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Only commenting on the chocolate, because I don't know much about the rest. There are probably hundreds/thousands of other brands that sell organic chocolate.
by carstenhag 3y ago
Only commenting on the chocolate, because I don't know much about the rest.
There are probably hundreds/thousands of other brands that sell organic chocolate.
I checked the chocolate bars I buy in Germany - 1&2: FairTrade, 3: Rainforest Alliance, 4: organic, "fair trade" without label.
Many chocolate bars have the country name on it where the beans grew, for example "Edelbitter Perú 78%". I am pretty sure you can find dozens of similar ones in the US.
- maxwell 3y agoFair point, didn't find many ethical options last I checked but should have revisited, now seeing e.g. https://www.slavefreechocolate.org/ethical-chocolate-companies https://www.slavefreechocolate.org/ethical-chocolate-compani... Should have just pointed to the apparent failure of the Harkin–Engel Protocol, introduced in 2001, and Supreme Court victory for Nestle and Cargill in 2021 (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/17/supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-nestle-in-child-slavery-case.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/17/supreme-court-rules-in-favor...)