Sun Bum

Sun Bum has committed to avoid certain ingredients to lower its environmental impact, including parabens, phthalates, and some other petrochemical-based ingredients. While it has some ingredient commitments, it still uses many ingredients that pose a significant threat to the climate, including microplastics, harmful suncare ingredients, other petrochemical-based ingredients, and uncertified palm oil or palm oil-derived ingredients. It carries products that have certifications from Leaping Bunny and PETA Cruelty-free.

Sun Bum primarily relies on petro-based plastics for its packaging, of a virgin or unknown source, which greatly increases its emissions and waste footprint. Sun Bum hasn't made any efforts to concentrate its products or minimize its containers, which increases shipping emissions and packaging volumes.

Sun Bum's parent company, SC Johnson, shares information on its overall energy strategy. It uses some renewable energy to power some production sites and its corporate offices. It has vague targets for expanding its use of renewable energy to 48% by 2025. SC Johnson doesn't provide information on any water conservation strategies specific to this brand. Sun Bum has a global production span, which is standard for the industry.

Commons couldn't find evidence that this brand offers any alternative models to lower its waste footprint, such as refills or takeback programs. It doesn't provide any guidance to help customers properly recycle or dispose of its products.

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

Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.

Sun Bum doesn't appear to have a sustainability page or centralized source of relevant information. Its parent company publishes a detailed annual report with a clear, impact-driven strategy and progress reporting. Its last annual report was published in 2024. Sun Bum shares a complete list of ingredients used in its products, on a per product basis.

Sun Bum's parent company, SC Johnson, measures its emissions on an organization-wide level but doesn't transparently report its data to the public. Its annual reports leave out scope 3, and Commons could only find scope 1 and 2 represented proportionally in charts, without quantifiable CO2e values to analyze.

SC Johnson, Sun Bum's parent company, has an emissions reduction target for 2025 with 2000 as its baseline year. However, its targets do not address scope 3, which is the largest portion of its emissions footprint. It recently reported that it had achieved its target, but its calculations and progress reporting are hard to track. It doesn't share any future goals for further scope 1 and 2 reductions, or goals to address its scope 3 emissions. Commons couldn't find evidence that this brand offsets any emissions.

SC Johnson, Sun Bum's parent company, publishes some information about its supply chain partners, but doesn't provide details on geography or traceability. It publicly shares a supplier code of conduct, which prohibits forced labor and prohibits child labor. Its code of conduct doesn't disallow unauthorized subcontracting, ensure the right to collective bargaining where not allowed by law, ensure a living wage, establish grievance mechanisms, include concrete environmental clauses. SC Johnson doesn't have a stated policy of regularly auditing its supply chain partners. This may increase human and environmental risks.

Sun Bum's parent company, SC Johnson, doesn't openly disclose its climate-obstructive trade association memberships. It's a member of 1 large climate-obstructive trade associations: Personal Care Products Council. It isn't a member of advocacy organizations advancing climate policy. It donated to climate-obstructive candidates or PACs from 2018-2024. Commons is working on better defining the amount donated.