The Earthling Co.

The Earthling Co. has made ingredient commitments to lower its environmental impact, including by avoiding parabens, phthalates, select other petrochemical-based ingredients, and uncertified palm oil or palm oil-derived ingredients. It succeeds in these commitments and appears to use only one uncertified palm oil-derived ingredient. It can be very difficult for small brands to entirely eliminate these ingredients. Its products incorporate bio-based, biodegradable, and organic ingredients. The Earthling Co. doesn't report having any product or company-level certifications.

The Earthling Co. has made efforts to minimize the amount of material used in most of its product containers, including by offering solid formats with minimal packaging. It has made efforts to minimize the volume of material used in its secondary or tertiary shipping by shifting to lighterweight materials and eliminating upstream air freight. It still uses a small amount of unidentified plastic, but also uses eco-friendly materials in its product containers and shipping materials, including ones that are recyclable or compostable.

The Earthling Co. doesn't share information on its energy strategy. The Earthling Co. doesn't provide information on any water conservation strategies. The Earthling Co. has an unknown production span.

The Earthling Co. utilizes alternative models for most products to avert waste, including offering waterless formats that ship in ephemeral packaging. It also provides detailed packaging disposal guidance and provides some refills without additional droppers included. It doesn't offer any bulk sizes or any take back programs for its product containers.

The Earthling Co. doesn't frequently release seasonal or new products, which helps prevent production of excess inventory.

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The Earthling Co. has a sustainability page with high-level details on its climate strategy, but this page is hard to find on its website. Like many small brands with limited resources, it doesn't publish an annual report. The Earthling Co. shares a complete list of ingredients used in its products, on a per product basis.

The Earthling Co. internally measures and publicly reports its company-level emissions in partnership with, or with auditing from, a third party. It includes a breakdown by scope. The last reporting period was 2023. In its most recent update, its estimated emissions footprint was 488 tons CO2e.

The Earthling Co. has science-aligned emissions reduction targets for the medium-term (5-10 years). These targets were set with a 2023 baseline, so there hasn't been any progress update yet. The Earthling Co. is certified climate neutral by Change Climate Project and offsets emissions from its full value chain.

The Earthling Co. publishes limited information about its supply chain partners, disclosing geographic locations of some manufacturing facilities. It doesn't publicly share a supplier code of conduct. The Earthling Co. doesn't have a stated policy of regularly auditing its supply chain partners. This may increase human and environmental risks.

Commons wasn't able to find evidence of any trade association memberships or any relevant policy for this brand. The Earthling Co. isn't a member of any key advocacy organizations that are blocking climate policy, but it also isn't a member of advocacy organizations advancing climate policy. It doesn't employ any state lobbyists and didn't donate more than $100k to climate-obstructive candidates or PACs from 2018-2024.