Pacari Chocolate
Pacari is a family-owned Ecuadorian company, with a simple mission: to produce the highest quality organic dark chocolate. Their name means nature in Quechua, an Andean language, and that’s what they’re all about, making the most of nature’s ingredients while protecting her.
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PLANET
Pacari are committed to sustainability, using agro-forestry to encourage biodiversity instead of the damaging monoculture crops that other chocolate companies use. Their chocolate is certified organic, and palm oil free, as well as completely plastic free in its packaging. They are currently working on a plan to be Net Zero by 2030 and are currently off-setting their transportation costs and the carbon footprint of their workforce. As a next step, we would like to see a detailed breakdown of how they are planning to reduce all their emissions to Net Zero by 2030.
PEOPLE
Pacari work directly with a small number of local farmers, paying more than the amount recognised by Fairtrade. What makes Pacari different to most brands is their tree to bar chocolate, meaning that they work alongside local communities to grow and produce the chocolate, keeping more of the profits in Ecuador, as well as generating more jobs for the local community in later stages of the chocolate processing. They are also partnered with WWF Ecuador, where they work to teach indigenous skills. Their UK pension schemes do not invest in fossil fuels or pesticides.
ANIMALS
All Pacari’s chocolate is vegan, and in partnership with WWF Ecuador they are also working to help in the conservation of animals in the area.
BUSINESS
Pacari, as well as their offsetting partner Ecologi, are B Corp certified. This means that their sustainability policies and practices are third-party verified. Their packaging is industrially compostable and they have partnered with the charity One Tree Planted to grow a tree for every chocolate bar sold online. Next, we’d like to see an annual impact report from Pacari with much more detailed breakdown of their emissions reduction plan.
Assessed: October 2023
