Paint: Ethical Comparison - The Good Shopping Guide

Have you ever had a headache after redecorating your home? Perhaps it’s time to look into low VOC paint and learn more about the effects of different paint brands on the environment, animals, and our own bodies. This is our guide to the best eco paint brands.

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Paint: Ethical Comparison Ratings Table

Osmo

100

Osmo Ethical Rating

Parent company: Woodex Ltd

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Nuclear Power

Good
Toxic Chemicals Policy

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Good
Public Record Criticisms

Good

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Tŷ-Mawr

100

Tŷ-Mawr Ethical Rating

Parent company: Tŷ-Mawr Lime Ltd

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Nuclear Power

Good
Toxic Chemicals Policy

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Good
Public Record Criticisms

Good

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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COAT

COAT Ethical Rating

Parent company: COAT Trading Ltd

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Nuclear Power

Good
Toxic Chemicals Policy

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Good

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Edward Bulmer

Edward Bulmer Ethical Rating

Parent company: Edward Bulmer Ltd

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Nuclear Power

Good
Toxic Chemicals Policy

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Good

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Lakeland Paints

Lakeland Paints Ethical Rating

Parent company: Technical Specialities Ltd

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Nuclear Power

Good
Toxic Chemicals Policy

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Good

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Lick

Lick Ethical Rating

Parent company: Lick Home Ltd

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Nuclear Power

Good
Toxic Chemicals Policy

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Good

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Victory Colours

Victory Colours Ethical Rating

Parent company: Victory Colours Paints and Wallcoverings Ltd

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Nuclear Power

Good
Toxic Chemicals Policy

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Good

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Auro

Auro Ethical Rating

Parent company: Auro AG

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Nuclear Power

Good
Toxic Chemicals Policy

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Acceptable

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Good

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Keim

Keim Ethical Rating

Parent company: Keim Mineral Paints Ltd

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Nuclear Power

Good
Toxic Chemicals Policy

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Acceptable

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Good

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Little Greene

Little Greene Ethical Rating

Parent company: The Little Greene Paint Company Ltd

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Acceptable
Nuclear Power

Good
Toxic Chemicals Policy

Acceptable
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Good

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Fired Earth

Fired Earth Ethical Rating

Parent company: Fired Earth Ltd

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Poor
Nuclear Power

Good
Toxic Chemicals Policy

Good
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Acceptable

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Good

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Andrew Martin

Andrew Martin Ethical Rating

Parent company: Andrew Martin International Ltd

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Poor
Nuclear Power

Good
Toxic Chemicals Policy

Poor
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Acceptable

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Good

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Earthborn

Earthborn Ethical Rating

Parent company: Gordon Products Ltd

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Poor
Nuclear Power

Poor
Toxic Chemicals Policy

Good
Fossil Fuels

Poor

Animal

Animal Welfare

Good

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Good

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Wickes

Wickes Ethical Rating

Parent company: Wickes Group Plc

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Acceptable
Nuclear Power

Good
Toxic Chemicals Policy

Acceptable
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Poor

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Good

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Farrow & Ball

Farrow & Ball Ethical Rating

Parent company: Hempel Foundation

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Nuclear Power

Poor
Toxic Chemicals Policy

Good
Fossil Fuels

Poor

Animal

Animal Welfare

Acceptable

People

Armaments

Acceptable
Political Donations

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Good

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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GoodHome (B&Q)

GoodHome (B&Q) Ethical Rating

Parent company: Kingfisher Plc

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Nuclear Power

Good
Toxic Chemicals Policy

Acceptable
Fossil Fuels

Good

Animal

Animal Welfare

Poor

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Acceptable

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Craig & Rose

Craig & Rose Ethical Rating

Parent company: NIPSEA Group

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Nuclear Power

Good
Toxic Chemicals Policy

Acceptable
Fossil Fuels

Poor

Animal

Animal Welfare

Acceptable

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Poor

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Crown

Crown Ethical Rating

Parent company: Hempel Foundation

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Nuclear Power

Poor
Toxic Chemicals Policy

Poor
Fossil Fuels

Poor

Animal

Animal Welfare

Acceptable

People

Armaments

Acceptable
Political Donations

Good

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Good

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Homebase

Homebase Ethical Rating

Parent company: Hilco Global

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Poor
Nuclear Power

Good
Toxic Chemicals Policy

Poor
Fossil Fuels

Poor

Animal

Animal Welfare

Acceptable

People

Armaments

Good
Political Donations

Poor

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Acceptable

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Dulux

Dulux Ethical Rating

Parent company: Akzo Nobel N.V.

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Nuclear Power

Poor
Toxic Chemicals Policy

Acceptable
Fossil Fuels

Poor

Animal

Animal Welfare

Poor

People

Armaments

Acceptable
Political Donations

Acceptable

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Poor

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Johnstone’s

Johnstone’s Ethical Rating

Parent company: PPG Industries Inc.

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Nuclear Power

Poor
Toxic Chemicals Policy

Acceptable
Fossil Fuels

Poor

Animal

Animal Welfare

Poor

People

Armaments

Acceptable
Political Donations

Poor

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Poor

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Leyland

Leyland Ethical Rating

Parent company: PPG Industries Inc.

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Good
Nuclear Power

Poor
Toxic Chemicals Policy

Poor
Fossil Fuels

Poor

Animal

Animal Welfare

Poor

People

Armaments

Acceptable
Political Donations

Poor

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Poor
Public Record Criticisms

Poor

= GSG Top Rating = GSG Middle Rating = GSG Bottom Rating

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Paint: Ethical Comparison Ratings Table

Paint: Ethical Comparison Ratings Table

Osmo

Osmo Ethical Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Nuclear Power

Toxic Chemicals Policy

Fossil Fuels

Animal

Animal Welfare

People

Armaments

Political Donations

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Public Record Criticisms

Tŷ-Mawr

Tŷ-Mawr Ethical Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Nuclear Power

Toxic Chemicals Policy

Fossil Fuels

Animal

Animal Welfare

People

Armaments

Political Donations

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Public Record Criticisms

COAT

COAT Ethical Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Nuclear Power

Toxic Chemicals Policy

Fossil Fuels

Animal

Animal Welfare

People

Armaments

Political Donations

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Public Record Criticisms

Edward Bulmer

Edward Bulmer Ethical Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Nuclear Power

Toxic Chemicals Policy

Fossil Fuels

Animal

Animal Welfare

People

Armaments

Political Donations

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Public Record Criticisms

Lakeland Paints

Lakeland Paints Ethical Rating

Environment

Environmental Report

Nuclear Power

Toxic Chemicals Policy

Fossil Fuels

Animal

Animal Welfare

People

Armaments

Political Donations

Other

Ethical Accreditation

Public Record Criticisms

Lick

Lick Ethical Rating

Environment