Wickes

How ethical is Wickes?

Wickes is a brand of interior paint, brushes and decorating supplies based in the UK.

Wickes has been given a below-benchmark score on The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Paint Ratings Table. Although it has not yet met our ethical benchmark, we hope to see Wickes make progress in future.

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In which areas does Wickes perform poorly?

Wickes is given a bottom score for Animal Welfare as it does not have an Animal Testing Policy and was also criticised in recent years for promoting rat poisons which were fatal to owls. Find out more about how we rate by exploring our ethical criteria.

In which areas does Wickes score well for its ethics?

Wickes is given a middle rating for its Environmental Report and Toxic Chemicals Policy as these are lacking in detail.

We found no criticisms of Wickes relating to; Nuclear Power, Fossil Fuels, Armaments or Political Donations, so it scores well for these criteria.

How can Wickes improve its ethical rating?

The below-benchmark score that Wickes is awarded is the result of an evaluation of multiple ethical criteria. To reach our minimum benchmark score and qualify for Ethical Accreditation, Wickes has some issues to resolve including its poor Animal Welfare record.

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