Integrity, Respect, Opportunity and Responsibility inform everything we do and unite the company globally. Chiquita’s commitment to achieving high standards of environmental, social and ethical performance is firmly rooted in these principles.
For more than 100 years Chiquita Brands International has been a leader in the banana business. This means more than just offering the best quality products. It also means protecting the land that we farm and the quality of life of our workers and their communities.
Our dedication led us to begin working with the Rainforest Alliance in 1992. Our first banana farms achieved certification to the sustainable agriculture standard for environmental and social responsibility two years later. In 2000, after considerable effort and investment, all of Chiquita's Latin American banana divisions achieved Rainforest Alliance certification and have been recertified annually, despite increasingly rigorous standards. Moreover, 87 percent of independent grower farms in Latin America from which Chiquita sources bananas also have achieved Rainforest Alliance certification.
