Zero Waste Store

Environmentally-mindful sourcing and stocking commitments?: Yes - but vague

Promotes collections that help consumers make conscious decisions?: Yes - offers and promotes

These collections include: low or no plastic, vegan, other

Stocks any Commons top-rated sustainable brands? (proportion of rateable categories): Yes - many

Has time-bound targets to improve its sourcing for owned-brand products?: No

Certifications for owned-brands and products?: No

Heavy reliance on virgin petro plastic?: No - data is conclusive

Shares info on ecommerce packaging?:Yes - provides full details

Shares info on in-store and upstream packaging?:N/A

Shares info on own-brand packaging?:Yes - but reporting could be improved

Petro-based plastics in packaging?: No - 100% plastic free

Recycled plastic?: N/A - Plastic-Free

Uses environmentally-mindful materials (non-plastic) in packaging?: Yes

These materials include ones that are: compostable, recyclable, recycled.

Targets for improving its packaging materials?: No / not found

Initiatives to reduce packaging volume / intensity?: No / not found

Plastic waste reduction through partnerships?: No / not found:

Zero Waste Store does not share information on its energy strategy.

Water conservation measures?: No / not found

Refrigerant management strategy?: N/A - no refrigerated goods sold

Efforts to lower shipping emissions (e.g. EVs)?: Yes - nonspecific

Any EPA GreenChill certified stores?: N/A - no food or no stores

Alt models to promote consumer reuse and recycling?: Other

Packaging disposal guidance?: Yes

Corporate waste reduction initiatives?: Other (incl general reducing landfill waste)

Corporate waste reporting?: No / not found

Food waste reduction initiatives?: N/A

Food waste reporting?: N/A

Promotes overconsumption?: No

Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.

Sustainability page on consumer site?: Yes - header

Voluntary annual sustainability report?: No

Reports its emissions?: Yes

Breakdown in CO2e?: Yes

Last reported in: 2023

Estimated emissions footprint: 1994 tons CO2e

Science-aligned emissions reduction targets?: No, but interim reduction goals

Target timeframe: Short-term (1-5 years)

Reports progress?: No

Climate neutral certification?: Yes - Change Climate / The Climate Label

Offsets emissions?: Yes - full value chain

Publishes supplier information for owned production?: No

Publishes supplier code of conduct?: No

Code of Conduct covers all applicable suppliers (own-production and stocked-brand)?: N/A

Labor certifications in supply chain?: Yes - 1% For the Planet

3rd-party criticisms of supply chain or labor conditions?: No

Discloses all trade association memberships?: Nothing to disclose

Climate-obstructive trade association memberships: None -

Pro-climate advocacy memberships?: No

Employs state lobbyists?: No

Donated more than $100k to any candidates or PACs from 2018-2024?: No