Blueland's Sustainability Rating:
Materials
Slow Consumption
Accountability
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Blueland is a sustainability leader in the cleaning industry. It intentionally minimizes resource use and environmentally harmful ingredients while also being certified by the Cradle to Cradle Institute.
It has committed to avoiding many ingredients that pose a threat to the climate, including parabens, phthalates, and other petrochemical-derived ingredients.
Blueland minimizes waste generation by using plastic-free, compostable, or FSC-certified materials for most of its shipping materials and product containers. It also offers concentrated formats, reusable containers, and refills for all of its products.
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Materials
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Ingredients
Blueland commits to avoiding ingredients that pose a signfiicant threat to the climate, including parabens, phthalates, petrochemicals, ammonia, VOCs, and chlorine bleach. It doesn't make any commitments around palm oil or PFAs, but Commons found no use of these ingredients in its products. Blueland is certified by Cradle to Cradle, and its products carry certifications from USDA BioPreferred, Leaping Bunny, EPA Safer Choice, Made Safe, EWG Verified, and the National Eczema Foundation.
Containers & Packaging
Blueland offers all of its products in a concentrated format, which reduces shipping emissions and minimizes packaging use. It's made significant efforts to minimize its use of plastic, and uses eco-friendly materials in its product containers, like compostable materials, and its shipping materials, like FSC-certified cardboard. Its shipping materials are 100% plastic-free.
Energy & Water Use
Blueland shares information on its energy strategy - it uses a majority of renewable energy to power its production sites. Blueland doesn't disclose any energy efficiency measures or targets for expanding renewable energy. It implements water efficiency measures in its production and holds its manufacturers to water discharge compliance agreements.
Slow Consumption
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Refill & Reuse
Blueland offers a refillable container program and refill options for all of its products, which helps eliminate single-use containers.
Slow Cleaning
Blueland offers an evergreen collection, which helps prevent overproduction and excess waste.
Marketing
Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.
Accountability
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Transparency & Reporting
Blueland has a prominent sustainability page with comprehensive details on its climate strategy. It shares a complete list of ingredients used in its products, on a per product basis.
Emissions Tracking
Blueland measures its company and product-level emissions, and reports on overall totals without providing a breakdown by scope. In 2023 its estimated emissions footprint was 6,400 t CO2e and its per-product emissions (kg/unit) were 2.79 kg CO2e.
Targets & Offsets
Commons couldn't find emissions reduction targets for Blueland, but it has interim reduction action goals. Blueland offsets its full value chain emissions as part of its Climate Neutral certification.
Supply Chain & Labor
Blueland doesn't publicly share a supplier code of conduct, but it specifies that its manufacturers must complete a UN Global Compact audit, and additional BSCI audits for Chinese manufacturers.
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