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Dr. Bronner's
Personal Care/Soap & Cleaning ProductsHeadquartered in United States
Dr. Bronner's is a family-owned personal care company headquartered in Vista, California, best known for its castile liquid and bar soaps made with organic and fair trade ingredients. The company produces a range of personal care and cleaning products sold in the United States and internationally. It is a certified B Corporation and has been publicly vocal about social and environmental causes since its founding in 1948.
- Regenerative Organic ↗
- Fair Trade Certified ↗
- Global Recycled Standard ↗
- PETA Approved Vegan ↗
- Leaping Bunny ↗
- USDA Organic ↗
- B Corp ↗
- Fair Trade
- Renewable energy
- Net-zero target
- Sustainable packaging
- Waste reduction
- No forced labor
- No child labor
- Animal welfare
- DEI policy
- Made in USA
How Dr. Bronner's scores
Three pillars, scored independently. Higher is better.
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Environmental96.9Likely excellent
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Labor96.9Likely excellent
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Compliance96.3Likely excellent
What Dr. Bronner's does well
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Certified B Corporation
Dr. Bronner's has maintained B Corp certification from B Lab, meeting verified standards for social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. The company has consistently achieved high scores in B Lab's assessment across multiple recertification cycles.
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Fair Trade USA Certified Supply Chain
Dr. Bronner's sources key ingredients including coconut oil, shea butter, and mint oil through Fair Trade USA certified projects in Sri Lanka, Ghana, and India, subject to third-party audits verifying fair wages and safe working conditions.
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USDA Organic and Regenerative Organic Certified Ingredients
Dr. Bronner's products use USDA certified organic ingredients, and the company has been involved in developing and piloting the Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) standard through its supply projects, as documented in its sustainability reports.
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Post-Consumer Recycled Plastic Packaging
According to the company's published sustainability reports, Dr. Bronner's transitioned its liquid soap bottles to 100% post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic, reducing the use of virgin plastic in its packaging.
The detail
Environment
Dr. Bronner's has published sustainability reports detailing its use of organic and fair trade certified ingredients, including coconut, palm, and olive oils. According to the company's published reports, it has pursued 100% post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic for its bottles and uses renewable energy at its Vista, California manufacturing facility. The company is a certified B Corporation, which requires meeting verified environmental and social performance standards. Dr. Bronner's has also publicly committed to regenerative organic agriculture through its supply chain sourcing programs in Sri Lanka, Ghana, and India.
Labor
Dr. Bronner's operates its own fair trade certified supply projects in Sri Lanka (coconut oil), Ghana (shea butter), and India (mint oil), which are subject to third-party fair trade audits by Fair Trade USA and the IMO. The company publishes information about wages and working conditions at these projects in its All-One! Report, its annual sustainability publication. Dr. Bronner's has publicly stated it caps executive pay at a ratio relative to its lowest-paid employees, a policy it describes in its sustainability reports. The company's domestic manufacturing operations are based in Vista, California.
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