Grove Collaborative

While Grove Collaborative avoids the use of parabens, phthalates, petrochemical-based ingredients, formaldehyde, and PFAs in products it produces, it still uses ingredients that pose a significant threat to the climate, including palm oil. The brand carries products that are certified by EPA Safer Choice, USDA BioPreferred, Leaping Bunny, USDA Organic, and the Biodegradable Products Institute.

Grove Collaborative offers some of its products in a concentrated format, which reduces shipping emissions and minimizes packaging use. It has made efforts to minimize the amount of material and plastic used in its in-house brand containers and overall shipping materials, and uses materials that are recyclable, FSC-certified, or reusable.

Grove Collaborative shares information on its energy strategy, disclosing that it uses renewable energy to power some of its production sites and storefronts. It doesn't share information on its energy efficiency or targets for expanding renewable energy use. It provides reporting on its water efficiency measures.

Grove Collaborative offers a reusable container scheme and refill options for some of its in-house products.

Grove Collaborative offers seasonal scents of products it manufactures, which can encourage overconsumption and production of excess inventory.

Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing strategies.

Grove Collaborative has a prominent sustainability page with comprehensive details on its climate strategy. It publishes a detailed annual report with a clear, impact-driven strategy and progress reporting. It shares a complete list of ingredients used in its products, on a per product basis.

Grove Collaborative measures and publicly reports its company-level emissions, including a breakdown by scope. In 2023 its estimated emissions footprint was 55,507 tons CO2e.

Grove Collaborative has science-aligned emissions reduction targets for the long-term that were submitted for SBTi-approval in Q3 2024. It offsets emissions from its facility operations and customer shipments, and shares the specific projects financed.

Grove Collaborative publicly shares a supplier code of conduct for its manufacturing supply chain, which ensures the right to collective bargaining, and prohibits forced or coerced labor.