In 1861, Richard Cadbury, a chocolate shop owner, began putting his chocolates in heart shaped boxes for Valentine’s Day. Since then, chocolate has played a significant role in gift giving on the holiday with around 58 million pounds of chocolate purchased in the week leading up to Feb. 14. But wouldn’t it be nice to not only give to your sweetheart but to also give back to the environment?

Sustainable chocolate bars, which can be found in most organic food aisles of grocery stores or online, are a good way to do just that. What makes a certain brand of chocolate sustainable depends on how environmentally friendly the farming, purchasing, production and packaging of the products are. Purchasing cocoa from small local farmers in developing countries, a process known as fair-trade, helps keep profit in the hands of the native people while simultaneously promoting sustainability. Green & Black’s and Rapunzel are two fair-trade organizations that sell 100 percent organic chocolate bars.

Another brand is Dagoba, which not only participates in fair trade but also sponsors reforestation programs, uses green power and 50 percent recyclable materials for packaging. Endangered Species Chocolate, a fair trade company that features information on endangered animals, and gives 10 percent of earnings to supporting endangered species and habitats. Their office, production facility and warehouse is powered entirely by wind energy.

Opting to buy sustainable chocolate, rather than non-sustainable, promotes the protection and conservation of our environment while providing your significant other with a classic Valentine’s Day gift.