KTC

How ethical is KTC?

KTC is a brand of Cooking Oil which has been given a below-benchmark score on The GOOD Shopping Guide’s Ethical Cooking Oil Ratings Table. Although it has not yet met our ethical benchmark, we hope to see KTC make progress in future.

Read more about the issues facing the Ethical Cooking Oil sector and find out which companies have achieved accreditation for their commitment to being ethical and sustainable.

What does KTC do?

KTC was founded in 1972 and has two sites in the UK at Wednesbury and Liverpool. The brand is owned by LLP and includes the Sea Isle and Suncrest brands.

In which areas does KTC perform poorly?

KTC is given bottom ratings across our criteria for GMOs, Organic and Fair Trade due to a lack of certification and its use of GM soya. It is also awarded a bottom score for our criteria relating to Fossil Fuels, as parent company, Endless, owns Qualter Hall and ASCO which are involved with services to the oil and gas industry. Find out more about how we rate by exploring our ethical criteria.

In which areas does KTC score well for its ethics?

We found no criticisms of KTC relating to; Animal Welfare or Political Donations, so it scores well for these criteria.

How can KTC improve its ethical rating?

The below-benchmark score that KTC is awarded is the result of an evaluation of multiple ethical criteria. To reach our minimum benchmark score and qualify for Ethical Accreditation, KTC has some issues to resolve including its involvement with the Fossil Fuels industry.

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