Dove

Dove has made ingredient commitments to lower its environmental impact, including by avoiding parabens, phthalates, other petrochemical-based ingredients, uncertified palm oil, and microplastics. Its parent company, Unilever, also has some overall ingredient commitments. While it has made these commitments, it still uses some ingredients that pose a significant threat to the climate, including other petrochemical-based ingredients and palm oil. Its products incorporate bio-based and/or biodegradable ingredients. It carries products that have certifications from PETA Animal Test-free.

Dove has made efforts to minimize the amount of material used in some of its product containers, including by offering some concentrated formats for liquids. It has made efforts to eliminate virgin plastic in its packaging and began using 100% recycled plastic bottles in 2019.

Dove's parent company, Unilever, shares information on its overall energy strategy. It uses some renewable energy to power its production sites and corporate offices, and has targets for expanding its use of renewable energy by 2030. It implements water conservation measures, including water stewardship programs and working with the Alliance for Water Stewardship. Dove has a global production span, which is standard for the industry.

Dove utilizes alternative models to avert waste for some products, including by promoting reuse and offering reusable containers. It doesn't offer any take back programs for its product containers. It offers bulk sizes for some products, which may help reduce packaging waste.

Dove offers seasonal products or frequent releases, which can encourage overconsumption and production of excess inventory.

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Dove has a prominent sustainability page with comprehensive details on its climate strategy. Its parent company, Unilever, publishes a detailed annual report with a clear, impact-driven strategy and progress reporting. Its last annual report was published in 2024. Dove shares a complete list of ingredients used in its products, on a per product basis.

Dove's parent company, Unilever, 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 and identifies its top driver of emissions. In its 2023 update, its estimated emissions footprint was 110,153,969 tons CO2e.

Dove's parent company, Unilever, has SBTi-approved emissions reduction targets for the medium-term (5-10 years) and long-term (10+ years). It has reported on its progress within the past year, and is on track for some of its targets. Its overall net-zero commitment was removed by SBTi. Commons couldn't find evidence that this brand offsets any emissions.

Dove's parent company, Unilever, publishes limited information about its supply chain partners, disclosing their geographic locations. It publicly shares a supplier code of conduct, which prohibits forced labor, ensures the right to collective bargaining, prohibits child labor, establishes grievance mechanisms, and includes environmental clauses. Its code of conduct doesn't resrict unauthorized subcontracting or ensure a living wage. Unilever doesn't have a stated policy of regularly auditing its supply chain partners. This may increase human and environmental risks.

Dove's parent company, Unilever, discloses all of its trade association memberships, including those that are climate-obstructive. It's a member of 1 large climate-obstructive trade association: Personal Care Products Council. It isn't a member of advocacy organizations advancing climate policy. Unilever doesn't employ any state lobbyists and it didn't donate more than $100k to climate-obstructive candidates or PACs from 2018-2024.