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Castle Dairies

How ethical is Castle Dairies?

Castle Dairies is a brand of butter which has a below-benchmark score on The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Butter, Margarine & Spreads Ratings Table.

We encourage all companies in the Butter, Margarine & Spreads sector to adopt more ethical policies and practices.

What does Castle Dairies do?

Castle Dairies is a Welsh milk bottling dairy and Caerphilly cheese producer run by the Lloyd Family.

In which areas does Castle Dairies perform well?

Castle Dairies performs well across our criteria for Fossil Fuels, Animal Welfare, Political Donations and Armaments.

It achieves a middle rating for GMOs.

What can Castle Dairies do to improve its score?

The score that Castle Dairies is awarded on The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Butter, Margarine & Spreads Ratings Table is the result of an evaluation of multiple ethical criteria.

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Ethical performance in category

0

GSG score

62
68

GSG category benchmark

100

Ethical Rating

Environment

  • Environmental Report

    Poor

  • Genetic Modification

    Acceptable

  • Organic

    Poor

  • Fossil Fuels

    Good

Animal

  • Animal Welfare

    Good

  • Vegetarian/Vegan Verified

    Poor

People

  • Armaments

    Good

  • Irresponsible Marketing

    Good

  • Political Donations

    Good

Other

  • Ethical Accreditation

    Poor

  • Public Record Criticisms

    Good

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating