Easter scorecard: chocolate companies ranked for child labour and sustainability practices By Anthony Myers The annual Easter Scorecard, published by Be Slavery Free, Green America, Inkota, Mighty Earth, and National Wildlife Federation, which surveys chocolate companies and cocoa suppliers, reveals many of the chocolate manufacturers and retailers are still failing to address social and environmental concerns, according to the 2021 findings.
Storck, a confectioner with production facilities in Germany and 21 international subsidiaries, received the ‘Rotten Egg Award for lowest marks relating to its lack of responsiveness and transparency. Its brands include Werther’s Original, Riesen, Toffifee, Merci, Colourful World, and Bendicks.
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Creative Nature Superfoods’ products are available in major UK supermarkets like Asda, Co-op and Ocado, high street retailers like TK Max, high end health conscious stores like The Natural Kitchen and Sourced Market and overseas markets like Switzerland, Iceland and Portugal. Pic: Creative Nature Superfoods Julianne Ponan, founder of allergen free Creative Nature Superfoods, advises others in the SME sector to remain open to adapting following the UK’s departure from the EU.
Creating a safe range of products for even the most severe allergy sufferers was the vision of entrepreneur Julianne Ponan, who herself has anaphylaxis and severe allergies.
Japan Consumer Affairs Agency (CCA) is warning general food and health food manufacturers against labelling their products as being effective in preventing or treating COVID-19, to avoid consumer misunderstanding and harming public health.
Companies need to rethink how they implement sustainability initiatives and should integrate them it into the ‘heart’ of their business models, a panel of experts at the Global Fragrance Summit organised by the International Fragrance Association (IFRA) has claimed.
Bérangère Magarinos-Ruchat, global head of sustainability at Firmenich, emphasised that sustainability is about an
“end-to-end approach to responsible business”.
“It s not just about climate change, it s not just about the environment in the way that people would think a few years ago. [Sustainability] in every sense also means sustainability on social impacts… It s also everything around, legal compliance, ethics, how you re running your business. It really goes from making sure you don t do anything wrong, all the way to benefiting from innovation, and growing business for good.”
An increasing emphasis on environmental issues will have a profound effect on the Asia Pacific cosmetics industry, said regulations experts, with the impact of policy changes in Europe likely to filter down to the region.