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RAINFOREST ALLIANCE: STRENGTH IN AUDITING ©2009 Rainforest Alliance

OVERVIEW

1. What is the Rainforest Alliance?

2. Rainforest Alliance Programs 3. Why choose the Rainforest Alliance as your certifier/auditor?

4. The Rainforest Alliance Certified™ seal

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What is the Rainforest Alliance?

• We are an international, nonprofit organization • We work to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming…

Land use practices

Consumer behavior

Business practices

What is the Rainforest Alliance?

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Rainforest Alliance Programs Agriculture • Rainforest Alliance certification encourages farmers to grow crops and manage ranchlands sustainably.

Forestry • Rainforest Alliance ensure that timber extraction is conducted responsibly, creating the world’s first global forest certification program. Forest operations are audited against and certified or verified to various standards.

Rainforest Alliance Programs Tourism • We offer tourism businesses the tools and techniques they need to run efficiently and sustainably. Businesses must complete our program, which includes: Climate • We offer validation and verification services to forestbased carbon projects under a variety of credible standards, including: Education • We offer free K-8 curricula and rainforest resources for classrooms

WHY CHOOSE THE RAINFOREST ALLIANCE?

• The Rainforest Alliance is a pioneer of forest certification and a founding member of the Forest Stewardship Council • Beyond our unsurpassed experience and global expertise, Rainforest Alliance offers additional services.

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WHY CHOOSE THE RAINFOREST ALLIANCE?

• Your certification is only as credible as your certification body.

• We are mission driven, funds raised through our certification services are invested back into our ground level programs • The Rainforest Alliance is one of two not-for-profit FSC accredited organizations.

• We are the largest FSC certifier in North America • Strong promoters of FSC • Marketing the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal alongside the FSC label

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THE RAINFOREST ALLIANCE CERTIFIED™ SEAL

• When you choose the Rainforest Alliance as your FSC certifier, you earn the right to use our green frog seal alongside the FSC label.

• Our seal can be found on a variety of products, including paper, tissue, packaging, food, beverages, flowers and more.

• Using the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal shows customers that you are committed to sustainability • The Rainforest Alliance Certified seal shows your commitment to a wide range of sustainable solutions.

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EXAMPLES OF THE GREEN FROG SEAL

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QUESTIONS?

William Timpano Canada Chain of Custody Manager Rainforest Alliance wtimpano@ra.org 705-746-6612 www.rainforest-alliance.org

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The Rainforest Alliance works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior.