Does Discos produce ethical and sustainable crisps?
Coming in a variety of flavours, Discos is a well-known brand of crisps. Within The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Crisps sector, Discos is a below-benchmark brand with a low score and is therefore not yet eligible for Ethical Accreditation.
Would you like to find out how other popular brands rank against Discos within the Ethical Crisps sector? Have a look at the Crisps Ethical Ratings Table. The Good Shopping Guide’s Ratings Tables can help you discover more about the criteria that each brand is assessed on.
What does Discos receive a top rating for?
Discos receives a top rating for Environmental Report, as its parent company, Intersnack, has a detailed Sustainability Report which contains numerous environmental commitments.
Additionally, due to a lack of negative records in these areas, Discos receives a top rating for Nuclear Power, Fossil Fuels and Armaments.
What does Discos receive a bottom rating for?
Unfortunately, Discos has not received any organic certification. As a result, it receives a bottom rating in The Good Shopping Guide’s Organic category.
Discos also has a bottom rating for the Vegetarian/vegan category, as it does not have any certified products.
What can Discos do to improve its score?
The ethical rating of a brand is divided into three categories by The Good Shopping Guide: the Environment, Animals and People. Find out more about how we rate.
We encourage Discos to improve its record in all areas where it receives either a middle or bottom rating. For instance, we recommend that Discos includes organic and vegetarian/vegan crisps within its product range.
Why not check out The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Accreditation if you work for or with a crisp company that places ethics high on its priority list?
Contact us to learn more, or complete our short form for a Free Initial Assessment.
Ethical performance in category
GSG score
GSG category benchmark
Ethical Rating
Environment
-
Environmental Report
Good
-
Genetic Modification
Acceptable
-
Organic
Poor
-
Nuclear Power
Good
-
Fossil Fuels
Good
-
Palm Oil Free
Poor
Animal
-
Animal Welfare
Good
-
Vegetarian/Vegan Verified
Poor
People
-
Armaments
Good
-
Political Donations
Good
Other
-
Ethical Accreditation
Poor
-
Public Record Criticisms
Acceptable
= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating