Bare Minerals

Bare Minerals has committed to avoid certain ingredients to lower its environmental impact, including parabens, phthalates, other petrochemical-based ingredients, microplastics and some harmful suncare ingredients. While it has these ingredient commitments, it still uses many ingredients that pose a significant threat to the climate, including microplastics, other petrochemical-based ingredients, and uncertified palm oil. Its products incorporate some bio-based and/or biodegradable and upcycled ingredients. It carries products that have certifications from PETA Cruelty-free.

Bare Minerals has made efforts to reduce virgin plastic in its product containers, but it's unclear if it still relies on the high-emissions material, since its reporting is not thorough. It also uses environmentally-mindful materials in its product containers, including ones that are recyclable and FSC-certified. It has made efforts to minimize the amount of material used in some of its product containers, by introducing smaller boxes.

Bare Minerals doesn't share information on its energy strategy. Bare Minerals doesn't provide information on any water conservation strategies. Bare Minerals has a global production span, which is standard for the industry.

Bare Minerals offers refills for one product, but puts them in packaging that is unidentified or otherwise difficult to dispose of, which adds to landfill waste. It doesn't offer any take back programs for its product containers.

It's unclear if this brand releases new items seasonally or otherwise frequently, which can create excess waste.

Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.

Bare Minerals has a sustainability page with high-level details on its climate strategy, but this page is hard to find on its website. Despite being a larger company with increased influence, neither Bare Minerals nor its parent company publishes an annual sustainability report, which signals a lack of transparency and accountability. Bare Minerals shares a complete list of ingredients used in its products on a per product basis.

Commons couldn't find information on this brand's emissions tracking. We expect large brands with the largest emissions footprint to track and report their data publicly.

Commons couldn't find emissions reduction targets for this brand. Larger brands have an outsized impact and responsibility to reduce their emissions. Commons couldn't find evidence that this brand offsets any emissions.

Bare Minerals' parent company, Orveon, publishes limited information about its supply chain partners It publicly shares a supplier code of conduct, which prohibits forced labor, prohibits child labor, and includes environmental clauses. Its code of conduct doesn't disallow unauthorized subcontracting, and has no provison for right to collective bargaining, a living wage, and grievance mechanisms. Neither Bare Minerals nor Orveon has a stated policy of regularly auditing its supply chain partners. This may increase human and environmental risks.

Bare Minerals discloses all of its trade association memberships, including those that are climate-obstructive. It's a member of 1 large climate-obstructive trade associations: Business Roundtable. It isn't a member of advocacy organizations advancing climate policy. It doesn't employ any state lobbyists. Bare Minerals didn't donate more than $100k to climate-obstructive candidates or PACs from 2018-2024.