support. We increased the number of trainings, resources, and guidance, tailoring them to the needs of partners; we simplified tools and requirements; and extended transition deadlines. We granted almost 5,000 licenses to certificate holders in 2022. Building on our decades of experience in certification, we're scaling our ambitions through cross-sector partnerships and farmer-focused innovation. Certification Highlights from 2022: - Resuming in-person trainings with expanded online support Training-on everything from pruning to financial literacy-has always been one of the most effective ways we help farmers tackle challenges specific to their contexts. In 2022 we resumed in-person trainings after pandemic restrictions eased, while continuing to build out and use the Rainforest Alliance Learning Network (RALN), a user-friendly training platform we developed during lockdown. The platform now allows us to adapt materials for more contexts, reach more farmers, and support in-person trainings. - Strengthening workers' rights on certified farms For the Rainforest Alliance, the well-being of those who work on farms is central to any sustainability transformation. That's why we protect and promote the human rights of hundreds of thousands of farmworkers through our certification program, and of tens of thousands more in our community-level work. Using an assess-and-address approach, establishing gender and grievance committees, and promoting a living wage are just some of the ways to strengthen the rights of workers on certified farms. Throughout 2022, as part of that effort, we refined our risk mapping methodology, and collected more data for our child labor and forced labor risk maps (based on key indicators for priority sectors and countries). As part of our improved assurance system, we've tailored implementation and verification of standard requirements to the risk exposure of each farm-meaning that we expect farms with high risk to be more proactive about identifying and addressing their specific challenges. These risk maps are also an important tool for companies seeking to adhere to human rights due diligence processes. - A win for smallholders in deforestation-free regulation Our certification program aims to help stop deforestation, with strict prohibitions on farm expansion into nearby forests and requirements for collecting data on farm borders. This year, 2.7 million farms were mapped for this purpose. But certification alone cannot stop deforestation, which is one reason we worked with partners, including the EU Cocoa Coalition, throughout 2022 to help shape the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). One of our goals was to ensure provision for smallholder farmers in the regulation text. Thanks in part to this work, the final law (agreed upon in December 2022) includes capacity-building for smallholders among the recommended list of actions companies may undertake as part of their due diligence obligation. The European Commission has also committed to develop a strategic framework that supports producers in the implementation of the EUDR. Our deep, longstanding connections with small-scale farmers around the world guided our efforts to shape this law. Our certification program can be a useful aid for companies seeking to adhere to this regulation, and also to carry out due diligence obligations on human rights and environmental risks in their supply chains. - Better data for better decision-making Businesses are under increasing pressure to measure and report on their social and environmental impacts, whether from governments, interested consumers, or involved boards. More importantly, the data they gather can help them make better-informed decisions. In our certification program, we work together with farmers and companies, supporting them to use data to improve their risk analysis, measure progress along their sustainability journey, and support future claims. - Planting seeds in our growth sectors While the Rainforest Alliance is perhaps best known for certifying major crops like coffee, tea, cocoa, and fruit, we also certify 250 other crops. In 2022, our certification program experienced growth in many sectors, ranging from herbs and spices to orange juice to coconut oil and hazelnuts, with more and more farms and buyers joining. A first for regenerative agriculture: our coffee score-card Regenerative agriculture seeks to create farms that actually add to nature's richness, rather than take away. In 2022, we launched the Regenerative Coffee Scorecard, developed in partnership with Nespresso. The scorecard focuses on five key indicators- soil, biodiversity, livelihoods, water, and crop resilience - and allows agronomists to tailor practices to local growing conditions, which can differ widely from region to region. This new tool, available to both certified and non-certified supply chain actors, assesses current farm performance, highlighting improvement areas needing targeted support, and tracking progress toward regenerative goals. The Rainforest Alliance Certification Program requires certificate holders to perform rigorous oversight of labor recruiters to ensure workers are not exploited, and recruitment-related fees must be paid by farms, rather than workers. In 2022, we went even further: In Mexico and Costa Rica, we secured commitments from 74 fruit farms (including avocado packing plants) and eight labor contractors to participate in responsible recruitment interventions. Our approach is based on a toolkit developed in collaboration with workers' rights initiative Stronger Together. Form 990, Part III, Line 4A Landscapes and Communities We are driving sustainability transformation across vast landscapes. In partnership with all land users, we tackle complex and interconnected challenges that are too big to take on alone-from climate change and deforestation to human rights and rural poverty. Uplifting Women to Help Landscapes Thrive in Cameroon When women lead, it benefits families, communities, and entire landscapes. In two of Cameroon's most important biodiversity hotspots-the Western Highlands and Dja Reserve-the Rainforest Alliance is working to strengthen community-led landscape management and promote women as sustainability champions. Our goals include helping these communities establish landscape management boards (LMBs) with at least 30 percent women's participation, and boosting women-led local enterprises. Our Cameroon team has worked hard to address the everyday hurdles that local women face and to open up new opportunities for leadership roles. We created workshop spaces that are child- and infant-friendly, engaged directly with traditional authorities and participants' husbands and family members to ensure they embrace the women's efforts, and more. In 2022, we reached some major milestones. The community-run LMBs are fully functioning across nine municipalities with an average of 32 percent women's participation-a number that's already higher than our original target. Additionally, five women-led businesses (selling agricultural and forest products) are receiving regular support for improved business management. COP27 Side Event: Land Restoration