Posts Tagged as ‘hershey’

guide to: Fair-trade Valentine’s Day sweets for your sweet

If you’re planning on buying chocolates for that special someone this year, you might want to do a background check on the company you buy from. Why? You don’t want to support unfair trade practices like child labor, do you?
But don’t worry, there are a few resources available to double-check which sweets were made karma-free.
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February 12, 2010 by Stefani | Tags: b-listed, breakthrough, Cadbury, chocolate, fair trade, Global Exchange, guide to, hershey, Ithaca Fine Chocolates, Sweet Earth Organic Chocolates, Valentine's Day | No Comments »

culture shocker: Your chocolate may have been made by child slaves

I love chocolate. However, after reading this article today on Change.org I am going to try and make a conscious effort to buy only Fair Trade Certified cocoa products. Here’s why:
Many chocolate companies, including Hershey (the largest in North America), use cocoa beans from the Ivory Coast to make their products. The Ivory Coast of [...]

June 24, 2009 by rachel | Tags: Africa, change.org, child slavery, chocolate, cocoa, fair trade, hershey, human trafficking, ivory coast | 1 Comment »

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