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Jack Daniel’s

Is Jack Daniel’s an ethical spirits brand?

Owned by Brown-Forman Corporation, Jack Daniel’s is a popular brand of Tennessee whisky. Unfortunately, Jack Daniel’s receives a low score from The Good Shopping Guide and as a result, is a low-ranking brand within the Ethical Spirits sector.

To find out how Jack Daniel’s ranks against other brands within the Ethical Spirits sector, visit the Spirits Ethical Ratings Table. Our Ratings Table can help you to find out more about the criteria that a brand has to meet to achieve reaching our minimum Ethical Benchmark.

The Good Shopping Guide encourages all brands to follow the example set by our Ethically Accredited brands and introduce more sustainable policies before applying for Ethical Accreditation.

Does Jack Daniel’s have an Environmental Report?

Brown Forman, Jack Daniel’s parent company has an Environmental Sustainability page. As the page contains lots of targets in areas such as carbon emissions and renewable energy, Jack Daniel’s receives a top rating for this category.

What does Jack Daniel’s receive a bottom rating for?

For our Public Record Criticism category, Jack Daniel’s receives a bottom score.

Corporate Human Rights Benchmark recently evaluated how well 127 companies from a variety of sectors performed in human rights.

The overall average score was 17.3%, with the highest score being 50.3%. Brown-Forman received a disappointing score of 3.6%.

What can Jack Daniel’s do to improve its score? 

Jack Daniel’s low score on The Good Shopping Guide’s Spirits Ethical Ratings Table is the outcome of a calculation of multiple ethical criteria.

Your Spirits brand could benefit from Ethical Accreditation. Our certified brands can proudly display our logo which demonstrates to consumers that shopping with its brand is an ethical decision. Have a look at our Ratings Tables to see which other brands within the Ethical Spirits sector have achieved our ethics and sustainability certification. If you would like more information about our research and Ethical Accreditation, contact us or fill out a rapid initial ethical assessment form.

Ethical performance in category

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GSG score

42
65

GSG category benchmark

100

Ethical Rating

Environment

  • Environmental Report

    Good

  • Genetic Modification

    Poor

  • Organic

    Poor

  • Nuclear Power

    Good

  • Fossil Fuels

    Good

Animal

  • Animal Welfare

    Good

  • Vegetarian/Vegan Verified

    Poor

People

  • Armaments

    Good

  • Political Donations

    Poor

Other

  • Ethical Accreditation

    Poor

  • Public Record Criticisms

    Poor

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