Dr. Bronner's

Dr. Bronner's has made ingredient commitments to lower its environmental impact, including by using organic and bio-based ingredients and sourcing organic and fair trade palm oil. It hasn't made specific commitments to avoid climate-threatening elements like parabens, phthalates, or PFAs, but Commons didn't find evidence of these in its products. It uses a majority of fair trade materials and carries products that have certifications from: Leaping Bunny, EWG Verified, Regenerative Organic, USDA Organic, Fair for Life, Vegan Action, OK Kosher.

Dr. Bronner's offers all 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 used in both its product containers and shipping materials by lightweighting packaging and increasing reusability. It uses 100% recycled plastic and FSC-certified materials in its product containers, and its shipping packaging includes 100% recycled cardboard.

Dr. Bronner's shares some information on its energy strategy. It uses some solar energy in its production and its corporate offices are 100% powered by renewables. It doesn't share information on energy efficiency projects or its targets for expanding use of renewable energy. It implements water efficiency measures to reduce water use but doesn't specify the initiatives involved.

Dr. Bronner's enables and encourages reusing its product containers. It offers bulk sizes or low-waste refill options for most products.

Dr. Bronner's offers an evergreen collection, which helps prevent production of excess inventory.

Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.

Dr. Bronner's has a prominent sustainability page with comprehensive details on its climate strategy. It publishes annual reports with limited information on initiatives and impact. It shares a complete list of ingredients used in its products, on a per product basis.

Dr. Bronner's internally measures and publicly reports its company-level emissions and includes a breakdown by scope. In 2023, its estimated emissions footprint was 73,709 tons CO2e.

Commons couldn't find emissions reduction targets for this brand. Commons couldn't find evidence that this brand offsets any emissions.

Dr. Bronner's pubishes information about only its Tier 4 supply chain partners, disclosing their geographic locations. It doesn't publicly share a supplier code of conduct but reports having Fairtrade labor certifications within its supply chain.