CDA

How ethical is The CDA Group?

The CDA Group, a brand of home cooking appliances, is one of The GOOD Shopping Guide’s top-rated ethical brands and is featured on our list of the Top 200 Ethical Businesses.

The brand receives an impressive GSG Ethical Score of 89 in our Ethical Cooker Ratings Table and therefore successfully passes our ethical benchmark.

We encourage other companies in the sector to follow CDA’s example and adopt ethical policies and practices in order to apply for Ethical Accreditation.

In what areas does The CDA Group perform well? 

CDA performs well across many of our research categories covering the Environment, People and Animals. For more information about how we rate, read our article here.

CDA receives a top rating for its Code of Conduct, which is robust in its protection against child labour, union discrimination and unreasonable overtime hours. This is crucial for the cookers sector as many low-scoring brands have been criticised for forced labour and other human rights violations. To find out more about the ethical issues in the sector, read this article.

What makes The CDA Group so sustainable? 

CDA also received a top rating for not having any negative criticisms in the following categories: Fossil Fuels, Animal Welfare, Political Donations, Armaments, Human Rights and Public Record Criticisms.

The brand also hosts ethical initiatives such as introducing eco-fridges to schools in the North East of England, which you can read more about on their website.

How did The CDA Group attain Ethical Accreditation?

CDA has attained Ethical Accreditation from The GOOD Shopping Guide. This involved an application process and a full review of the brand’s ethical policies and practices. CDA is subject to regular reviews to ensure this brand maintains high ethical standards.

As a result, CDA is permitted to use our GOOD Shopping Guide Ethical mark, which certifies the brand’s ethical status and allows consumers to recognise CDA as an ethical brand.

Visit our ratings tables to see which brands have achieved The GOOD Shopping Guide’s Ethical Accreditation. To find out more about how it works, please get in touch or complete a Free Initial Assessment Form.

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