Sprouts Farmers Market

Environmentally-mindful sourcing and stocking commitments?: Yes - clear commitments

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

These collections include: other

Stocks any Commons top-rated sustainable brands? (proportion of rateable categories): Not analyzed yet

Has time-bound targets to improve its sourcing for owned-brand products?: Yes - but only partial coverage

On track for these targets?: Yes - for some

Certifications for owned-brands and products?: Yes

These certifications include: RSPO, MSC, ASC, BAP, Certified Humane

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

Shares info on ecommerce packaging?: N/A

Shares info on in-store and upstream packaging?: Yes - provides full details

Shares info on own-brand packaging?: Yes - provides full details

Petro-based plastics in packaging?: Yes - but working to reduce

Recycled plastic?: Partially Recycled

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

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

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

Initiatives to reduce packaging volume / intensity?: Yes - vague / limited

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

Uses renewable energy in its supply chain and/or offices?: No / not found -

Uses renewable energy in its stores?: No / not found

Targets for increasing renewable energy?: No / not found

On track for these targets?: N/A

Energy efficiency measures?: Yes - vague / limited

Efforts to lower shipping emissions (e.g. EVs)?: N/A - brick and mortar only

Water conservation measures?: Yes - nonspecific

Refrigerant management strategy?: Yes - specifics shared

Any EPA GreenChill certified stores?: Some

Alt models to promote consumer reuse and recycling?: More than one model

Packaging disposal guidance?: Yes

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

Corporate waste reporting?: Yes - vague / limited

Food waste reduction initiatives?: Yes - vague / limited

Food waste reporting?: Yes - vague / limited

Promotes overconsumption?: No

Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.

Sustainability page on consumer site?: Yes - footer

Voluntary annual sustainability report?: Yes

Last published: 2024

Reports its emissions?: Yes

Breakdown in CO2e?: Yes

Last reported in: 2024

Estimated emissions footprint: 2738826 tons CO2e

Scope 1+2 emissions intensity compared to industry / competitor average: High

Science-aligned emissions reduction targets?: No

Target timeframe: Medium-term (5-10 years)

Reports progress?: Yes - on track

Climate neutral certification?: No

Offsets emissions?: No / not found

Publishes supplier information for owned production?: No

Publishes supplier code of conduct?: Yes

Code of conduct: prohibits forced labor, prohibits child labor

Code of conduct does not sufficiently: disallow unauthorized subcontracting, ensure the right to collective bargaining, ensure a living wage, establish grievance mechanisms, include environmental clauses

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

Labor certifications in supply chain?: Yes - Fairtrade, B Corp

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?: Yes

Percentage of lobbyists that are fossil-fuel aligned: Low 1-6%

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