Buy Rainforest Alliance Certified Coffee Beans & Pods: Certified Brand

About Our Rainforest Alliance Certified Coffee Brand

Supporting sustainable farming practices and protecting biodiversity, each cup contributes to a healthy planet and thriving communities. Enjoy the rich flavors and aromas knowing your coffee is sourced responsibly and promotes environmental well-being. Explore a variety of Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee beans and pods, and taste the difference that ethical sourcing makes.

Why Choose Rainforest Alliance Certified Coffee?

Environmentally Friendly. Our Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee beans are grown using methods that minimize deforestation, protect wildlife habitats, and promote soil and water conservation.
Socially Responsible. These farms ensure fair treatment of workers, providing decent wages, safe working conditions, and access to healthcare and education for their families.
High-Quality Beans. Sustainable practices often lead to healthier coffee trees and higher quality beans, resulting in a more flavorful and enjoyable cup.

When you choose Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee beans, you're not just getting a delicious drink—you're supporting a movement for a more sustainable and equitable coffee industry. To learn more about our commitment to sustainability, check out our Sustainability & Responsible Sourcing blog post.

What Are Rainforest Alliance Certified Coffee Beans?

The Rainforest Alliance works directly with coffee farms to ensure their practices are environmentally and socially responsible. Farms that meet their rigorous sustainability standards earn the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal, a symbol of ethical sourcing for coffee beans.

What This Means for Your Coffee:

Grown Responsibly. These coffee beans are cultivated in ways that protect the environment and the communities that grow them.
Certified for Quality. Only farms that meet comprehensive standards for sustainability can display the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal.
Support for Farmers. By choosing certified coffee, you’re helping smallholder farmers receive technical assistance, better access to markets, and higher prices for their crops.

How to Identify Rainforest Alliance Certified Coffee

Look for the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal. This is a small green frog logo that will be displayed on the packaging of coffee that has been certified by the Rainforest Alliance. If you see this logo, you can be confident that the coffee was grown according to their sustainability standards. Additionally, you search the Rainforest Alliance's online database.

Rainforest Alliance Certified Coffee

The Rainforest Alliance is an international nonprofit organization that works to conserve biodiversity and promote the rights and well-being of workers, their families and communities. Farms that meet comprehensive standards for sustainability earn the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal. These standards conserve biodiversity, ensure that soils, waterways and wildlife habitat is protected and that farm workers enjoy decent housing, access to medical care and schools for their children. Farms must commit to a process of continuous improvement and are audited each year in order to maintain their certification. By shopping for products bearing the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal, you are supporting a healthy environment and helping to improve the quality of life for farm families. To learn more about the Rainforest Alliance, visit www.rainforest-alliance.org.

Rainforest Alliance Certified farms meet comprehensive standards for sustainable agriculture that protect wildlands, waterways, wildlife habitat and the rights and well-being of workers, their families and communities.
Rainforest Alliance certification prohibits farms from using forced labor or hiring anyone under the age of 15. Farm group administrators work to provide healthcare for workers and access to education for children. Workers are protected from excessive work hours, wage withholding and other exploitative practices.
Rainforest Alliance Certified farms support safe and healthy conditions for smallholder farmers and their families.
Smallholder farmers who have earned the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal report that they are better organized and have more access to technical help and buyers for their crops.
Smallholder farmers who earn the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal farm more efficiently, reduce their costs and often earn a higher price for their cocoa/coffee/tea.
Smallholder farmers who earn the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal use fewer agrochemicals, which is not only better for the environment and their communities, but also saves them money.
Smallholder farmers who earn the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal protect waterways, soils and sensitive ecosystems, helping to maintain a clean water supply for their families and their surrounding communities.
Smallholder farmers have reported that wildlife have returned to their Rainforest Alliance Certified farms.

Where to Buy Rainforest Alliance Coffee

For the freshest rainforest alliance coffee beans, shop directly online Verena Street Coffee or in-store at 800+ retailers nationwide, including Hy-Vee, Fareway, and select Walmart locations.

FAQs About Rainforest Alliance Certified Coffee Brands

What makes Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee different from other certifications?

Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee is distinct because it emphasizes both environmental and social sustainability. This means the coffee is grown in a way that protects ecosystems while ensuring fair treatment and improved livelihoods for workers and their families.

Does Rainforest Alliance certification affect the flavor of the coffee?

Yes, sustainable practices often result in healthier coffee plants, which produce beans with better flavor profiles. You can expect rich, complex flavors in every cup of Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee.

Why should I choose Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee?

Choosing Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee means you’re supporting sustainable farming practices that help protect the environment, promote social equity, and produce high-quality coffee.