Happy Earth Day!
What is a holiday, anniversary, or rememberance day? Mother's Day isn't the only day that we should dedicate honor and respect for mothers, our Birthday isn't the only day we should celebrate being alive, and certainly, Earth Day isn't the only day we should bring our attention to environmental sustainability!
Earth Day is an opportuity to help us spread the word and bring awareness to those who haven't experienced the integrity of living in harmony with our home.
Gnosis Chocolate is more Earth-friendly than you can fathom - infact once we got boxes that were TOO eco-friendly - the glue was so non-toxic that it didn't stick and we had to manually reglue every single box by hand!!! We believe that it's SO important to first reuse as much as possible before you recycle - since recycling takes a lot of energy.
At Gnosis, we know that our company has the responsibility of making products that are healthy and delicious not only for your body and taste buds - but for the planet too! We strive to raise the bar (yes, pun intended!) for other small companies like us. Sure, it's more expensive to package our goodies the way we do. But that's only in the short run - in the long run we save much more than a dollar by purchasing the more environmentally sustainable option. By voting with our dollars, we are literally shifting the marketplace to make these packaging options more affordable and available in greater variety! Possibilities are endless when we decide to stand up!
Here are a few ways Gnosis Loves Planet Earth:
- Our boxes are 100% recycled, 80% post-consumer recycled, and FSC
Certified. - Don't be fooled when you see "Recyclable" - that still means it was made with virgin material. Ask those companies to raise their integrity! "Post Consumer" means it is re-used! Our newest boxes are even more eco-friendly - they use less paper. We only use them for store orders to protect the bars in shipping & on the shelf.
- The bottom of our boxes are printed with vegetable inks
- Our Chocolate Bar bags are biodegradable
- Our Trail Mix bags are 100% home compostable
- Our Jams & Spreads are packaged in glass - not plastic!
- Our Labels are made of NatureFlex (from wood fibers), FSC certified, and are certified as compostable in key biodegration environments.
- Our shipping materials are reused and we don't use bubble wrap. We even use the backs of our labels for padding instead of buying packing peanuts.
- Our paper used for printing, biz cards, & shipping labels is 100% Post Consumer! We minimize printed promotions and use newsletters instead!
- During the summer, we never use styrofoam! We use reusable ice packs!
- We ship the majority of our packages with the US Postal Service!
- And last but certainly not least, we support Organic Farming and Superfoods, and we and always choose the most sustainable option in every single step of our sourcing process.
So what is this FSC certification? FSC stands for Forest Stewardship Council. Because our chocolate boxes are FSC certified, you can rest assure that the materials used to make them were from a well-managed forest. From their website: "FSC has developed a set of Principles and Criteria for forest management that are applicable to all FSC-certified forests throughout the world. There are 10 Principles and 57 Criteria that address legal issues, indigenous rights, labor rights, multiple benefits, and environmental impacts surrounding forest management."
We believe that our practices not only affect the planet directly, but we strive to raise the bar (yes, pun intended) for other small companies like us. Sure, it's more expensive in the short run to purchase the more environmentally sustainable option. But by voting with our dollars, we are literally shifting the marketplace to make these items become not only more affordable but available in greater variety. Possibilities are endless when we decide to stand up and vote.
