Avalon Organics

How ethical is Avalon Organics?

Avalon Organics is a brand of hair care products which has a below-benchmark score on The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Shampoo & Conditioner Ratings Table. Although Avalon Organics has not yet met our ethical benchmark, we hope to see the brand make progress in the future.

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What does Avalon Organics do?

Avalon Organics was founded in 1994 and states that its mission is to make natural, effective skincare designed to work with a holistic and sustainable lifestyle. It is now owned by the Hain Celestial Group Inc.

In which areas does Avalon Organics perform poorly?

Avalon Organics was marked down under our criteria for Genetic Modification as the brand’s parent company, Hain Celestial Group, states that there is a usage of GMOs in its food products. It also gets a bottom score for Irresponsible Marketing as Hain Celestial recently faced a lawsuit in New York for claims that marketing for its premium baby foods were misleading.

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In which areas does Avalon Organics score well for its ethics?

Avalon Organics scores well for Animal Welfare as it has a robust statement regarding animal testing on its website. Avalon Organics also gets a good score for its Environmental Report as Hain Celestial’s latest ESG Report contains numerous goals and evidence of progress.

We found no criticisms relating to Nuclear Power, Fossil Fuels, Armaments or Irresponsible Marketing, so Avalon Organics scores well for these criteria.

How can Avalon Organics improve its ethical rating?

The below-benchmark score that Avalon Organics is awarded with on The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Shampoo & Conditioner Ratings Table is the result of an evaluation of multiple ethical criteria.

To reach our minimum ethical benchmark and qualify for Ethical Accreditation, Avalon Organics has some issues to resolve, including its lack of Vegetarian certification and use of GMOs. If it applies for Ethical Accreditation, The Good Shopping Guide will be able to give Avalon Organics some guidance to improve on these areas.

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