Gntl's Sustainability Rating:
Good
Gntl Skin has a Good rating because it intentionally minimizes resource use and environmentally harmful ingredients.
The brand has succeeded in avoiding many ingredients that pose a threat to the climate, including parabens, phthalates, other petrochemical-based ingredients, uncertified palm oil or palm oil-derived ingredients, and harmful suncare ingredients. This is a notable achievement for a small brand.
Gntl Skin utilizes alternative models to reduce its waste and emissions, including promoting refills and offering reusable containers. It has also made efforts to reduce its packaging plastic use and waste, and its packaging materials include: FSC-certified materials, bioplastics, and recyclable materials.
Ingredients
Gntl Skin has succeeded in its ingredient commitments to lower its environmental impact, including by avoiding parabens, phthalates, other petrochemical-based ingredients, uncertified palm oil or palm oil-derived ingredients, and harmful suncare ingredients. It only uses one ingredient that may be petrochemically-derived, phenoxyethanol, which is a preservative used as an alternative to parabens. Gntl Skin partners with rePurpose Global and is Credo Dirty List Approved.
Containers & Packaging
Gntl Skin uses eco-friendly materials in its product containers, including ones that are FSC-certified, reusable, bioplastics and recyclable. It doesn't appear to have made any efforts to concentrate its products or minimize its containers, which increases shipping emissions and packaging volumes.
Energy & Water Use
Gntl Skin doesn't share information on its energy strategy. Gntl Skin doesn't provide information on any water conservation strategies. Gntl Skin has an unknown production span.
Refill & Reuse
Gntl Skin utilizes alternative models for most products to avert waste, including promoting refills and offering reusable containers. It doesn't offer any take back programs for its product containers.
Slow Consumption
Gntl Skin 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 some multipurpose products.
Marketing
Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.
Transparency & Reporting
Gntl Skin 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. Gntl Skin 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. Commons couldn't find evidence that this brand offsets any emissions.
Supply Chain & Labor
Gntl Skin doesn't publish information about its supply chain partners. It doesn't publicly share a supplier code of conduct. Gntl Skin 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. Gntl Skin 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. Gntl Skin didn't donate more than $100k to climate-obstructive candidates or PACs from 2018-2024.
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