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VeganTan

How ethical is VeganTan?

VeganTan, a self tan brand owned by The Kind Brand Co, is one of The Good Shopping Guide’s top-rated ethical brands and is featured on our list of the Top 200 Ethical Businesses.

The brand receives an excellent Good Shopping Guide ethical score of 100 in our Ethical Self Tan Ratings Table and therefore successfully passes our ethical benchmark.

We encourage other companies in the Self Tan sector to follow VeganTan’s example and adopt more ethical policies and practices.

In which areas does VeganTan perform well?

VeganTan performs well across all of our criteria for its commitment to the Environment, Animals and People. Its certified organic products are also cruelty-free and Vegan Society approved.

What makes VeganTan so sustainable? 

VeganTan has a wide range of sustainable initiatives that further the brand’s ethical status. VeganTan is packaged sustainably and has more natural ingredients than synthetic ones, making it better for customers’ skin.

All of VeganTan’s goods are packaged in sugar polymer and recycled ocean plastic, and the company has been Plastic Negative since its inception. VeganTan gives a portion of every bottle sale to help eliminate single-use plastic from the environment and promote fair pay for trash workers.

Also working with Guaranteed Irish, VeganTan supports local, Irish jobs and the Irish economy. 

How did VeganTan attain Ethical Accreditation? 

VeganTan has attained Ethical Accreditation from The Good Shopping Guide. This involved an application process and a full review of the brand’s ethical policies and practices. VeganTan is subject to an annual review to ensure the company maintains high ethical standards.

As a result, VeganTan is permitted to use our Good Shopping Guide Ethical logo, which certifies the brand’s ethical status and allows consumers to recognise VeganTan as an ethical brand.

Ethical performance in category

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GSG score

100
65

GSG category benchmark

100

Awarded Ethical Accreditation

Ethical Rating

Environment

  • Environmental Report

    Good

  • Genetic Modification

    Good

  • Organic

    Good

  • Nuclear Power

    Good

  • Fossil Fuels

    Good

Animal

  • Animal Welfare

    Good

  • Vegetarian/Vegan Verified

    Good

People

  • Armaments

    Good

  • Irresponsible Marketing

    Good

  • Political Donations

    Good

Other

  • Ethical Accreditation

    Good

  • Public Record Criticisms

    Good

  • Ethical Innovator

    Good

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