Protects People and Nature During COP27, Nadge Nzoyem, our senior director for West and Central Africa, joined a panel of climate leaders to discuss how expanding proven land restoration techniques can help us achieve our climate goals. She shared learnings from our work in Cameroon to show the importance of a multi-stakeholder approach to landscape management, emphasizing the need for long-term financial support. This event was put on by the Rainforest Alliance and Landscape Finance Lab (partners of 1,000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People) along with World Vision Australia and the Ikea Foundation. Nzoyem also shared our work in Cameroon at two additional events organized by the Rainforest Alliance. What is "Integrated Landscape Management" (ILM)? Through our ILM approach, the Rainforest Alliance works with rural communities to build dynamic landscape partnerships that unite all land users: farmers, forest enterprises, local leaders, companies, and governments. Launching the LandScale Platform LandScale is all-in-one tool that allows users to assess social and environmental risks (such as deforestation or land conflict) and invest in, monitor, measure, and communicate their sustainability impacts at the landscape level. After a three-year pilot phase, LandScale officially launched its online platform in April 2022. Harnessing a Global Village to Tackle Child Labor The world has seen a post-COVID spike in child labor cases, but as the experiences of our "global village" show, we can make huge strides to change the course. By bringing together parents, teachers, farmers, governments, NGOs, businesses, and millions of individuals, we aim to ensure that all children grow up in dignity. We believe the best way to eliminate child labor is to tackle its root causes, which range from rural poverty and weak law enforcement to traditional gender norms and a lack of access to quality education. for Example, In Cte d'Ivoire, together with local NGO, Orassur, we have set up Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) in 22 cocoa-growing communities across the east and southwest. Developed in tandem with community-based Child Labor Committees, these associations promote income-generating activities among their members, with a strong focus on women, who are often cut off from independent access to finance. The VSLAs also help members manage an education fund to cover the cost of school fees for their children. Putting Farmers at the Heart of Our Work with the Community Listening Program In 2022, the Community Listening Program was launched in Guatemala, Ghana, and Mexico to develop and test a set of tools for gathering, synthesizing, and responding to stakeholder feedback. Since then, we've conducted one-on-one interviews with over 300 farmers and other community members, learning about their experiences with Rainforest Alliance programs and projects and gathering suggestions for improvement. We learned, for example, that stakeholders view the training provided by the Rainforest Alliance as a major benefit of partnering with us and are especially interested in additional training on income diversification strategies. Forest Allies: A Unique Partnership Between Local Communities and Companies In all our landscape work, we center the voices of those who call these places home. When it comes to addressing the climate crisis and combating forest degradation and deforestation, forest communities have invaluable firsthand knowledge to share with those who want to develop and invest in effective solutions. That's where Forest Allies comes in: We're forging a powerful alliance between companies, local communities, regional and international organizations, governments, and other stakeholders to support forest communities to solve the complex problems they face. Forest Allies is an opportunity for holistic collaboration and, for companies, impactful investment in the regions they source from and beyond. Our company partners help us finance this work; their initial investments helped us secure an additional US$2.4 million in donor funding. Form 990, Part III, Line 4B 2030 Vision A systemic approach is needed - a transformative global alliance that puts rural communities at the heart of the solution. we accelerate change at the speed and scale the world needs. The three pillars of this approach are: . Regenerative Agriculture Changing our food system begins with meeting the needs of the people who grow our food: farmers. That's why our model for change starts with creating conditions for thriving rural producers in some of the world's most critical tropical landscapes. This kicks off a flywheel effect that brings positive change to everybody who's touched by this market-from stimulating demand from companies and consumers to attracting more funding and support for regenerative agriculture. Toward a Regenerative Approach to Tea in Mount Kenya On the slopes of Mount Kenya, RA is teaming up with farmers, companies, and government agencies to protect an iconic East African landscape. RA set up a communityled Landscape Management Board tasked with forest restoration and strengthening rural livelihoods. . Thriving Landscapes We will focus the full power of our alliance on five key landscapes across Latin America, Africa, and Asia. These are all places of extremely high environmental value, where threats to people and nature intersect on a daily basis. To maximize our impact, we need an inclusive and integrated approach. This means bringing all landscape users together-and all tools at our disposal-behind a shared vision for system change. . Impact Data Ambition is one thing and accountability is another. That's why we need to track our impacts-and do so transparently. The Rainforest Alliance is committed to building one integrated data system for all our programs, from farm to landscape level. This, in turn, will unlock further opportunities for impact and smart investments across global value chains. Transforming the cocoa sector in Indonesia When nine days of heavy rains devastated a community in Ende, East Nusa Tenggara, local cocoa farmers joined forces with the Rainforest Alliance to rebuild their livelihoods-and prepare for future climate shocks. Together with our partner NGO Rikolto, we ran trainings in climate-smart farming techniques focused on flood prevention and crop health- from seasonal pruning and mulching to digging "rorak" pits to collect rainwater runoff. This work is part of our wider initiative to improve the livelihoods of cocoa farmers in seven regions across Indonesia. In 2022, we trained 1,690 smallholders in key skills, including climate resilience, gender equality awareness, farming as a business, and cocoa fermentation. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B 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. THE CFO OVERSEES ANY REVISIONS BEFORE THE FINAL FORM 990 IS FILED. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C 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. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15A & 15B 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. 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