Brand Rating
UpCircle Beauty
UK brand using repurposed ingredients from other industries (coffee grounds from cafes, fruit stones from juice factories). Vegan, cruelty-free, plastic-free/refillable packaging. B Corp certified. The downsides: relatively small product range, higher price point than mainstream, and some products have shorter shelf life due to the upcycled natural ingredients.
81/100
Hummlan Sustainability Score
81
out of 100
Sustainability Breakdown
Upcycling reduces the agricultural footprint of ingredients (coffee grounds, fruit stones).
Upcycled ingredients plus a refill scheme and plastic-free packaging — circular by design.
Upcycling food-industry waste avoids new ingredient production; local UK manufacturing; no published carbon data.
Vegan Society and Leaping Bunny certified; plastic-free packaging; clean ingredient lists.
Certified B Corp; small UK team; limited supplier transparency.
Our ratings are "stern but fair", based on third-party certifications and EU Taxonomy + CSRD alignment. We prioritize verifiable data over brand marketing claims. EU Taxonomy and CSRD explain the framework backbone.
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Our ratings are "stern but fair", based on third-party certifications and EU Taxonomy + CSRD alignment. Learn more about EU Taxonomy and CSRD.