Vacation Inc
Sun care with a signature scent
Vacation Inc's Sustainability Rating
Poor
Ingredients
Vacation Inc has made some ingredient commitments to lower its environmental impact, including by avoiding parabens, oxybenzone and octinoxate. While it has made commitments, it still use many ingredients that pose a significant threat to the climate, including other petrochemical-based ingredients, microplastics, reef-harming suncare ingredients, mica, and uncertified palm oil or palm oil-derived ingredients. Vacation Inc is Leaping Bunny certified and all of its products are vegan.
Containers & Packaging
Vacation Inc hasn't made any efforts to concentrate its products or minimize its containers, which increases shipping emissions and packaging volumes. Commons couldn't find information on Vacation Inc's shipping materials and product containers. Packaging is a large portion of the industry's emissions and waste footprint.
Energy & Water Use
Vacation Inc doesn't share information on its energy strategy. Vacation Inc doesn't provide information on any water conservation strategies. Commons couldn't verify Vacation Inc's total production span, but it's likely global.
Refill & Reuse
Vacation Inc doesn't utilize any alternative models or methods to avert waste. Vacation Inc does not offer bulk sizes for any products.
Slow Cleaning
Vacation Inc offers frequent releases and collaborations which can encourage overconsumption and production of excess inventory.
Marketing
Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.
Transparency & Reporting
Commons couldn't find a sustainability page or annual report for this brand, this signals a lack of transparency and accountability. Vacation Inc shares a complete list of ingredients for most of its products, however Commons could not find ingredients for certain products such as fragrances. We hope for more transparency from brands.
Emissions Tracking
Commons couldn't find information on Vacation Inc's emissions tracking.
Targets & Offsets
Commons couldn't find emissions reduction targets for Vacation Inc. Commons couldn't find evidence that this brand offsets any emissions.
Supply Chain & Labor
Vacation Inc doesn't publish information about its supply chain partners. It doesn't publicly share a supplier code of conduct. Vacation Inc 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 aside from being manufactured in the USA.
Advocacy
Commons wasn't able to find evidence of any trade association memberships or any relevant policy for this brand. Vacation Inc 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.
Vacation's Poor rating is due to a lack of published sustainability information and efforts around its packaging, and the inclusion of ingredients of concern. It’s a smaller brand, which means it likely has fewer resources for robust sustainability efforts and reporting. When Vacation publishes more data, we’ll be able to do a more thorough review.
While it avoids select ingredients, it still uses some that pose a significant threat to the climate, including microplastics, other petrochemical-based ingredients, uncertified palm oil or palm oil-derived ingredients, and reef-harming suncare ingredients. Vacation doesn't utilize any alternative models or packaging minimization strategies to reduce its waste and emissions footprint, and it appears to use primarily plastic packaging of a virgin or undisclosed source, which contributes greatly to waste production and excess energy use. Packaging is a large portion of the industry's emissions and waste footprint.
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