NGO Partner

INICIATIVA VERDE

In cooperation with Iniciativa Verde, we are supporting small farmers restore 36 hectares of heavily deforested and degraded land through agroforestry in the State of Para, Brazil. Around 10,000 native tree and plant species will be planted in order to capture CO2 and improve soil and water, while also securing a sustainable income for the farmers.

Iniciativa Verde is a non-profit civil association in Brazil. The mission of Iniciativa Verde is to improve environmental services which are fundamental for the society’s well-being, which resonates with our own mission at The Rainforest Company.

NGO Partner

IPAM

The Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia (IPAM) provides technical support on the ground to 30 farmers who are involved in our agroforestry project with Iniciativa Verde.

IPAM is a scientific, non-governmental, and non-profit organization that works for the sustainable development of the Amazon.

NGO PARTNER

SOS AMAZÕNIA

Through SOS Amazõnia, we provided COVID-relief packages containing essential food and hygiene items to help 300 families safely isolate themselves in the Riozinho da Liberdade Extractive Reserve, Acre, Brazil.

Formed in the late 1980s, the mission of SOS Amazõnia is to promote the conservation of biodiversity and the growth of environmental awareness in the Amazon.

Sustainability Partner

EATERNITY

The food industry should be transparent and accountable for our CO2 emissions. We have partnered with Eaternity Institut (founded at ETH Zurich) to evaluate the environmental footprint of our products through a Life Cycle Analysis. 

We received the highest possible sustainability score for our Frozen Acai Puree and Bio Acai Bowls based on Eaternity’s metrics for CO2 emissions, water usage, animal welfare (vegan) and protection of the rainforest. 


sustainability partner

UNITED NATIONS

The Rainforest Company is committed to measure, reduce, compensate and report on our CO2 emissions by undertaking UNFCCC’s Climate Neutral Now pledge.  

Climate Neutral Now is an initiative launched by UN Climate Change in 2015 to encourage everyone in society to take action to help achieve a climate neutral world.


Academic partner

ESCP BUSINESS SCHOOL

Through ESCP, we connect with students, faculty and other start-ups interested in sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

ESCP is a leading business school in Berlin working towards a better integration of Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability on all aspects of its activity: teachings, research, community and governance.

Academic Partner

CROWTHER LAB

Through our partnership with Crowther Lab, we are bringing business and science together to tackle urgent climate issues. Our conservation and reforestation efforts in the Amazon rainforest are powered by the research and ecological insights from Crowther Lab. 

The Crowther Lab at ETH Zurich is an interdisciplinary scientific research group which aims to generate a better understanding of global ecology in order to inform and address biodiversity loss and climate change.


Sustainability Partner

SIRPLUS

We have partnered with SIRPLUS in order to bring our excess food products back into the cycle by offering them for sale in their rescue markets and their online shop at reduced prices.

SIRPLUS is an impact startup that operates across Germany and campaigns against food waste.


Sustainability Partner

TOO GOOD TO GO

We utilize the Too Good To Go platform to connect with consumers when we have surplus food products in order avoid food waste.  

Too Good To Go is a social impact company driving a movement against food waste.

CERTIFICATION PARTNER

B LAB

The Rainforest Company became a Certified B Corp in 2020 for meeting B Lab’s highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.

B Lab is a non-profit organization that serves a global movement of people using business as a force for good™, with the vision of an inclusive and sustainable economy that creates a shared prosperity for all.