Fairtrade movement heightens with Green & Black’s Organic Chocolate announcing their
full range to go certified Fairtrade
Fairtrade Labelling Australia & New Zealand today confirmed premium organic chocolate maker
Green & Black’s will be going Fairtrade Certified™ across the vast majority of its block chocolate
range this year.
This means Aussie consumers will shortly be able to enjoy even more Green & Black’s chocolate
confident in the knowledge that it is both organic and Fairtrade Certified™.
Fairtrade is a unique independent system providing farmers with the security of fair prices for their
produce and additional investment for social, environmental and economic development in their
communities (the Fairtrade Premium).
Today’s commitment by Green & Black’s to Fairtrade will result in an investment of approximately
AUD$540k a year through additional Fairtrade Premiums paid to Dominican Republic cocoa
farmers and their communities. These farmers are now the main source of cocoa for Green &
Black’s and the move towards complete Fairtrade Certification is part of their ongoing
commitment to ethical trading.
Fairtrade Labelling Australia & New Zealand Executive Director Steve Knapp said Fairtrade was
excited Green & Black’s had made the commitment to extend Fairtrade Certification across the
majority of its range.
“This means more Australian consumers will have the opportunity to buy Fairtrade and know they
are helping to make a difference.
“The funding received by farmers through the Fairtrade Premium will be spent on initiatives to
improve quality, yields and education which will in turn increase income for the farmers and help
ensure the sustainability of the Dominican Republic cocoa industry and a brighter future for
farmers, their families and their communities.”
Green & Black’s Managing Director Dominic Lowe said the company bought quality, organic
Trinitario cocoa beans from cooperatives in the Dominican Republic, and had done so for 10
years.
“Up until now we have committed AU$540,000 in local initiatives to improve quality and
availability, but we wanted to do more to support our farmers.
“The move to Fairtrade Certification is a key milestone in our relationship with the farmers that are
so fundamental in the making of the best tasting, premium, organic, and now Fairtrade, chocolate
you can buy.”
Green & Black’s will work in partnership with cocoa cooperatives, farmers, local NGOs and
Fairtrade to deliver community projects in the Dominican Republic, funded by the Fairtrade
Premiums.
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Press contacts for Green&Black’s and Fairtrade Association: BANG PR 02 9018 2222
Sarah Kucera: sarahk@bangpr.com.au
Emma Harris: emma@bangpr.com.au
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