How ethical and sustainable are Bakers?
Bakers is a Nestlé-owned dog food brand. The brand did not score well in our Ethical Cat and Dog Food Ratings Table. Bakers are currently unable to be granted Ethical Accreditation due to not meeting our Ethical Benchmark to be ethically-certified by The GOOD Shopping Guide.
What is Bakers and what does it do?
When Edward Baker established a family flour business in 1851, the Bakers’ saga officially began. Edward Baker believed that dry dog food should be equally as appetising as it is nutritious, therefore in 1991, he introduced Bakers Complete. The company was founded in Suffolk, where it is still active today.
Where does Bakers score well as a brand ethically?
Bakers- although not Ethically Accredited- score well in areas in categories such as an Environmental Report, availability of Organic products, and stance on Armaments. Bakers’ parent company Nestlé has declared a number of environmental targets, including a Net Zero goal.
How can Bakers improve its Ethical Rating?
In order to improve its Ethical Rating, Bakers needs to consider taking action on areas of interest such as Animal Welfare and Genetic Modification.
Bakers could improve its Animal Welfare rating if its parent company, Nestlé, ceased involvement in animal testing.
Ethical performance in category
GSG score
GSG category benchmark
Ethical Rating
Environment
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Environmental Report
Good
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Genetic Modification
Poor
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Organic
Poor
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Fossil Fuels
Good
Animal
-
Animal Welfare
Poor
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Vegetarian/Vegan Verified
Poor
People
-
Armaments
Good
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Irresponsible Marketing
Poor
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Political Donations
Poor
Other
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Ethical Accreditation
Poor
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Public Record Criticisms
Poor
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Public Record Criticisms+
Poor
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