Farrow & Ball

How ethical is Farrow & Ball?

Farrow & Ball is a brand of paint which was founded in Dorset, UK in 1946 by chemist John Farrow and engineer Richard Ball who met at a local clay pit.

Farrow & Ball has been given an above-benchmark score on The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Paint Ratings Table.

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In which areas does Farrow & Ball perform poorly?

Farrow & Ball is given a bottom rating for our  Fossil Fuels criteria, as parent company, Hempel, provides products and services to this industry. It gets a middle rating for Armaments as Hempel provides products to the Royal Navy. Find out more about how we rate by exploring our ethical criteria.

In which areas does Farrow & Ball score well for its ethics?

Farrow & Ball gets a top score for its Environmental Report as Hempel has a page called ‘Futureproof’ which includes targets such as becoming carbon neutral by 2025.

We found no criticisms of Farrow & Ball relating to; Animal Welfare or Political Donations, so it scores well for these criteria.

How can Farrow & Ball improve its ethical rating?

The score that Farrow & Ball is awarded is the result of an evaluation of multiple ethical criteria.

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