Camille Bloch
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 4 sources
Family-owned Swiss chocolate maker known for Ragusa and Torino bars.
Camille Bloch can't show that the people who grow its cocoa in Peru earn a living wage, which workers there are very unlikely to.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 2 of 6 Good requirements.
- Holds the grade back: It doesn't show that workers are paid a living wage, and isn't certified as working towards one. On Track needs at least one of these.
- It isn't Harm on record, because there's no serious confirmed problem on its record.
- Lacks transparency is still a poor grade: in supply chains like this, workers who can't be seen to be treated fairly are usually underpaid or unprotected.
Good requirements 2 of 6
- Not met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: no evidence
- Not met: Respects worker rightsJudged on where its cocoa is grown: worker rights are poorly protected in Peru.
- Not 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 listRuns its own factories
- Not 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 range
Red flags 1
- Red flag: No evidence it pays a living wage
Stars it would earn as Good
None yet. Stars only show on Good companies. About stars
Estimates for its products
Our rules applied to one kind of product at a time, using Camille Bloch'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.
- A product carrying the Fairtrade mark: Good
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Where its cocoa is grown
From Camille Bloch's own disclosure: it runs its own factories and says where its cocoa comes from.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | Systematic violations | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
Evidence
What we found
- Risk across the industry, not a finding about this company: an estimated 1.5 million children work on cocoa farms in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, and most cocoa farmers earn well below a living income.
- Owns or runs its own production
- It doesn't show that it checks cocoa farms for child labour and fixes what it finds.
- Traces or certifies most but not all of its hazelnuts. That doesn't count against it for Good, but the "Open supply chain" star needs all of them traced, certified or upcycled.
Research notes Camille Bloch makes all its chocolate from the bean at its own factory in Courtelary, Switzerland. It says its cocoa comes exclusively from Peru, bought via one supplier it deals with directly; its 2022 report also listed Ghana. Most hazelnuts come from Turkey, others from Georgia (where it grows its own) and France. It names no cocoa certification and publishes no farm-level audit or income data. It belongs to the Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cocoa and runs a due diligence reporting channel.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolate Scorecard | Unclear | Camille Bloch is not among the companies shown in the 2026 (7th edition) Chocolate Scorecard ranking. View |
| Fairtrade (incl. FLOCERT and Fairtrade ANZ) | Not listed | The company's own pages name no Fairtrade or Rainforest Alliance certification for its cocoa or nuts. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 4
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- How Chocolats Camille Bloch makes due diligence work in practice (CSR Risk Check) · search the archive · Around 180 employees, bean to bar; direct contact with its Peruvian cocoa supplier; hazelnuts from Georgia and Turkey
Published by Camille Bloch or its owner
- Production and raw ingredients (Camille Bloch) · search the archive · Cocoa imported from Peru and traceable to farmers; most hazelnuts from Turkey; own hazelnut planting in Georgia since 2021; made in Courtelary
- Frequently asked questions (Camille Bloch) · search the archive · Cocoa exclusively from Peru; no palm oil in Ragusa and Torino; Swiss webshop does not deliver abroad, only a French webshop serves other countries
- Camille Bloch annual summary 2022 (Einlageblatt E) · search the archive · 2022 sourcing: cocoa from Ghana and South America; hazelnuts from France, Georgia and Turkey; Swiss Platform for Sustainable Cocoa member
Company details
- Headquarters
- Switzerland
- Employees
- About 180
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Camille Bloch ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/camille-bloch, last researched 3 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What Lacks transparency means
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