Bennetto
Good. Shows the people who make its products are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 7 sources
Christchurch brand making organic Fairtrade chocolate blocks.
Bennetto gets its cocoa from four countries, including Ecuador and Peru, and names its suppliers.
Also worth knowing
Its cocoa is Fairtrade certified, which comes with a minimum price for farmers and audits for child and forced labour.
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Why it's graded Good
- Met: Meets all 6 Good requirements.
- Met: No red flags.
| Star | Awarded for | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pays above a living wage | Not earned | |
| Gives workers a real voice | Not earned | |
| Open supply chain | Not earned | |
| Finds and fixes problems, or invests in communities | Not earned |
3 stars for the first way it goes above and beyond, and one more for each further way, up to 6. About stars
Good requirements 6 of 6
- Met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: strong fair-pay scheme (Fairtrade)
- Met: Respects worker rights
- Met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standards
- Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
- Met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that listNames its suppliers
- Met: Finds and fixes child labour on cocoa farms (Fairtrade, Fair for Life or its own published monitoring), and traces other high-risk ingredients (hazelnuts) where they're a major part of its rangeOnly in a few products: hazelnuts
Red flags 0
None found.
Accreditations 3
Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Bennetto's evidence and, where it has product lines, that line's countries. They're estimates: we don't know which factory made any single item.
Chocolate: Good, the same as Bennetto overall, because nothing we know differs between them.
Holding one? Scan its barcode for an estimate that uses its care label or ingredients.
Where its cocoa is grown
From Bennetto's own disclosure: it names its suppliers.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Peru | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Dominican Republic | Strong protections | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Madagascar | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
Evidence
What we found
- Passes the raw-material check for chocolate: finds and fixes child labour on cocoa farms (Fairtrade, Fair for Life or its own published monitoring).
- Publishes supplier list
- Traces high-risk raw materials to the mine or farm and fixes problems found
- Uses hazelnuts in only a few products and doesn't show where they come from. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of them traced, certified or upcycled.
Research notes Bennetto's chocolate is made in Switzerland by HALBA from cocoa bought through named Fairtrade cooperatives in Ecuador, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Madagascar; volumes by country are not published. Its range is labelled organic and Fairtrade, and it has been a B Corp since 2023. It points to HALBA's commitment to pay the Living Income Reference Price by 2030 but publishes no farmgate prices, and child labour monitoring rests on cooperative-level Fairtrade systems. It was assessed in the 2026 Chocolate Scorecard. Where its hazelnuts come from is not disclosed.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Fairtrade (incl. FLOCERT and Fairtrade ANZ) | Certified | Bennetto block chocolate is listed on Fairtrade ANZ's chocolate brand finder for Australia and New Zealand, and the company says its whole range uses Fairtrade cocoa. View |
| B Corp directory | Certified | Certified B Corp since July 2023 with an overall score of 120.4. View |
| US Department of Labor goods lists | Not listed | Cocoa from Ecuador, Peru, the Dominican Republic and Madagascar is not on the US Department of Labor's child or forced labour goods list. View |
| Chocolate Scorecard | Listed | Assessed in the 2026 (7th) Chocolate Scorecard and named among specialist brands scoring best for using 100% organic cocoa; its manufacturer HALBA won a top award. View |
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Not covered | No Australian modern slavery statement from Bennetto was identified; its revenue is likely below the reporting threshold. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Not listed | No allegations involving Bennetto were identified. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 7
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- Fairtrade ANZ – Fairtrade chocolate brands · search the archive · Bennetto block chocolate listed as Fairtrade in Australia and New Zealand.
- B Corp directory – Bennetto Food Brands · search the archive · Certified B Corp since July 2023; overall score 120.4; Canterbury, NZ; operates in Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
- US DOL – List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor (cocoa) · search the archive · Cocoa listed for Brazil, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria and Sierra Leone; not Ecuador, Peru, the Dominican Republic or Madagascar.
- Avenues – Raising the bar (2024) · search the archive · Founded by Lucy Bennetto in Christchurch; made by a Swiss manufacturer; sold in NZ, Australia, UK and Scandinavia.
- PAN UK – Chocolate Scorecard 2026 (7 May 2026) · search the archive · 49 companies in the 7th Chocolate Scorecard; Bennetto among specialist brands scoring best for 100% organic cocoa; HALBA a top award winner.
Published by Bennetto or its owner
- Bennetto – Supply chain policies · search the archive · Names cocoa co-ops in Ecuador, Peru, Dominican Republic and Madagascar; HALBA makes the chocolate; 100% Fairtrade; HALBA LIRP commitments to 2030.
- Bennetto – Home · search the archive · Organic, Fairtrade chocolate made in Switzerland; B Corp certified; separate Australian online store.
Company details
- Headquarters
- New Zealand
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Bennetto ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/bennetto, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Good means
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