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Alter Eco Pacific

OVERALL

Owned
USA
Rating
Praises, no criticism

Importer and wholesaler of fair trade goods

While Alter Eco was founded in France in 1998, Alter Eco Pacific was started in 2006. All product are organic, fairtrade and carbon neutral.

Company Ownership

Alter Eco Pacific Pty Ltd   AUS     website   email   facebook   twitter
  Alter Eco Inc   
   owns 100% of Alter Eco Pacific Pty Ltd  
USA     website   email   facebook   twitter

Sustainably sourced food products

Maker of sustainably sourced quinoa, chocolate and rice, Acquired by private equity firm NextWorld Evergreen in 2017.

      NextWorld Evergreen   
       owns 100% of Alter Eco Inc  
USA     website   email      

Private equity firm

Private equity firm focused on growing consumer products. Acquired Alter Eco in 2017.

> About the Ratings

Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Alter Eco Pacific Pty Ltd
Environment Exclusively organic products
All of the products this company sells are certified organic with USDA or Australian Certified Organic.
Source: ACO (2020)
Social Exclusively Fairtrade
All of the products this company sells are Fairtrade certified
Source: Fairtrade ANZ (2019)
Business Ethics GM-Free brands
This company is on GM-Free Australia Alliance's 2017 GM-Free Shopping List. All companies on the list have supplied their GM-free policies, fulfilled GMFAA's assessment criteria and choose to label their products as GM-Free or non-GM.
Source: GM-Free Australia (2017)
Environment Palm oil free products
Some, but not necessarily all, of this company's chocolate products are palm oil free. For more details, follow the link to see Borneo Orangutan Survival Australia's list of products which manufacturers have told them are palm oil free or contain segregated certified sustainable palm oil.
Source: BOS Australia (2020)
Alter Eco Inc
Social Chocolate scorecard
In 2021 Green America, Mighty Earth and Be Slavery Free released their Easter Chocolate Shopping Guide, which breaks down company commitments and policies in regards to deforestation, farmer poverty and child labour. It does not assess effectiveness or implementation. This company received the Good Egg Award for "leadership in policies and practices to end child labour, moving towards a living income for farmers and caring for the environment."
Source: Be Slavery Free (2021)
Business Ethics Certified B Corporation
Certified B Corporations use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. B Corps meet comprehensive and transparent social and environmental performance standards; meet higher legal accountability standards; and build business constituency for good business.
Source: B Corporation (2019)
Business Ethics Non-GMO products in USA
This company has products that have been verified as compliant with the Non-GMO Project Standard, North America's only independent verification for products made according to best practices for GMO avoidance.
Source: Non-GMO Project (2016)
NextWorld Evergreen
Business Ethics 1% for the planet
1% for the Planet is a global movement of 1300+ companies that donate 1% of their sales to a network of 2300+ environmental organisations worldwide.
Source: 1% for the planet (2019)

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Company Details

Type Subsidiary

Contact Details

Address PO Box 3155, Tamarama, NSW, 2026, Australia
Phone 02 9340 1080
Email pacific@altereco.com
Website www.altereco.com.au

Products / Brands

Alter Eco Pacific
Alter Eco certified fairtrade certified organic certified fairtrade certified organic  Chocolate


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