chocolate, chocolate, chocolate!
God almighty, I keep LOSING things. Now I've lost the farewell card I bought for a co-worker. $4.65 I spent on that frelling card, and I will have to buy a new one if it doesn't turn up soon. I put things down in my apartment and they grow legs and run away!
Maryam Monsef Came to Canada as a Refugee from Afghanistan, and Now She's a Cabinet Minister. Not a particularly well-written article, in my opinion, but the subject matter is interesting all the same.
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twistedchick, 9 Popular Chocolate Brands That Exploit Child Slaves. Also included in the article is a list of companies that do NOT do this, so it isn't just an indictment of the practices of the bad companies, it's also a practical way to shift your money elsewhere. Naturellement, the good companies sell more expensive chocolate than the bad companies.
However, Cadbury Dairy Milk is certified Fair Trade, and that's a chocolate bar that's priced the same as anything by Mars, Nestle or Hershey. Please note not all Cadbury chocolate is Fair Trade, just the Dairy Milk bars (and I think they came up with a Fair Trade Easter egg recently, but it's not Easter yet). Appropriate, really, that Cadbury should be taking the lead among the major chocolate brands, because Cadbury was originally started by Quakers.
I also looked at the Purdy's website, because I love me some Purdy's, and rather than being Fair Trade or Rainforest Alliance certified, they have their own Sustainable Cocoa Program. I am curious as to why they didn't just piggy back onto the existing ethical cocoa programs, but it looks like they're probably good.
And apparently Hershey is going to use 100% third party certified cocoa by 2020. Now, 2020 is a ways away, and we'll see if they keep to their pledge, but it's definitely a step in the right direction.
Off to spray my new boots with leather protector so they don't leak in this torrential rain we're supposed to get for the next few days. Of course, that's assuming I haven't lost either the leather protector spray or the new boots!
Maryam Monsef Came to Canada as a Refugee from Afghanistan, and Now She's a Cabinet Minister. Not a particularly well-written article, in my opinion, but the subject matter is interesting all the same.
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twistedchick, 9 Popular Chocolate Brands That Exploit Child Slaves. Also included in the article is a list of companies that do NOT do this, so it isn't just an indictment of the practices of the bad companies, it's also a practical way to shift your money elsewhere. Naturellement, the good companies sell more expensive chocolate than the bad companies. However, Cadbury Dairy Milk is certified Fair Trade, and that's a chocolate bar that's priced the same as anything by Mars, Nestle or Hershey. Please note not all Cadbury chocolate is Fair Trade, just the Dairy Milk bars (and I think they came up with a Fair Trade Easter egg recently, but it's not Easter yet). Appropriate, really, that Cadbury should be taking the lead among the major chocolate brands, because Cadbury was originally started by Quakers.
I also looked at the Purdy's website, because I love me some Purdy's, and rather than being Fair Trade or Rainforest Alliance certified, they have their own Sustainable Cocoa Program. I am curious as to why they didn't just piggy back onto the existing ethical cocoa programs, but it looks like they're probably good.
And apparently Hershey is going to use 100% third party certified cocoa by 2020. Now, 2020 is a ways away, and we'll see if they keep to their pledge, but it's definitely a step in the right direction.
Off to spray my new boots with leather protector so they don't leak in this torrential rain we're supposed to get for the next few days. Of course, that's assuming I haven't lost either the leather protector spray or the new boots!