This International Women's Day, we're spotlighting the women on the front lines of the plastic waste crisis in Kerala, India, and what their work has to do with every bar of Alter Eco chocolate you eat. Every Bar Has a...

"We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop." - Mother Teresa

Join us in celebrating World Fair Trade Day! The purpose is to showcase the small-scale farmers and artisans at the heart of the fair trade movement and the contributions they make to healthy and sustainable communities around the world. Alter...

Composting may be one of the most important topics of our lifetime.  The simple act of composting forces us to rethink our relationship to waste, food, and convenience.  A commitment to composting and returning nutrients to the environment from which...

It’s time for the second letter of the alphabet to shine! Do you like taking action on challenging problems, creating value for society, or elevating business standards? Did you know there’s a certification for that and a global community surrounding...

The Problem with Industrial Agriculture When you think of agriculture, you may picture farmers out at daybreak, gazing out across their acres of plowed fields. Maybe you picture large swaths of wheat or corn waving in the late summer sun....

The daily choices you make matter.  The clothes you wear, the household goods you use, and the food you eat all make a difference when it comes to your effect on the environment.  This is especially true for food.  Agriculture...

At Alter Eco, our mission is to fight climate change and inequality by transitioning our organic, fair trade cacao farms to dynamic agroforestry systems, all while reducing carbon emissions and waste in our supply chain.  We are not alone.   All...

Conversations about and action for the environment are impossible without the individuals that live, work, and utilize the environment in their daily lives. Environmental justice is a movement that acknowledges this fact and works to empower all individuals regardless of...

By: The Alter Eco Team In a recent article from Forbes, Alter Eco is featured as a pioneer in supporting cacao farmers switch to regenerative agriculture to sequester carbon, increase yields, and build a healthier, more resilient ecosystem. The feature...

By: Mike Forbes, CEO, Alter Eco For too long, the path to addressing climate change has been hard and frustrating. With temperatures shifting at unprecedented rates and extreme climate events increasing, the health of the planet is at a tipping point....

By Corinne Gentile, Alter Eco's Foodservice and Canadian Sales Manager As someone passionate about sustainability — the crazy girl who brings her own reusable bamboo fork everywhere — many of my friends have asked me about the things that they...

We all love a good melty, silky, smooth chocolate treat, but have you ever wondered about who the people are growing your chocolate? There's a dark side to cocoa.

An Ecosystem in Need The Amazon rainforest is one of the greatest natural wonders on this planet. It plays a vital role in regulating our global climate through absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen into our atmosphere. Millions of native...

 Rainforests are crucial to life Rainforests are the heartbeat of the earth. We rely on our rainforests to provide clean, filtered air to breathe, a home for indigenous communities and endangered species, and help to regulate our climate through releasing...

What is the Amazon Alliance? The Amazon Alliance is a group of companies coming together to fight the growing deforestation in the Amazon. The alliance includes Alter Eco Americas, Grove Collaborative, All Good, and Gaia Herbs. These companies are taking...

Here at Alter Eco, we take our environmental impact seriously. That’s why we took a closer look at how increased plastic usage is affecting our health and our planet.  The problem with plastic is it never goes away, and as we...

With only 12 years left to solve climate change, according to a new UN study[1], it is no secret that we are facing a dire environmental crisis. This is why at Alter Eco we make sure to do our part...

Who doesn't love Alter Eco truffles? Not only are they delicious, with 6 different flavors, but they are also made of clean, minimal and fair trade ingredients! It just made sense for us that such a unique treat should have...

Animated image. Pause/play requires JavaScript to be enabled. Conventional agriculture today Did you know that 24 billion tons of fertile soil are lost each year due to intensive farming[1]? That 5.6 billion pounds of pesticides are used worldwide for the...

Did you know that being a Fair-Trade certified company is much more than just paying farmers a living wage? It also provides additional funding to be invested in their communities. This is called a Fair Trade Premium. By definition, the premium...