Jasper + Myrtle
Lacks transparency. Publishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.
Last researched 3 November 2026 · 7 sources
Small Canberra bean-to-bar chocolate maker.
We couldn't confirm where Jasper + Myrtle gets most of its cocoa.
Also worth knowing
Most cocoa is grown in countries such as Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, where pay is usually below a living wage.
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Why it's graded Lacks transparency
- Not met: Meets 1 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 1 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 cocoa is usually grown: worker rights are poorly protected in Ecuador, Cameroon and Nigeria.
- 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
- Not met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that list
- 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 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 Jasper + Myrtle'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
Jasper + Myrtle gets its cocoa from Papua New Guinea, but we don't have labour ratings for Papua New Guinea yet, so this shows where cocoa is usually grown.
| Country | Share | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Côte d'Ivoire | 45% | Regular violations | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Ghana | 25% | Strong protections | Well below a living wage | Low |
| Ecuador | 10% | No guarantee of rights | Well below a living wage | Moderate |
| Cameroon | 10% | Systematic violations | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Nigeria | 5% | No guarantee of rights | Far below a living wage | Moderate |
| Indonesia | 5% | No guarantee of rights | 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. (partly offset by certification or direct sourcing) Source
- Direct trade (self-reported)
- It doesn't show that it checks cocoa farms for child labour and fixes what it finds.
Research notes Jasper + Myrtle is a tiny owner-run workshop in Canberra that says all its chocolates are made from cacao beans it personally sources from Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. It has bought from Bougainville growers since the 2016 Bougainville Chocolate Festival, and a 2026 interview names the Linnix family as a key supplier; in 2025 a co-owner said farmers received almost all of the recent cocoa price rise. Its website names no farms, publishes no prices paid and holds no fair trade or organic certification. Papua New Guinea is not on the US list for child or forced labour in cocoa.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Fairtrade (incl. FLOCERT and Fairtrade ANZ) | Not listed | Not a Fairtrade licensee and does not describe its chocolate as Fairtrade certified. View |
| B Corp directory | Not listed | No B Corp certification is claimed by the company. View |
| US Department of Labor goods lists | Not listed | Cocoa from Papua New Guinea is not on the US Department of Labor's child or forced labour goods list. View |
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Not listed | A very small business far below the A$100m threshold, so no modern slavery statement is required or lodged. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Not listed | No allegations involving Jasper + Myrtle were identified. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 7
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- ACIAR – Bean-to-bar chocolate experiment a sweet success (2017) · search the archive · Owners bought Trinitario beans directly from an award-winning Bougainville farmer, supported by an ACIAR project; no prices given.
- 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; Papua New Guinea not listed.
- Capital Region Farmers Market – Meet the team from Jasper and Myrtle Chocolate (2026) · search the archive · Fyshwick workshop; Bougainville sourcing since the 2016 Bougainville Chocolate Festival; names the Linnix family as a key supplier.
- Bean Bar You – Jasper & Myrtle Black Opal 80% · search the archive · Retailer describes the Black Opal bar as made from Trinitario beans from the Nunu farm in Bougainville.
- Bittersweet reality bites Canberra's chocolate industry (Region Canberra, 2025) · search the archive · Owners source beans directly from Bougainville farmers; bought 15 tonnes as prices rose; says farmers got almost all of the increase.
Published by Jasper + Myrtle or its owner
- Jasper + Myrtle – Home · search the archive · Award-winning chocolate made in Canberra from Bougainville, PNG cocoa beans; online shop operating in 2026.
- Jasper + Myrtle – About us · search the archive · 'All our chocolates are handmade from cacao beans we personally source from Bougainville, Papua New Guinea'; no farms named, no certifications.
Company details
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Last researched
- 3 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is Jasper + Myrtle ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/jasper-and-myrtle, 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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