Mom's Organic 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: cruelty-free, vegan, low or no plastic, 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?: Has initiatives but not time-bound

On track for these targets?: N/A

Certifications for owned-brands and products?: Yes

These certifications include: USDA Organic

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 - but reporting could be improved

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, recycled, compostable.

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?: Yes - 100%

Uses renewable energy in its stores?: Yes - 100%

Targets for increasing renewable energy?: Yes - nonspecific

On track for these targets?: N/A

Energy efficiency measures?: Yes - thorough

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

Water conservation measures?: No / not found

Refrigerant management strategy?: Yes - nonspecific

Any EPA GreenChill certified stores?: No / not found

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?: No / not found

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 - header

Voluntary annual sustainability report?: No

Commons couldn't find information on this company's emissions tracking. This process can be an expensive undertaking for small companies.

Science-aligned emissions reduction targets?: No

Climate neutral certification?: No

Offsets emissions?: No / not found

Publishes supplier information for owned production?: Yes - names & locations

Publishes supplier code of conduct?: No — but do have other publicly-shared policy documents

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

Labor certifications in supply chain?: Yes - Fairtrade

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