UEBT and Rainforest Alliance Herbs & Spices Programme
Overview of additional requirements from the Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Standard to the UEBT standard
This overview shows the topics from the Rainforest Alliance standard that are partly or entirely included in the UEBT/Rainforest Alliance Herbs & Spices Requirements. Some requirements are included in the UEBT & Rainforest Alliance consolidated Field Checklist (that lists the field-level requirements checked by auditors) and others have been included in the System Checklist for Organisations at Source or the System Checklist for Organisations not at Source (that lists the system-level requirements checked by auditors), or in both checklists, depending on their applicability.
For more details, please consult the checklists above.
| Topic in the Rainforest Alliance Standard | Requirement number and element(s) included in the programme |
|---|---|
| Traceability | 2.1.6 Traceability and management of certified volumes |
| Traceability in the online platform of the Rainforest Alliance | 2.2 (all) |
| Sustainability Differential | 3.2 (all) |
| Sustainability Investments | 3.3 (all) |
| Living Wage | 5.4.3 Sharing responsibility for Living Wage between buyers and certificate holders |
| Health & Safety | 5.6.8 Training on safe drinking water for smallholders
5.6.14 Information on health topics |
| Housing and Living conditions | 5.7 (all) |
| Protection of Wildlife and Biodiversity | 6.4.2 Wildlife held in captivity |
| Energy efficiency | 6.8.3 Reduction of negative impact of biomass energy on ecosystems |
Rainforest Alliance Tools made available for optional use by UEBT-members in the Herbs & Spices Programme:
Management Capacity Assessment Tool
Risk Assessment Tool
Living Wage Salary Matrix Tool
To access these tools from Rainforest Alliance please write to herbsandspices@ra.org