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©Copyright 2012 B Lab. All rights reservedAbout Fearless Chocolate Co.
FEARLESS CHOCOLATE Bars mark an evolution in chocolate, exploring raw, vibrant, and extraordinarily nutritious interpretations of the most exciting food on the planet! Founded in 2006, FEARLESS CHOCOLATE is inspired by those who have the courage to dream and act!
Becoming a B-Corp nurtures our fearless commitment to making wholesome chocolate with a greater purpose. As a B-Corp we are supported in our dream of honoring our environment, our ingredients, our passionate workers, and the amazing people who are inspired by our chocolate.
A true bean-to-bar chocolate maker, FEARLESS supports a single origin source of Organic Cacao from the Mata-Atlantic Rainforest of Bahia, Brazil. Supporting Bahian farmers helps protect valuable rainforest from the expanding cattle industry and honors Brazil's more-than-three-century tradition of fine cacao. For those inspired by the rare nutritional wealth of raw cacao, FEARLESS offers chocolate bars crafted with a proprietary process yielding as much as 3x more antioxidants than conventional organic chocolate bars.
Certified Organic by Oregon Tilth; made with 100% Kosher Certified Ingredients; Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Soy-Free, and using only mineral-rich unrefined whole sugars; FEARLESS is a delicious good-for-you gourmet organic chocolate bar of phenomenal enjoyability.
The Change We Seek®
Chocolate represents the celebration of life and the gift of our senses. That is why we wish to make the absolute best tasting, best feeling, most environmentally friendly chocolate bars ever enjoyed. FEARLESS is becoming a leader in the edifying tradition of sustainable food, a cornerstone of a greater movement that seeks to redefine business as usual.
Fearless Chocolate
- Industry: Food & Beverage
- Product/Services: organic, direct trade, bean-to-bar chocolate
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Ownership: Private
- http://www.fearlesschocolate.com
Summary:
Certified: August 2011| Points Earned | % Points Available | |
|---|---|---|
| Accountability » | 10 | 100% |
| Employees » | 21.8 | 55% |
| Consumers » | 17.5 | 50% |
| Community » | 30.6 | 51% |
| Environment » | 17.7 | 59% |
| Composite B Score | 97.6 |
- >80 out of 200 is eligible for certification
- >60% points available = Area of excellence
Highlights:
From B Impact AssessmentGovernance: Social/environmental impact integrated into corporate mission; Financials are independently reviewed annually; Shares financial information with all employees
Workers: Living wage paid to all full and part-time employees; Total compensation has increased by >15% in the last year; Offer >6 weeks of paid time off to employees
Environment: >50% of materials used for office operations come from recycled/sustainable input materials; >75% of company's printed materials use recycled paper content, FSC certified paper, or soy-based inks; 80% of Significant Suppliers have been screened for specific environmental metrics and evaluated annually
Community: >50% materials used for office operations come from recycled/sustainable input materials; >75% of company's printed materials use recycled paper; 80% of Significant Suppliers have been screened for specific environmental metrics and evaluated annually