A new collaboration between ISEAL members Rainforest Alliance and UTZ will streamline audits and increase efficiency.
RA-Cert, the auditing arm of ISEAL full member Rainforest Alliance, has announced a new collaboration agreement with ISEAL full member UTZ, a program and label for sustainable farming. In this new agreement, RA-Cert has become an UTZ certification body, which can conduct UTZ stand-alone and combined UTZ/SAN (Sustainable Agriculture Network) audits and certifications in sustainable coffee, cocoa and tea production in select countries across South America, Asia, and Africa. This exciting new collaboration is a step towards making audits more efficient, credible and scalable by reducing the cost burden to producers.
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