ANESSA

ANESSA is owned by Shiseido.

Our “Planet” rating evaluates brands based on the environmental policies in their supply chains, from carbon emissions to wastewater, ingredients' impacts, product circularity, and more. Here we rate ANESSA “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• There’s no evidence it uses any lower-impact ingredients.
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• There’s no evidence it’s taking actions to protect biodiversity in its supply chain.
• It’s set a science-based target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in both its direct operations and supply chain but there’s no evidence it is on track.
• A medium proportion of its palm oil is certified by RSPO

Workers’ rights are central to our “People” rating, which assesses brands’ policies and practices on everything from child labour to living wages and gender equality. Here we rate ANESSA “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Its final production stage happens in Japan.
• There’s no evidence it provides financial security to its suppliers, which can result in poor working conditions and wages.
• It has a basic policy to support diversity and inclusion in its direct operations and supply chain.
• Its Code of Conduct covers ILO principles.
• The brand claims to audit some of its supply chain but doesn’t specify what percentage.
• It ensures some workers in the final production stage are paid living wages, though not through its entire supply chain.

Note that the “People” rating in Good On You’s methodology is defined by labour rights and does not consider consumer health.

Brands’ animal welfare policies and, where applicable, how well they trace their animal-derived products, are the focus of our “Animals” rating. Here we rate ANESSA “Very Poor”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses animal-derived ingredients in its products.
• It does not have a certification, policy, or statement against the use of animal testing in its supply chains.
• It appears to use ingredients derived from farmed animals, including collagen.
• It has not made any public commitments to eliminate animal-derived ingredients.

Based on all the publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate ANESSA “Not Good Enough” overall.