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Covonia

Is Covonia an ethical cold and flu remedy? 

Known for its cough syrup, Covonia is an above-benchmark brand within The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Cold Remedies Sector. Because of its high score, Covonia is eligible for Ethical Accreditation, all it needs to do is get in touch and apply.  After receiving its application, The Good Shopping Guide would be able to offer Covonia the use of our ethical mark, as well as some tips on how to improve its score further.

Do you want to find out how other cold and flu remedy brands compare against Covonia? Visit our Cold Remedies Ethical Ratings Table.  The Good Shopping Guide’s Ratings Table can teach you more about the criteria that our top-rated brands have fulfilled to reach our minimum ethical benchmark.

All brands are encouraged by The Good Shopping Guide to follow the good example set by our top-rated brands and begin introducing more sustainable policies.

What does Covonia receive a top rating for? 

Due to its lack of negative records, Covonia receives a top rating for Political Donations, Armaments and Nuclear Power.

Does Covonia have an Environmental Report?

STADA Arzneimittel, Covonia’s parent brand, has several sustainability pages on its website. However, these pages are quite vague and lack targets and statistics. As it is a large company and its sustainability information lacks detail, Covonia receives a bottom rating for our Environmental Report category.

What can Covonia do to improve its score? 

As it already has a good score in the Ethical Cold Remedies Sector, we recommend that Covonia contacts us to apply for Ethical Accreditation. After receiving its application, Covonia would receive some tips on how to improve its score even further.

Were you aware that your brand could benefit from Ethical Accreditation? Our accredited brands proudly display our ethical mark, showcasing to consumers that it is an ethical and sustainable brand. Would you like to find out more? Please get in touch or fill out a Free Initial Assessment form.

Ethical performance in category

0

GSG score

65
64

GSG category benchmark

100

Ethical Rating

Environment

  • Environmental Report

    Poor

  • Genetic Modification

    Good

  • Organic

    Poor

  • Nuclear Power

    Good

  • Fossil Fuels

    Good

Animal

  • Animal Welfare

    Acceptable

  • Vegetarian/Vegan Verified

    Poor

People

  • Armaments

    Good

  • Irresponsible Marketing

    Good

  • Political Donations

    Good

Other

  • Ethical Accreditation

    Poor

  • Public Record Criticisms

    Good

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