Certified organic
An environmental label: no synthetic pesticides or fertilisers. It says almost nothing about workers.
- Not a labour standard, so it doesn't affect the grade
What it is
Organic certification covers how crops are grown, without synthetic pesticides and fertilisers. That can be safer for farm workers, but it has no rules on wages or working conditions.
What it checks
- Farming without synthetic chemicals
What it doesn't
- No labour standards beyond the basics
Brands with Certified organic
Trade AidTea · Fair trade tea, coffee, chocolateGreatVerifiedAlter EcoChocolate & cocoa · Organic fair trade chocolateAlmost goodVerifiedCafédirectCoffee · Fairtrade coffee and teaAlmost goodVerifiedClipper TeaTea · Fairtrade organic teabags and teaAlmost goodVerifiedNumi Organic TeaTea · Organic and fair trade teasAlmost goodVerifiedPukka HerbsTea · Organic herbal teas and supplementsAlmost goodVerifiedHampstead TeaTea · Organic biodynamic teaAlmost goodVerifiedOxfam Fair CoffeeCoffee · Fairtrade organic coffee and chocolateAlmost goodVerifiedEqual ExchangeCoffee · Worker-owned fair trade coffee, chocolateAlmost good*Self-reportedDukes Coffee RoastersCoffee · Organic specialty coffee roaster and caféAlmost good*Self-reportedHonest BasicsClothing & footwear · Organic cotton basics and underwearAlmost goodPartly verifiedDragonfly TeaUnaudited, high-risk countries · Tea · Organic speciality teabagsPoorPartly verifiedPana OrganicPoverty wages likely · Chocolate & cocoa · Organic vegan chocolate made in MelbournePoorPartly verified