Description
Our Story
Guylian was born from a love story, after chocolatier Guy Foubert married his true love Liliane in 1958 and decided to open their own Chocolaterie.
After returning from a lovely beach holiday, they came up with the idea of creating chocolate souvenirs in the form of chocolate seashells. Today, Guylian is sold in over 100 countries including Europe, Asia, Australia and America.
Fair Labour Commitments
In 2022, Guylian took a big step and converted 100 percent of their cocoa to Fairtrade. This will see almost USD $495,624 in Fairtrade Premiums go back to West African cocoa farmers in Guylian’s supply chain, which they will democratically decide how to spend.
By offering a Fairtrade premium, Guylian also invests in the production process of the farmers and in their local community. Thanks to this premium – which comes on top of the market price – producers can invest in a more efficient production with improved agricultural techniques, and can also build schools or hospitals which can lead to better education and better healthcare.
Guylian still has a way to go when it comes to supply chain transparency, sugar sourcing and actively working to eradicate child labour and forced labour on cocoa farms. However, their commitment to sourcing Fairtrade cocoa is a positive shift that we commend them on.
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Environmental Commitments
In 2018, Guylian decided to replace palm oil with shea butter and sunflower oil. Palm oil is one of the greatest culprits in deforestation and poses a threat for local biodiversity. All our products are thus palm oil free and free of soya.
Thanks to various initiatives, such as optimising their production process, Guylian has only 0.1% (!) food waste. They are striving to reach 0% in the future. They have made their packaging 100% recyclable using FSCE board that comes from sustainably managed forests. In 2022, Guylian received a CO2-neutral label from CO2logic. Since then, all their electricity is renewable, offset through green power certificates. The remaining carbon emissions are offset through a forest conservation project in Brazil VCS, in partnership with CO2logic, a collaboration that began in 2020.
They have made their packaging 100% recyclable using FSCE board that comes from sustainably managed forests.
Finally, they are also working towards reducing their energy and water consumption. Since 2019, Guylian has used 67,3% less water than previous years.
Community Commitments
In addition to our collaboration with Fairtrade, we, at Guylian, are also proud to be one of the partners who signed the Beyond Chocolate Charter in 2018. Beyond Chocolate is a partnership for sustainable Belgian chocolate with the aim of preventing deforestation, stimulating education for future generations, and ensuring a liveable income for cacao farmers. As partner of the Charter, we have made the commitment that we shall, by 2025, only make chocolate that is produced with sustainable cacao. Guylian is proud to announce that we have already achieved this aim 3 years before the deadline, thanks to our collaboration with Fairtrade for cacao.
By 2025, the agreements of the Cocoa & Forests Initiative programme must also be respected. Deforestation in Ghana and the Ivory Coast as a result of cacao production for chocolate must end no later than 2030. By then, all cacao farmers must receive a liveable income from their cacao. This is an aim in which Guylian, thanks to its collaboration with Fairtrade, is already doing its bit.
Products
Chocolate seashells
Certifications and Memberships
Fairtrade
B Corp
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