To’ak
To’ak produces a variety of chocolate products.
The Conscious Buyer Criteria Met:
To’ak To’ak was born from a rainforest conservation project that co-founder Jerry Toth started in Ecuador in 2007. Through his nonprofit foundation Third Millennium Alliance (TMA), he helped create the Jama-Coaque Ecological Reserve, which currently protects over 560 hectares (1,400 acres) of tropical forest along the coastal mountain range. To’ak works hand-in-hand with a small group of cacao growers in Piedra de Plata and pays them the highest price per pound in all of Ecuador. All wood used in To'ak's packaging is directly replenished through the planting of native hardwood trees by the entire To’ak team in partnership with the Ecuador-based rainforest conservation foundation Third Millennium Alliance (TMA). They are certified Fair Trade, Certified Organic and they also donate 1% of its sales to TMA as part of the global philanthropy movement 1% for the Planet.
To’ak met 10 of 10 of The Conscious Buyer Ranking Criteria.