{"id":1339,"date":"2022-12-09T22:17:36","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T22:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greenspeake.com\/?p=1339"},"modified":"2022-12-09T22:29:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T22:29:55","slug":"how-can-sourcing-sustainable-chocolate-keep-future-costs-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenspeake.com\/staging\/9709\/how-can-sourcing-sustainable-chocolate-keep-future-costs-down\/","title":{"rendered":"How can sourcing sustainable chocolate keep future costs down?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The world of upscale dessert shops, where chocolate can be the star of the show, can cost consumers a bit more\u2014an expected result. On the other end, where consumers are purchasing lower-cost chocolate from the standard market, chocolate bars are less expensive. This is basic business with well-known brands and those just providing a product, which is typically based on price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there\u2019s something brewing behind access to this low-cost chocolate and keeping costs down in general: the cultivation and operational practices of growers that are not sustainable. There\u2019s a list of social and economic factors here, but the problem covered here is more on the environmental side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consumers and buyers can consider some of these items for their future costs of materials or products at the retail level. Climate change, and the factors that are exacerbating it, may one day lead to the end of low-cost chocolate. Shopping for the product, while considering sustainable farming methods<\/a>, can have vast implications on the future cost of your chocolate bar, and really the availability of chocolate, generally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does this mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means that by shopping for chocolate, where the cacao was produced and cultivated sustainably, can lead to a future with lower cost chocolate and increase the availability. The consumer choice of their supply chain in the free market can lead to, essentially, keeping the cost of chocolate low over time. For the business serving it, this may have short-term costs, and it could cost a little more on the consumer side. But in the long run, we\u2019ll have availability and a reasonably priced commodity that can be enjoyable by all. Is this green accounting? Yes. We\u2019re considering the basic needs of production, health soil (for one), that is necessary to grow cacao.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cocoa fruit ( Theobroma cacao ) on a tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If we leave climate change unchecked, it will drive up costs in the long term, even for some of humanity\u2019s favorite treats.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rundown of why it pays to purchase sustainable chocolate products<\/h5>\n\n\n\n