Áine Handmade Chocolate

Spotlight Target Area: Packaging
Sustainability has always been an important consideration for Áine Handmade
Chocolate as by minimising its impact upon the environment, has rewarded the
company both economically as a business and socially in the local community. To
build on its commitment to sustainability, the company has committed to sourcing
only recyclable packaging to reduce waste in the market. This includes cardboard
outer leaf, recyclable aluminium foil and recyclable plastic wrap. The company set a
target to increase recyclable product packaging from 10% in 2018 to 100% in 2022. As
of 2021, 99% of the packaging used was reported as recyclable, meaning the company
was 29 percentage points ahead of its 70% milestone, demonstrating an outstanding
performance in this area