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Whittakers

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NZL
Rating
Praises, some criticism

Chocolate makers

Whittakers have been making chocolate in New Zealand since 1896.

J.H. Whittaker & Sons, Ltd   NZL     website   email   facebook   

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
J.H. Whittaker & Sons, Ltd
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)
Social Fairtrade products
This company sells Fairtrade Certified chocolate. However this only represents a fraction of their total chocolate sales.
Source: Fairtrade ANZ (2019)
Business Ethics 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: World Cocoa Foundation (2019)
Business Ethics Cocoa & Forests Initiative signatory
This company is a member of the Cocoa & Forests Initiative, demonstrating a commitment to no further conversion of any forest land for cocoa production in Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire. On March 2019, thirty-three company signatories, accounting for about 85% of global cocoa usage, released detailed individual action plans. The action plans focus on forest protection and restoration, sustainable cocoa production and farmers' livelihoods, and community engagement and social inclusion.
Source: World Cocoa Foundation (2020)
Social Chocolate scorecard
Be Slavery Free's 2023 Chocolate Scorecard rates all the major chocolate companies on their labour and environmental policies and practices. Companies were asked questions in six areas: traceability and transparency; living income; child labor; deforestation and climate; agroforestry; and agrichemical management. This company received a yellow rating: "Making progress on implementing policies."
Source: Be Slavery Free (2023)

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Company Details

Type Family-owned private company
Founded 1896

Contact Details

Address Porirua, New Zealand
Website www.whittakers.co.nz

Products / Brands

Whittakers
Dark Ghana Chocolate
Peanut Slab Chocolate
Whittakers some products certified Fairtrade some products certified Fairtrade  Chocolate


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