Is Perrier the most ethical and sustainable Bottled Water brand?
Perrier is listed in The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Bottled Water Ratings Table. Although the brand is yet to meet our ethical standards, we hope the brand improves in the future.
There are a number of different attributes and research criteria that a brand must comply with in order for us to grant Ethical Accreditation and while Perrier excels in some of them, there are still many ethical practices that Perrier needs to put in place.
Read more about recycled and recyclable water bottles in our Ethical Bottled Water article.
For which criteria does Perrier perform poorly?
Despite Perrier ranking well in certain research categories there are still some issues yet to be dealt with by the company. Namely, Perrier should clarify its position on Genetic Modification and Animal Welfare.
In what areas does Perrier score well for its ethics?
Perrier does score above our benchmark in vital categories such as an Environmental Report with various targets on carbon emissions, deforestation and waster usage.
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Ethical performance in category
GSG score
GSG category benchmark
Ethical Rating
Environment
-
Environmental Report
Good
-
Genetic Modification
Poor
-
Fossil Fuels
Good
Animal
-
Animal Welfare
Poor
People
-
Armaments
Good
-
Political Donations
Poor
Other
-
Ethical Accreditation
Poor
-
Public Record Criticisms
Poor
-
Public Record Criticisms+
Poor
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