EarthHero's Sustainability Rating
Best
Sourcing & Stocking
Environmentally-mindful sourcing and stocking commitments?: Yes - clear commitments
Promotes collections that help consumers make conscious decisions?: Yes - offers and promotes
These collections include: 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?: N/A
Packaging & Plastics
Heavy reliance on virgin petro plastic?: No - data is conclusive
Shares info on ecommerce packaging?:Yes - but reporting could be improved
Shares info on in-store and upstream packaging?:N/A
Petro-based plastics in packaging?: No - 100% plastic free
Recycled plastic?: Unknown
Uses environmentally-mindful materials (non-plastic) in packaging?: Yes
These materials include ones that are: recyclable, recycled.
Targets for improving its packaging materials?: No / not found
Initiatives to reduce packaging volume / intensity?: Yes - vague / limited
Plastic waste reduction through partnerships?: Yes: Ocean Blue
Energy & Water Use
Uses renewable energy in its supply chain and/or offices?: Yes - Majority (>50%)
Uses renewable energy in its stores?: N/A
Targets for increasing renewable energy?: No / not found
On track for these targets?: N/A - no targets
Energy efficiency measures?: Yes - vague / limited
Water conservation measures?: No / not found
Refrigerant management strategy?: N/A - no refrigerated goods sold
Efforts to lower shipping emissions (e.g. EVs)?: Yes - nonspecific
Any EPA GreenChill certified stores?: N/A - no food or no stores
Waste Reduction
Alt models to promote consumer reuse and recycling?: Refill / bulk goods sections
Packaging disposal guidance?: No / not found
Corporate waste reduction initiatives?: Other (incl general reducing landfill waste)
Corporate waste reporting?: Yes - vague / limited
Food waste reduction initiatives?: N/A
Food waste reporting?: N/A
Slow Consumption
Promotes overconsumption?: No
Marketing
Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.
Transparency & Reporting
Sustainability page on consumer site?: Yes - header
Voluntary annual sustainability report?: Yes
Last published: 2022
Emissions Tracking
Reports its emissions?: Yes
Breakdown in CO2e?: Yes
Last reported in: 2023
Estimated emissions footprint: 1994 tons CO2e
Targets & Offsets
Science-aligned emissions reduction targets?: No, but interim reduction goals
Target timeframe: Short-term (1-5 years)
Reports progress?: No
Climate neutral certification?: Yes - Change Climate / The Climate Label
Offsets emissions?: Yes - full value chain
Supply Chain & Labor
Publishes supplier information for owned production?: N/A
Publishes supplier code of conduct?: No
Code of Conduct covers all applicable suppliers (own-production and stocked-brand)?: N/A
Labor certifications in supply chain?: Yes - 1% For the Planet
3rd-party criticisms of supply chain or labor conditions?: No
Advocacy
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
EarthHero is a sustainability leader in its industry. It intentionally minimizes its emissions and waste while also funding climate solutions through the Change Climate and 1% for the Planet certifications that it shares with its sister company, Zero Waste Store.
EarthHero has clear commitments to stock brands that meet environmentally mindful criteria. It helps consumers make conscious decisions by promoting collections that include: low or no plastic, vegan ingredients, refills, and many other options.
It uses 100% plastic-free packaging for its shipping materials, shares initiatives to reduce its packaging intensity, and has initiatives to reduce waste in its corporate operations.
EarthHero takes responsibility for its emissions by publicly sharing its emissions measurements, setting interim reduction goals, and offsetting its full value chain emissions. It uses a majority of renewable energy in its supply chain and offices, and shares goals for improving energy efficiency and reducing emissions from shipping. This work is often very difficult for small brands to achieve.
Our ratings are based on a scale from 1 (bad) to 5 (best). How we rate →
https://earthhero.com/pages/our-5-pillars-of-sustainable-sourcing
https://earthhero.com/collections/zero-waste-packaging https://earthhero.com/collections/plastic-free https://earthhero.com/collections/vegan https://earthhero.com/collections/upcycled-materials
https://earthhero.com/collections/earthhero-brand
https://earthhero.com/blogs/blog/what-makes-earthhero-unique https://earthhero.com/blogs/blog/e-commerce-and-online-shopping-convenience-vs-sustainability
https://earthhero.com/blogs/blog/earthhero-2022-impact-for-the-year https://earthhero.com/blogs/partners/non-profit-spotlight-ocean-blue-projects
https://earthhero.com/blogs/blog/earthhero-2021-our-biggest-impact-yet
https://earthhero.com/pages/impact
https://www.epa.gov/greenchill/greenchill-certified-stores
https://www.climatefriendlysupermarkets.org/scorecard
https://earthhero.com/blogs/blog/earthhero-2021-our-biggest-impact-yet https://earthhero.com/pages/our-5-pillars-of-sustainable-sourcing
https://earthhero.com/blogs/blog/earthhero-2022-impact-for-the-year
https://explore.changeclimate.org/brand/zerowastestore
https://earthhero.com/pages/faq
https://earthhero.com/pages/impact#
https://fminus.org/lobbyists/
https://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/
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