|
||||||
|
The Rainforest Alliance, an international conservation organization, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) — through the Environmental and Labor Excellence Program for CAFTA-DR (ELE) — launched today the Standard for Sustainable Cattle Production Systems, a tool that will help cattle farmers implement good environmental, social and animal-welfare practices and enable them Read More… A New Standard for Cattle Farms Promotes Sustainable Production The Rainforest Alliance has issued a Verification of Legal Origin (VLO) statement to PT ScanCom Indonesia, a manufacturer of teak garden furniture, confirming that the company is sourcing teak wood from a specific group of suppliers that have a documented legal right to harvest. The verification, which covers 34 entities in the company’s supply Read More… The Rainforest Alliance Verifies PT ScanCom In an effort to continue and strengthen its commitment and support of sustainability in its wood supply chain announced today a plan to further address legality of such issues with the assistance from the Rainforest Alliance. In late 2009, Gibson facilities in Nashville were investigated by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for allegedly Read More… Gibson Guitars Working with Rainforest Alliance on Wood Sourcing Legality Savvy travelers looking for sustainable vacation options in Latin America and the Caribbean can now find them by logging on to SustainableTrip.org, an online search engine launched today by the Rainforest Alliance. SustainableTrip.org is a database of hotels, tour operators, and other businesses (such as restaurants) in Latin America and the Caribbean that have A June 23 article written by the Organic Consumers Association about the Rainforest Alliance certification program contained a large number of unfortunate errors, uses outdated information and is inadequately cited. To set the record straight: The Rainforest Alliance is a 501©3 nonprofit and an organization whose mission, work, and on-the-ground achievements are dependent upon Read More… Certification Program Rebuttal |
 |
|||||
|
Copyright © 1996 - 2010 Enviroshop – About Magazine - All Rights Reserved
|
||||||
