Does Rainforest Alliance pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Rainforest Alliance employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Rainforest Alliance. This rating has improved by 16% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Rainforest Alliance?

81% of Rainforest Alliance employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Rainforest Alliance 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Rainforest Alliance?

Associate (15) , Manager (15) , Senior Associate (7) , Intern (4) , Project Manager (4) , Senior Manager (4) , Coordinator (3) , Project Officer (3) , Accountant (2) , Consultant (2) , Devops Engineer (2) , Internship (2) , Program Director (2) , Senior Auditor (2)

What are the pros of working at Rainforest Alliance according to real employee reviews?

"good benefits" ((in 17 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 16 reviews)); "development Great colleagues Motivating team" ((in 15 reviews)); "The office is beautiful!" ((in 7 reviews)); "The mission is amazing and my colleagues were smart, motivated and passionate." ((in 7 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Rainforest Alliance according to real employee reviews?

"Senior management is incompetent and highly political." ((in 12 reviews)); "Leadership at the highest levels is inept and they are selected based on friendship or personal ties rather than skill set" ((in 11 reviews)); "Managers have no clue on how to handle staff." ((in 5 reviews)); "Low salary compared to the competitors" ((in 5 reviews)); "Poor management" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Rainforest Alliance layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Rainforest Alliance layoffs and their outlook for job security at Rainforest Alliance in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Rainforest Alliance locations?

New York , Washington , Burlington , Richmond , Los Angeles , Portland , Amsterdam

Rainforest Alliance reviews

3.9

81% would recommend to a friend

(162 total reviews)

Santiago Gowland

75% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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Rainforest Alliance has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 162 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rainforest Alliance employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Agriculture industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

162 reviews

2.0

May 28, 2014

Great mission in the past; epic failure to adjust for the future

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Perfect for the environmental and social activist among us... bending business practices and consumer behavior to benefit biodiversity conservation and sustainable production

Cons

An increasingly out of touch executive management that is failing to capitalize on its track record and the huge experience base of its program staff around the world; too many decisions divorced from the core conservation mission and focusing on the accounting, financial, legal and HR policies that might have been appropriate in their day but are setting RA up for stalemate in its future engagements with its base supporters: consumer, industry and governmental partners at one end of the spectrum and the producers and communities around the world at the other.

2.0

Apr 25, 2014

Ok benefits, incompetent management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employees care for and believe on the mission. Good benefits. Great centrally situated location. Opportunities for travel to Latin America and Africa.

Cons

Highly political, incompetent management team. The organization suffers from corporate ADHD, as they can't concentrate on one thing for more than days or weeks. The one department that I would exonerate would be the Communications department. If you read the book "The Five Dysfunctions of a Team", this is a great example of a company that's highly dysfunctional. Few high level managers are highly dictatorial and very insecure. Lots of voluntary and involuntary employee turnover and burn out. Really old building, elevators are always breaking down.

4.0

Feb 6, 2014

Reasonable company to work for.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and reasonable pay.

Cons

Do not encourage creativity and provide low level of professional development or support.

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