Baseline Standards
- At least 50% certified organic and/or approved Fair Trade. In other words, must be either 50% organic or 50% Fair Trade. Must be at least 50% of the company’s product offerings/inventory, not percentage of ingredients.
Preferences:
- 100% organic and/or Fair Trade
- 100% organic and fairly traded
- Additives including milk, nuts or mint should be organic or locally sourced.
Resources
- Green America’s Guide to Fair Trade
- http://www.greenamericatoday.org/proGrams/fairtrade/products/chocolate.cfm
- www.fairtradefederation.org
- www.fairtrade.net
- www.transfairusa.org
- www.ota.com
- www.ifat.org
- www.globalexchange.org
- Broken Hearts: A Review of Industry Efforts to Eliminate Child Labor in the Cocoa Industry, ILRF Report, January 2010
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