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EcoRoots is rated Fair because it has improved its products and packaging, but is lacking some key reporting.
EcoRoots avoids select ingredients that pose a threat to the climate, including parabens, phthalates, and some petrochemical-based ingredients, and Commons found eveidence of only one environmentally-harmful ingredient in its products. EcoRoots utilizes packaging alternative models to reduce its waste and emissions footprint by offering waterless formats with ephemeral packaging for some products. It has 100% plastic-free packaging for its shipping materials, and has reduced its plastic use to be limited to its pumps and sprayers.
However, it doesn't provide any takeback programs for its product containers. Though it's a small brand with likely limited resources, we hope to see it publish information on its energy strategy, emissions measurements and reduction efforts, and supply chain and labor practices in the future.
EcoRoots has made ingredient commitments to lower its environmental impact, including by avoiding parabens, phthalates, select other petrochemical-based ingredients, and palm oil or palm oil-derived ingredients. Commons found evidence of only one environmentally-harmful ingredient in this brand's products. This is an achievement as it's difficult for small brands to fully eliminate these ingredients. Its products incorporate bio-based and/or biodegradable, organic ingredients.
EcoRoots has made efforts to minimize the amount of material used in some of its product containers, including by offering solid formats. It has made efforts to minimize the volume of material used in its secondary or tertiary shipping packaging as well. It uses plastic-free packaging and containers, opting instead for materials like recyclable glass, metal, and paper.
EcoRoots doesn't share information on its energy strategy. EcoRoots doesn't provide information on any water conservation strategies. EcoRoots has a global production span, which is standard for the industry.
EcoRoots utilizes alternative models for some products to avert waste, including , offering waterless formats with ephemeral packaging. It doesn't offer any bulk sizes or take back programs for its product containers.
EcoRoots doesn't frequently release seasonal or new products, which helps prevent production of excess inventory.
Commons is still evaluating this brand's marketing emails.
EcoRoots has high-level details on its climate strategy listed on various pages on its site, which makes it slightly hard to locate. Like many small brands, it doesn't release an annual sustainability report. EcoRoots 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.
Commons couldn't find emissions reduction targets for this brand. Commons couldn't find evidence that this brand offsets any emissions.
EcoRoots doesn't publish information about its supply chain partners. It doesn't publicly share a supplier code of conduct. EcoRoots doesn't have a stated policy of regularly auditing its supply chain partners. This may increase human and environmental risks. Commons couldn't find further information about this brand's supply chain and labor practices.
Commons wasn't able to find evidence of any trade association memberships or any relevant policy for this brand. EcoRoots isn't a member of any key advocacy organizations that are blocking climate policy. It isn't a member of advocacy organizations advancing climate policy. It doesn't employ any state lobbyists. EcoRoots didn't donate more than $100k to climate-obstructive candidates or PACs from 2018-2024.
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