Dr. Max’s has a Good rating because it intentionally minimizes resource use and environmentally harmful ingredients.
Dr. Max’s successfully avoids many ingredients that pose a threat to the climate, including parabens, phthalates, other petrochemical-based ingredients, PFAS, and microplastics. It greatly reduces its waste and emisisons footprint by offering waterless formats with ephemeral packaging for all its products. Dr. Max’s has 100% plastic-free packaging for its product containers but does not share information on its shipping materials.
While it can be challenging for small brands to allocate time and resources to reporting, in the future, we'd like to see more thorough information on sourcing and labor practices, as well as information on Dr. Max's emissions, and energy and water use.
Commons didn't find evidence of environmentally-harmful ingredients in this brand's products. Dr. Max’s has made ingredient commitments to lower its environmental impact, including by avoiding parabens, phthalates, petrochemical-based ingredients, PFAS, and microplastics. Its products incorporate bio-based, biodegradable, and organic ingredients. It carries products that have certifications from EWG Verified.
Dr. Max’s has made efforts to minimize the amount of material used in all of its product containers, including by offering solid formats. It appears to use plastic-free packaging and containers. It uses eco-friendly materials in its product containers, including ones that are recyclable and reusable.
Dr. Max’s doesn't share information on its energy strategy. Dr. Max’s doesn't provide information on any water conservation strategies. Dr. Max’s appears to have a local production span, specific to California, which helps reduce transit emissions in its supply chain.
Dr. Max’s utilizes alternative models for all products to avert waste by offering waterless formats with ephemeral or highly recyclable packaging. It doesn't offer any take back programs for its product containers.
Dr. Max’s doesn't frequently release seasonal or limited edition products, which helps prevent production of excess inventory. It takes measures to avoid overproduction or overconsumption, including by designing multipurpose products.
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Dr. Max’s 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. Dr. Max’s shares a complete list of ingredients used in its products on a per product basis.
Commons couldn't find information on this brand's emissions tracking. This process can be an expensive undertaking for small brands.
Commons couldn't find emissions reduction targets for this brand. Commons couldn't find evidence that this brand offsets any emissions.
Dr. Max’s publishes limited information about its supply chain partners. It doesn't publicly share a supplier code of conduct. It 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. Dr. Max’s 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. Dr. Max’s didn't donate more than $100k to climate-obstructive candidates or PACs from 2018-2024.
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