Napolina

How ethical is Napolina?

Napolina is a brand of Cooking Oil which has been given a below-benchmark score on The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Cooking Oil Ratings Table. Although it has not yet met our ethical benchmark, we hope to see Napolina make progress in future.

Read more about the issues facing the Ethical Cooking Oil sector and find out which companies have achieved accreditation for their commitment to being ethical and sustainable.

What does Napolina do?

Napolina (which means ‘little Naples’) is a brand of cooking oils, pasta and sauces launched by Mario Iandorio in 1965.

In which areas does Napolina perform poorly?

Napolina’s parent company, Princes, is involved in GM and Nuclear Power businesses, so Napolina gets a bottom rating for these criteria.

Napolina was also marked down under our criteria for Organic as it does not produce any certified products. Find out more about how we rate by exploring our ethical criteria.

In which areas does Napolina score well for its ethics?

Napolina’s parent company, Princes Group, has a Sustainability Report called ‘Our Green Goals 2030’. Within the report, the company shares its targets to reduce carbon emissions, general waste and food waste, so Napolina gets a top score for its Environmental Report.

We found no criticisms of Napolina relating to; Fossil Fuels, Animal Welfare, Political Donations or Armaments, so it scores well for these criteria.

How can Napolina improve its ethical rating?

The below-benchmark score that Napolina is awarded is the result of an evaluation of multiple ethical criteria. To reach our minimum benchmark score and qualify for Ethical Accreditation, Napolina has some issues to resolve including its involvement with the Nuclear Power industry.

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