CeraVe

CeraVe doesn't make any ingredient commitments at the brand-level. Its parent company, L'Oreal Groupe, makes some commitments across all owned brands, including to avoid or reduce phthalates, uncertified palm oil, microplastics, and other petrochemical-based ingredients. However, CeraVe still uses many ingredients that pose a signficant threat to the climate, including parabens, hamrful suncare ingredients, and other petrochemical-based ingredients. CeraVe's products incorporate bio-based and/or biodegradable ingredients, its parent company is working to increase the proportion of biobased ingredients across all owned brands by 2030. CeraVe carries products that have certifications from: Cradle to Cradle, Hawaii Compliant Sunscreen.

CeraVe doesn't share any information about its packaging materials at a brand-level. Its parent company, L'Oreal Groupe, has made efforts to minimize the amount of material used in product containers across all owned brands. L'Oreal Groupe has made efforts to reduce virgin plastic in its product containers and is on track for its goal of 50% recycled and biobased plastics by 2025. It uses eco-friendly materials in its packaging, including ones that are recyclable or FSC-certified.

CeraVe's parent company, L'Oreal Groupe, shares information on its overall energy strategy. It uses a majority of renewable energy to power its production sites and corporate offices, and has targets for expanding its use of renewable energy to 100% by 2025. L'Oreal Groupe implements energy efficiency measures in its production sites and corporate offices. It implements water conservation measures, including working to increase its water recycling and wastewater quality. CeraVe has a global production span, which is standard for the industry.

CeraVe utilizes alternative models for some products to avert waste, including offering refills. It doesn't offer any take back programs for its product containers. It offers bulk sizes for some products, which may help reduce packaging waste.

CeraVe offers an evergreen collection, which helps prevent production of excess inventory.

Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.

CeraVe doesn't appear to have a sustainability page or centralized source of relevant information, and it doesn't link to its parent company's sustainability page. Its parent company, L'Oreal Groupe, publishes a detailed annual report with a clear, impact-driven strategy and progress reporting. Its last annual report was published in 2023. CeraVe shares a complete list of ingredients used in its products, on a per product basis.

CeraVe's parent company, L'Oreal Groupe, internally measures and publicly reports its company-level emissions in partnership with, or with auditing from, a third party. It includes a breakdown by scope and shares select product-level LCAs. The last reporting period was 2023. In its most recent update, its estimated emissions footprint was 8,173,101 tons CO2e.

CeraVe's parent company, L'Oreal Groupe, has SBTi-approved emissions reduction targets for the medium-term (5-10 years), long-term (10+ years). It has reported on its progress within the past year, and is on track for some of its targets, but is very off track for its scope 3 target. Commons couldn't find evidence that this brand offsets any emissions.

CeraVe's parent company, L'Oreal Groupe, publishes limited information about its supply chain partners and is working on tracing some of its supply chain. L'Oreal Groupe publicly shares a supplier code of conduct, which prohibits forced labor, prohibits child labor, establishes grievance mechanisms, and disallows unauthorized subcontracting. Its code of conduct doesn't ensure the right to collective bargaining where not allowed by law, ensure a living wage, or include environmental clauses. It has a stated policy of regularly auditing its supply chain partners, which can mitigate human and environmental risks.

CeraVe's parent company, L'Oreal Groupe, doesn't openly disclose its climate-obstructive trade association memberships. L'Oreal Groupe is member of 1 large climate-obstructive trade association: Personal Care Products Council, and belongs to some pro-climate advocacy orgs, including: Ceres. It employs state lobbyists with few fossil fuel aligned clients. It didn't donate more than $100k to climate-obstructive candidates or PACs from 2018-2024.