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Stated attributes
Publicly stated commitments — not necessarily independently verified.
Klean Kanteen
Consumer Goods / Reusable Drinkware & Food StorageHeadquartered in United States
Klean Kanteen is a family and employee-owned water bottle company founded in 2004 to reduce single-use plastic consumption. The brand manufactures products in China using 90% post-consumer recycled stainless steel, which reduces raw material greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 50% compared to virgin steel, and has committed to reducing Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 58.8% and Scope 3 by 30% by 2030. It maintains comprehensive supply chain oversight through a custom Supplier Code of Conduct, regular factory audits using the Higg Facility Social & Labor Module, and onsite staff in China, with claims that suppliers pay workers living wages—though verification of labor standards for the majority of suppliers remains limited.
- Climate Neutral ↗
- 1% for the Planet ↗
- B Corp ↗
- Renewable energy
- Net-zero target
- Sustainable packaging
- Waste reduction
- No forced labor
- No child labor
- Supplier code of conduct
- Employee-owned
How Klean Kanteen scores
Three pillars, scored independently. Higher is better.
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Environmental100Likely excellent
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Labor77.5Likely great
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Compliance85.3Likely excellent
What Klean Kanteen does well
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B Corp Certified
Klean Kanteen has held B Corporation certification from B Lab since 2011, indicating it has met B Lab's verified standards for social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.
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1% for the Planet Member
Klean Kanteen is a certified member of 1% for the Planet, committing 1% of annual sales to vetted environmental nonprofit organizations.
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Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Klean Kanteen transitioned to employee ownership through an ESOP, making employees partial owners of the company, as publicly announced by the company in 2019.
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Plastic-Free Packaging Initiative
According to the company's sustainability communications, Klean Kanteen eliminated single-use plastic from its retail packaging as part of a documented packaging reduction effort.
The detail
Environment
Klean Kanteen has been a certified B Corporation since 2011, which includes an environmental performance component assessed by B Lab. The company is a member of 1% for the Planet, committing 1% of annual sales to environmental nonprofit organizations. According to the company's published sustainability materials, Klean Kanteen uses recycled stainless steel in its products and has pursued packaging reductions, including eliminating single-use plastic from its packaging. The company has published sustainability reports outlining goals around emissions, materials, and packaging, though detailed scope 3 emissions data and third-party-verified carbon accounting are not prominently disclosed in publicly available documents.
Labor
Klean Kanteen is an employee-owned company, with employees holding an ownership stake through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The company's products are manufactured primarily in China, which is disclosed in its supply chain communications. Klean Kanteen has published a supplier code of conduct and states it conducts factory audits, though detailed audit results and third-party labor certification data for its supply chain are not prominently available in public documents. As a B Corp, the company undergoes periodic assessments that include worker and community impact criteria.
Klean Kanteen products on Amazon
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