Ecover

How ethical is Ecover?

Ecover is a brand of soap and shower products which has a below-benchmark score on The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Soap & Shower Gel Ratings Table. Although Ecover has not yet met our ethical benchmark, we hope to see the brand make progress in the future.

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What does Ecover do?

Ecover is a brand which produces a range of cleaning products along with some personal care products. The brand is owned by SC Johnson & Son.

In which areas does Ecover perform poorly?

Ecover was marked down under our criteria for Animal Welfare, as SC Johnson confirms that it does test on animals when required, and for Political Donations, as in recent election cycles, Ecover’s parent company SC Johnson & Son has donated millions of dollars.

The brand also gets a bottom rating for Organic and Vegetarian due to lack of certification, and for its Environmental Report, as its parent company, SC Johnson & Son has several sustainability pages on its website but these are not detailed or up to date.

Find out more about how we rate by exploring our ethical criteria.

Past Criticisms of Ecover’s record

Ecover’s parent company, SC Johnson, paid $2.25m to settle a lawsuit claiming that products from the Method brand were falsely marketed as ‘non-toxic’ despite having the capacity to harm humans or the environment.

In which areas does Ecover score well for its ethics?

We found no criticisms of Ecover relating to; GM, Nuclear Power, Fossil Fuels, Armaments or Irresponsible Marketing, so it scores well for these criteria.

How can Ecover improve its ethical rating?

The below-benchmark score that Ecover is awarded with on The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Soap & Shower Gel Ratings Table is the result of an evaluation of multiple ethical criteria.

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

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