Haigh's Chocolates

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Chocolate manufacturer and retailer

Founded in 1915 in Adelaide by Alfred Haigh. They still manufacture in their Adelaide factory, plus they operate 13 retail stores - six in Adelaide, six in Melbourne and one in Sydney.

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Haigh's Manufacturing Pty Ltd
Australian Packaging Covenant signatory Signatory to the Australian Packaging Covenant, a voluntary agreement to encourage waste minimisation. [Source 2017][More on Packaging] UTZ Certification This company sources 70% of its cocoa from UTZ certified farms, and aims to increase that to 100% in the next 2-3 years. [Source 2014][More on Workers Rights]		GM-Free brands Brands owned by this company were rated 'green' in Greenpeace's 2011 Truefood Guide, signifying a clear policy on excluding GM-derived ingredients, including oils derived from GM crops, and animal products from animals fed on GM crops. [Source 2011][More on Genetic Engineering] UTZ Certification In March 2014 Stop The Traffik welcomed the announcement by Haigh's Chocolates that its entire Easter range will be certified with UTZ certification. "Haigh's becomes the first Australian-owned bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturer to achieve international UTZ certification for ethically and sustainably farmed cocoa beans, which includes a zero-tolerance policy towards trafficked child labour. This sets a new standard of excellence in the chocolate industry." [Source 2014][More on Workers Rights] World Cocoa Foundation member This company is a member of the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF), an international membership organization representing more than 100 member companies across the cocoa value chain. WCF is committed to creating a sustainable cocoa economy through economic & social development and environmental stewardship in cocoa-growing communities. [Source 2014][More on Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives] Chocolate Scorecard Haigh's uses ethical cocoa for 70% of their Australian product range, and they have committed to sourcing ethical cocoa for all of their Australian products by 2016-2017. Follow link for further details. [Source 2015][More on Human Rights ] Supporting Rabbit Free Australia Through the sale of Easter Bilbies (rather than Easter Bunnies), Haigh's supports the Foundation for Rabbit Free Australia, an organisation which advocates the use of disease, poisoning, and warren destruction for controlling rabbit populations in Australia. [Source 2016][More on Animal Rights]

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Haigh's Chocolates Easter range UTZ certified
19th Mar 2014 — STOP THE TRAFFIK welcomes the announcement by Haigh's Chocolates that its entire Easter range will be certified with UTZ certification. Haigh's becomes the first Australian-owned bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturer to achieve international UTZ certification for ethically and sustainably farmed cocoa beans, which includes a zero-tolerance policy towards trafficked child labour. This sets a new standard of excellence in the chocolate industry.   [source]