Rainforest Alliance

Rainforest Alliance CertifiedThe Rainforest Alliance seal is the first comprehensive set of standards to incorporate the ‘three pillars’ of sustainability – social, economic and environmental (or people, profit and planet). Conceived as much as an industry (in addition to consumer) response to sustainability demands, the Rainforest Alliance seal has begun to be adopted by roasters in the UK.

DRW was effectively the first company in the UK to begin actively promoting the Rainforest Alliance seal. Although consumer awareness for the seal remains comparatively low it is likely to increase as more companies seek to buy from RA certified farms.

For efforts promoting the seal, DRW was awarded the Rainforest Alliance’s ‘Corporate Green Globe’ Award in 2003. (www.rainforest-alliance.org)