Hooray for free chocolate from Mars. Now you can help Mars do even more in this week’s “Do Good” Challenge. Mars is making a big commitment to sustainably harvested cocoa for their chocolates. They recently contracted their first batch of sustainably harvested cocoa beans certified by UTZ. Similar to other sustainable certifications, UTZ “helps coffee growers to be more professional and competitive in production and selling, and it enables coffee brands to incorporate and credibly demonstrate responsibility in their entire product range,” according to the company’s website. Mars also plans to source cocoa for all of its products from sustainably harvested farms by 2020. In addition to working with UTZ Certified cocoa, Mars announced it will source some of its cocoa from suppliers that bear the Rainforest Alliance Certification symbol, which also certifies agricultural crops grown in an environmentally friendly manner.  Read the rest of this post...