EthicMark® Best Advertising Campaign Non-Profit Winner
Carrefour’s “Black Supermarket” produced by France-based, global food retailer to protest outlawing of healthier seeds and agriculture

EthicMark® 2019 Best Advertising Campaign For-Profit Winner – Carrefour “Black Supermarket” was produced by the French food retailer to protest and ultimately change the European Law dictating which seeds were eligible for sale and cultivation. 97% of healthier vegetable, cereal and fruit species grown by small farmers were illegal – and almost all of the authorized species were laboratory-engineered seeds from agri-chemical industries. Carrefour created the “Black Supermarket” campaign to help consumers become aware of the “illegal” naturally-grown varieties, recruiting farmers to join the movement, while giving them a 5 year purchase commitment for their produce. As a result, in April 2018, the 40 year prohibition law was overturned.

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