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UTZ, formerly called UTZ Certified, was a program and a label for sustainable farming.
The organization was founded as a non-profit in the Netherlands in 2002.
The UTZ label is featured on more than 10,000 product packages in over 116 countries.
In 2014, UTZ was reported to be the largest program for sustainable farming of coffee and cocoa in the world.
The UTZ program addresses agricultural practices, social and living conditions, farm management, and the environment.
In January 2018, UTZ officially merged with the Rainforest Alliance in response to the increasing challenges of deforestation, climate change, systemic poverty, and social inequity.
UTZ was launched in 2002 as Utz Kapeh, meaning 'Good Coffee' in the Mayan language Quiché.
It was founded by Nick Bocklandt, a Belgian-Guatemalan coffee grower, and Ward de Groote, a Dutch coffee roaster, with the goal of implementing sustainability on a large scale in the worldwide market.
The Solidaridad Network was another co-initiator of UTZ and assisted UTZ in becoming a global standard through financial support and field implementation.
On 7 March 2007, the Utz Kapeh Foundation officially changed its name and logo to UTZ Certified and, on 1 January 2016, shortened their name to UTZ. In June 2017,
the Rainforest Alliance and UTZ announced the intention to merge, and in January 2018, the merger was legally closed and completed.
The merged organization goes by the name Rainforest Alliance.
The two organizations' certification programs run in parallel but from July 2021 a new certification program based on the 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Standard will be in place.
Transition rules will allow holders with certification under the...
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