Package Free Shop's Sustainability Rating
Great
Ingredients
Package Free Shop has committed to avoid certain ingredients to lower its environmental impact, including parabens, phthalates, other petrochemical-based ingredients. Commons didn't find evidence of environmentally-harmful ingredients such as parabens, phthalates, uncertified palm oil or palm oil-derived ingredients, PFAS, microplastics, harmful suncare ingredients, or other petrochemical-based ingredients in this brand's products. Its products incorporate bio-based and/or biodegradable, organic ingredients. It carries products that have certifications from EWG Verified.
Containers & Packaging
Package Free Shop uses plastic-free packaging and containers. It uses environmentally-mindful materials in its product containers, including ones that are recyclable or compostable, and its shipping packaging includes materials that are recyclable, compostable, or recycled. It has made efforts to minimize the amount of material used in its packaging, including by offering solid formats.
Energy & Water Use
Package Free Shop doesn't share information on its energy strategy. Package Free Shop doesn't provide information on any water conservation strategies. Package Free Shop has a global production span, which is standard for the industry.
Refill & Reuse
By offering some solid formulations (e.g. bars) in ephemeral packaging, it helps reduce the need for traditional refills or takeback programs and lowers its waste footprint. It doesn't offer any take back programs for its product containers. It provides recycling and/or disposal guidance for most of its products. It helps minimize the end of life impact of its products by choosing primarily packaging materials that are: monomaterial curbside recyclable.
Slow Consumption
Package Free Shop doesn't frequently release seasonal or limited edition products, which helps prevent production of excess inventory.
Marketing
Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.
Transparency & Reporting
Package Free Shop has a prominent sustainability page with high-level details on its climate strategy. Like many small brands with limited resources, it doesn't publish an annual sustainability report. Package Free Shop shares a complete list of ingredients used in its products, on a per product basis.
Emissions Tracking
Commons couldn't find information on this brand's emissions tracking. This process can be an expensive undertaking for small brands.
Targets & Offsets
Commons couldn't find emissions reduction targets for this brand. The brand previously offset emissions from its shipping and operations, but Commons couldn't verify if this program is currently active.
Supply Chain & Labor
Package Free Shop doesn't publish information about its supply chain partners. It doesn't publicly share a supplier code of conduct. Package Free Shop doesn't have a stated policy of regularly auditing its supply chain partners. This may increase human and environmental risks. Commons couldn't find further information about this brand's supply chain and labor practices.
Advocacy
Commons wasn't able to find evidence of any trade association memberships or any relevant policy for this brand. Package Free Shop isn't a member of any key advocacy organizations that are blocking climate policy. It isn't a member of advocacy organizations advancing climate policy. It doesn't employ any state lobbyists. Package Free Shop didn't donate more than $100k to climate-obstructive candidates or PACs from 2018-2024.
Package Free Shop has a Good rating because it intentionally minimizes resource use and environmentally harmful ingredients.
Package Free Shop has committed to avoiding select ingredients that pose a threat to the climate, including parabens, phthalates, other petrochemical-based ingredients and Commons didn't find evidence of these or many other environmentally-harmful ingredients in its products.
It has 100% plastic-free packaging for its shipping materials, and its product containers are almost entirely plastic-free (only the pumps and sprayers appear to be plastic). It has made efforts to reduce its packaging plastic use overall and instead uses recyclable, compostable, or recycled paper-based materials. By offering some solid formulations (e.g. bars) in ephemeral packaging, it further helps reduce the need for traditional refills or takeback programs and lowers its waste footprint.
Though it's a small brand with likely limited resources, we hope to see it share more information on its energy use or emissions measurement and reduction strategies in the future.
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