NGO partners

INICIATIVA VERDE

In cooperation with Iniciativa Verde, we support smallholder farmers in restoring 36 hectares of heavily deforested and degraded land through agroforestry in the Brazilian state of Para. Around 10,000 native tree and plant species are planted to capture CO2 and improve soil and water while providing a sustainable income for farmers.

Iniciativa Verde is a non-profit organization in Brazil. The mission of Iniciativa Verde is to improve environmental services that are fundamental to the well-being of society.

NGO partners

IPAM Amazonia

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

The Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia (IPAM) is a scientific, non-governmental and non-profit organization that works for the sustainable development of the Amazon region.

NGO PARTNER

SOS AMAZONIA

Through SOS Amazônia, we provided COVID relief packages of essential food and hygiene items to help 300 families in the Riozinho da Liberdade resource reserve in Acre, Brazil, to safely isolate themselves.

SOS Amazônia was founded in the late 1980s and has the task of promoting the conservation of biodiversity and the development of environmental awareness in the Amazon region.

sustainability partner

eaternity

The food industry should be transparent and accountable for our CO2 emissions. We have partnered with the Eaternity Institute (founded at ETH Zurich) to assess the environmental footprint of our products through a life cycle analysis.

Eaternity is the organisation that is developing a solution for the food industry to measure the ecological footprint of food products accurately and efficiently. To enable wise decisions for the benefit of people, the planet and profits.

sustainability partner

United Nations Climate Change

The Rainforest Company is committed to measuring, reducing, offsetting and reporting on our carbon emissions through the UNFCCC Climate Neutral Now pledge.

Climate Neutral Now is an initiative launched by the UN Climate Change Conference in 2015 to encourage everyone in society to take action to contribute to 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.

The ESCP is a leading business school in Berlin, committed to better integrating ethics, responsibility and sustainability in all aspects of its activities: teaching, research, community and governance.

Academic Partners

CROWTHER LAB

Through our partnership with Crowther Lab, we are bringing business and science together to address pressing climate issues. Our efforts to protect and reforest the Amazon rainforest are supported by Crowther Lab's research and ecological insights.

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

sustainability partner

SIRPLUS

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

SIRPLUS is a nationwide impact startup that fights against food waste. They put surplus food back into circulation by offering it for sale in their rescue markets and in their online shop.

sustainability partner

Too Good To Go

We use the Too Good To Go platform to engage with consumers when we have surplus food to prevent food waste.

Too Good To Go is a social impact company that promotes a movement against food waste. They connect consumers with companies that have surplus food so that this food can be enjoyed rather than wasted.

CERTIFICATION PARTNER

B LAB

The Rainforest Company was certified as a B Corp in 2020 for meeting B Lab's highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, transparency and corporate accountability. B Lab is a non-profit organisation serving a global movement of people using business as a Force for good™. The Lab is driven by vision of an inclusive and sustainable economy that creates prosperity for all.