Theo
food
- Holds at least one recognized sustainability certification
- No carbon emissions data publicly disclosed
- Supplier transparency above industry average with public Tier 1 disclosure
CONFIDENCE MEDIUM · SCORED JULY 2026
Across the 49 food records we have read, scores run 7.5 to 69, and the middle is 31.8. This one sits 13th of 49.
There is no pass mark. A score is a position among the records we can check, not a verdict on a company.
Six areas, each carrying a fixed weight toward the total. The figure on the right of each row is what this company's own public record supports. An area we could not read says so rather than scoring zero.
What the certifications this brand holds actually cover. Weighted 20 of 100.
How far down the supplier list the disclosure reaches. Weighted 20 of 100.
Measured emissions, targets, and the scopes covered. Weighted 20 of 100.
Material choice, recycled content, and end-of-life. Weighted 15 of 100.
Whether the public claims match the underlying evidence. Weighted 15 of 100.
Reuse, repair, take-back, and recovery in practice. Weighted 10 of 100.
Work at Theo? The decision view puts all six dimensions, the competitor gaps, the demand signal, and supplier outreach in one place. Open the decision view. Every data request in and out — plus the evidence on file to answer with — is in your requests page.
Where the points are
Ranked by how much score is still on the table, not by how low the number looks. These three are worth 40.5 points between them — more than any other combination of work available to Theo.
Most of a carbon number lives in the supply chain, not the building. Supplier answers move this dimension faster than anything else.
Material, recycled content, and end-of-life. Spec sheets from your packaging supplier are usually enough to move this.
Ask your suppliers for their data. We draft each letter and hold a private link per supplier; one question, one document, photographed from a phone.
POINTS AVAILABLE = DIMENSION WEIGHT MINUS SCORE EARNED
The certifications behind this record
A mark tells you a standard was met. Each one here links to what that standard actually asks for, and where it stops.
| Certification | Scope held | Weight | Rigor | Indep. | Enforce. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USDA Organic | Not stated | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| FSC | Not stated | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Fair for Life | Not stated | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BPI Certified Compostable | Not stated | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
WEIGHT IS OUT OF 10 ON THE CERTIFICATIONS DIMENSION · THE OTHER THREE ARE OUT OF 5
What we noticed
These are observations from the assessment, not accusations. Each one is a place where the public claim and the available evidence don't line up yet.
- No carbon disclosure found
The sources behind this record
Every page we read to build this record. They are the company's own published record, not our summary of it — open any of them and read what we read.
- theochocolate.com/pages/impact-report
- americanlicorice.com
- theochocolate.com/pages/certifications
- cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/5577/1982/files/2509_Theo_impactreport2024_EA.pdf
4 SOURCES ON FILE · SCORED JULY 2026
The food category
Same six dimensions, same method, applied to the brands nearest this one. The top of the range is the highest score in the category, not a target we set.
+32.7 against this record · Read the report
-13.8 against this record · Read the report
-27.3 against this record · Read the report
Supplier network
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Add a supplier
Generate a link for a supplier. They get a short form to report their own data, and the answer lands against this brand automatically.
Scope 3 collection
Every supplier response feeds the Scope 3 estimate directly. Each one that completes the form replaces an industry average with a measured number, which lowers the estimate and raises the confidence.
Coverage 0%
Competitor benchmark
Where this brand sits in its category today. The full benchmark adds every dimension side by side and the single change that would move the score most.
What a full report adds
The public score is what we can see from the outside. A full report adds competitor tracking, a claim-by-claim gap map, and the Scope 3 documentation buyers ask for. We assemble it with you — you don't start from a blank page.