Herbal Essences Bio:Renew Shampoo
"Plant-based shampoo with recycled bottle."
Expert Verdict
Recycled plastic bottle; USDA BioPreferred; Leaping Bunny
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Sourcing wood pulp from clear-cut Canadian boreal forests and palm oil from Southeast Asia, driving high impacts on native biodiversity and habitats.
Sells massive quantities of single-use products; plastic packaging circularity is low, and transition to reusable or refillable models is slow.
Targeting net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, but its scope 3 emissions continue to rise alongside production and retail volumes.
Active safety monitoring of chemical ingredients, but high-volume chemical runoff from detergent and personal care products impacts waterways.
Maintains robust human rights policies and audit systems, but enforcement in remote agricultural and forestry supplier tiers remains challenging.
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.
This score follows our published framework. See EU Taxonomy and CSRD explainers for the evidence logic behind each rating pillar.