Channel 4 documentary Dispatches went undercover in Ghana where children as young as 10 have been working gruelling hours to supply cocoa beans to Cadbury – Britain’s favourite chocolate brand. Their undercover investigation, Cadbury Exposed: Dispatches, revealed illegal conditions on farms that support Cadbury’s ethical farming scheme Cocoa Life. Cocoa Life was set up by…
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Chocolate on the UP?
We are delighted to see how challenger brands are continuing to re-think the supply chain of chocolate – inspiring consumers to think differently and be more informed on their chocolate choices. The soon-to launch brand Up Up Chocolate, the world’s first slave free cocoa chocolate. They source their chocolate from one cocoa farm plantation in Colombia –…
Save our buns
We hope everyone had a happy Easter. Did you know that every year, 10.5 million hot cross buns are wasted in the UK? Often, it’s because we simply don’t get to eat them before they go stale. Thankfully, there are plenty of ways to put a stale hot cross to use and Too Good to…
Where food comes from
In the UK, farmers are held to account by the Red Tractor scheme. Food that carries the Red Tractor logo has been responsibly sourced, safely produced, and comes from crops and animals that have been well cared for. Imports are often accountable to lower standards than UK grown foods and can therefore be sold…
Good News Shop
We took time out this week to check out the B Corp Good News shop. A shop with a difference, as you can’t actually buy anything there. It’s a showcase to celebrate a wide range of UK B Corps and ensure the focus is on purpose over profit. Friendly members of the B Lab UK…
Right on the mark
Do you sleep-shop by defaulting to your go-to brand when choosing a product? Unless a brand has a compelling point of difference, it can look like a sea of same. Assuming you have the time to explore and want to support a brand doing the right thing, you’d facing a tsunami of eco and sustainable…
The Farmers Dilemma – Food OR Environment?
Since the end of the second world war farmers have faced a dilemma. Food or Environment. Growing more food than we need for over 70 years has come at a huge cost to the environment. This week Panorama highlighted the horrific misuse of dairy cows. The show makes for tough viewing but we know that…
Building Citizen Brands
Consumers are voting with their wallets. The 2020 Sustainable Market Share Index™ finds that sustainability-marketed products are responsible for more than half of the growth in FMCG. It’s not slowing down despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We refer to them as ‘Citizen Brands’. What are their common traits? It is dynamic and creates memorable moments of truth…
Education paid for with chocolate
Why does everything always need to be so complicated? Have we got so used to living in a high growth, technology driven world that we miss the simple solutions with the potential to drive real change? Last week Nestle announced they will be using an innovative approach to tackle child labour in the chocolate business….
Cooking with Purpose
As they say, Diversity is being invited to the party; Inclusion is being asked to dance. COOK is an extraordinary food company from Kent and are “very, very fussy” about the quality of their ingredients. They are equally fussy about being people-first and creating a conducive workplace environment that has been widely recognized in the…