How ethical is Sekut Vanilla?
Sekut Vanilla is a eco-conscious vanilla company offering a rare variety of vanilla called Vanilla Pompona. The company is featured in our list of the Top 200 Ethical Businesses.
Our thorough research revealed Sekut Vanilla to be grounded in a strong ethical ethos, ensuring that its business model supports local indigenous communities in the fight against unsustainable agriculture and unfair business practices.
What makes Sekut Vanilla so sustainable?
Sekut Vanilla performed exceptionally well against our research criteria for its sustainable approach to farming. The vanilla plant can be grown without deforestation as it takes up little space and is shade tolerant. As well as this, the company’s growing practices do not harm the soil nor require any harmful chemicals, making this product a great choice for both the planet and our bodies. The vanilla beans are then cured using sunlight, resulting in minimal energy consumption.
We were particularly pleased to see that Sekut Vanilla’s range is GMO and palm oil free, highlighting their commitment to mindful, quality products. This approach extends to their packaging, which is made from recycled materials and is reusable. Sekut Vanilla also recycles all its shipping packaging and demonstrates a dedication to the environment in all aspects of its operation.
The company also supports local indigenous groups by enabling indigenous commercial operations that do not threaten the integrity of the land nor the community. The income generated provides a crucial opportunity to fight back against illegal logging, rice field expansion and other examples of unsustainable agriculture.
The Good Shopping Guide sees Sekut Vanilla as a true Ethical Innovator, due to its strong ethical and sustainable ethos at its core, which demonstrate its unique and dedicated efforts to improve the lives of the people and the land with which it works.
How did Sekut Vanilla attain Ethical Accreditation?
Sekut Vanilla has attained Ethical Accreditation from The Good Shopping Guide. This involved an application process and a full review of the brand’s ethical policies and practices. Sekut Vanilla is subject to regular reviews to ensure this brand maintains high ethical standards.
As a result, Sekut Vanilla is permitted to use our Good Shopping Guide Ethical mark, which certifies the brand’s ethical status and allows consumers to recognise Sekut Vanilla as an ethical brand.
Explore Sekut Vanilla’s range on its website here.
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