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Bior Organics

Rated: It's a start

price:
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location: Japan

Bior Organics is a beauty brand based in Japan.

Bior Organics sustainability rating

Planet

3 out of 5

People

3 out of 5

Animals

5 out of 5

Overall rating: It's a start

Our ratings are based on a scale from 1 (We avoid) to 5 (Great) How we rate


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 Bior Organics “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

  • It uses some lower-impact ingredients including certified organic, however it does not publish an aggregate breakdown of ingredients used.
  • It manufactures its products closer to home to reduce the climate impact of long-distance shipping.
  • There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce water use.
  • It could be using palm oil, but it has not disclosed any information regarding responsible sourcing that mitigates environmental impacts.

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 Bior Organics “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

  • Its final production stage happens in medium-risk countries for labour abuse, however it doesn't publish an aggregate breakdown of supplier locations.
  • It traces some of its supply chain.
  • There’s no evidence it has a Code of Conduct.
  • There’s no evidence it ensures workers are paid living wages in its 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 Bior Organics “Great”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

  • It uses ingredients derived from insects (eg byproducts of the bee, snail and/or silk industries), but no other animal substances.
  • It's certified as animal test-free by PETA.

Based on all the publicly available information we’ve reviewed, we rate Bior Organics “It's a Start” overall.

Last updated 2024-10-03