Sugar: Ethical Comparison - The Good Shopping Guide

Why is it so important to buy organic and Fairtrade sugar? Sugar is typically farmed in countries with high levels of poverty. Poorer workers are vulnerable to mistreatment and exploitation. 20 countries still use child or forced labour in sugar production. Get more facts and figures on sugar farming, and learn how you can buy ethical sugar.

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Sugar: Ethical Comparison Ratings Table

Coconut Merchant

Coconut Merchant Ethical Rating

Parent company: Coconut Merchant Ltd

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

Environment

Environmental Report

Acceptable
Genetic Modification

Good
Organic

Good
Nuclear Power

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Good
Fairtrade

N/A

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Good
Ethical Innovator

Good

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

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Green Origins

Green Origins Ethical Rating

Parent company: GO Superfoods Ltd

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

Environment

Environmental Report

Acceptable
Genetic Modification

Good
Organic

Good
Nuclear Power

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Good
Fairtrade

N/A

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Good
Ethical Innovator

Good

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

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The Groovy Food Company

The Groovy Food Company Ethical Rating

Parent company: The Groovy Food Company Ltd

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

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Genetic Modification

Acceptable
Organic

Good
Nuclear Power

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Good
Fairtrade

N/A

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Good
Ethical Innovator

Good

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

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Equal Exchange

Equal Exchange Ethical Rating

Parent company: Equal Exchange

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

Environment

Environmental Report

Acceptable
Genetic Modification

Acceptable
Organic

Good
Nuclear Power

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Good
Fairtrade

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Good
Ethical Innovator

Good

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

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Suma

Suma Ethical Rating

Parent company: Triangle Wholefoods Collective Ltd

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

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Genetic Modification

Good
Organic

Good
Nuclear Power

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Good
Fairtrade

Acceptable

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Good
Ethical Innovator

Good

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

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Biona

Biona Ethical Rating

Parent company: Windmill Organics Ltd

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

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Genetic Modification

Good
Organic

Poor
Nuclear Power

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Good
Fairtrade

Poor

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Good
Ethical Innovator

Good

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

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Tate & Lyle

Tate & Lyle Ethical Rating

Parent company: American Sugar Refining Inc.

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

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Genetic Modification

Acceptable
Organic

Poor
Nuclear Power

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Poor
Fairtrade

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Poor

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

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la Perruche

la Perruche Ethical Rating

Parent company: The Tereos Group

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

Environment

Environmental Report

Acceptable
Genetic Modification

Good
Organic

Poor
Nuclear Power

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Good
Fairtrade

Poor

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Poor

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

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Whitworths

Whitworths Ethical Rating

Parent company: The Tereos Group

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

Environment

Environmental Report

Acceptable
Genetic Modification

Acceptable
Organic

Poor
Nuclear Power

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Good
Fairtrade

Poor

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Poor

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

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Billington’s

Billington’s Ethical Rating

Parent company: Associated British Foods Plc/Wittington Investments Ltd

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Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Genetic Modification

Poor
Organic

Good
Nuclear Power

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Good
Fairtrade

Poor

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Poor
Public Record Criticisms+

Poor

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

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Silver Spoon

Silver Spoon Ethical Rating

Parent company: Associated British Foods Plc/Wittington Investments Ltd

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

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Genetic Modification

Poor
Organic

Good
Nuclear Power

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Good
Fairtrade

Poor

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Poor
Public Record Criticisms+

Poor

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

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Sugar: Ethical Comparison Ratings Table

Sugar: Ethical Comparison Ratings Table

Coconut Merchant

Coconut Merchant Ethical Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Genetic Modification

Organic

Nuclear Power

Fossil Fuels

Animal

Animal Welfare

People

Armaments

Political Donations

Fairtrade

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Public Record Criticisms

Ethical Innovator

Green Origins

Green Origins Ethical Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Genetic Modification

Organic

Nuclear Power

Fossil Fuels

Animal

Animal Welfare

People

Armaments

Political Donations

Fairtrade

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Public Record Criticisms

Ethical Innovator

The Groovy Food Company

The Groovy Food Company Ethical Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Genetic Modification

Organic

Nuclear Power

Fossil Fuels

Animal

Animal Welfare

People

Armaments

Political Donations

Fairtrade

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Public Record Criticisms

Ethical Innovator

Equal Exchange

Equal Exchange Ethical Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Genetic Modification

Organic

Nuclear Power

Fossil Fuels

Animal

Animal Welfare

People

Armaments

Political Donations

Fairtrade

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Public Record Criticisms

Ethical Innovator

Suma

Suma Ethical Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Genetic Modification

Organic