Comments on: Can eco choco save the planet?

By: Shibuya246

Shibuya246 — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:11:04 +0000

I think since the cacao used is from the forest where they are replenishing the vegetation rather than using it once and then it not existing again, that it is therefore beneficial. A sustainable food source.

By: Prometheus

Prometheus — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:32:09 +0000

Hmm, I dont understand why it is kind to the planet :S ?

By: Shibuya246

Shibuya246 — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:40:13 +0000

I actually have now found a "fairtrade" store in Umegaoka, but they don't have a website.

By: ecocentrics

ecocentrics — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:00:11 +0000

Lotte rocks! Can we have one of it? Nice share.

By: Shibuya246

Shibuya246 — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:45:34 +0000

Yes, the marketing message is a strong one which the consumers respond to. The actual equipment specs dont also match the expectation of that message.

By: Nick Ramsay

Nick Ramsay — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:19:41 +0000

I wrote a post a while back comparing a 2006 "eco" air conditioner with a 2002 non-eco one. Not surprisingly, there was no difference between them.

By: Ken Y-N

Ken Y-N — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:17:06 +0000

Hmm, it should be "sustainable" rather than "eco", but "eco" is a much more trendy term.

Last couple of times in Europe I saw a lot of tea is tagged as "fairtrade", but I've never seen that in Japan.

By: plutarch

plutarch — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:53:14 +0000

In the top left hand corner of the packet is a logo with a frog on it in a green circle – it sort of reminded me of the starbucks logo – and wondered whether it had been placed there deliberately as a marketing piggyback ?
What do you think?

By: Deas

Deas — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:33:00 +0000

I prefer Ghana. From Africa. Contains lead, but it's delicious. Mmmm. (And eco-chocolate is a joke, as we are all well aware.) ^_^

By: JapanSoc

JapanSoc — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:06:39 +0000

Can eco choco save the planet?…

New from Lotte is the eco choco. A chocolate made from the Forests of Brazil that is kind to the planet. “ブラジルの森で育て、地球にやさしいチョコレート”. But should it really be called “eco”?…

By: Shibuya246

Shibuya246 — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:39:40 +0000

True, sustainable makes more sense. I haven't seen "fairtrade" in Japan either and haven't really heard any news about problems with the image of fairtrade for Japan. It is interesting how different regions promote different causes.