Nature Republic

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 Nature Republic “Very Poor”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses few lower-impact ingredients including certified organic, and it does not publish an aggregate breakdown of ingredients used.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking actions to protect biodiversity in its supply chain.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking meaningful action to reduce its climate impacts.
• 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 Nature Republic “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Much of its final production stage happens in South Korea.
• There's no evidence it has a Code of Conduct.
• There's no evidence it audits its suppliers.
• 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 Nature Republic “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses animal-derived ingredients in its products.
• It has a non-animal testing policy that applies to ingredients and finished products, but it does not exclude animal testing in all circumstances.
• It appears to use ingredients derived from farmed animals, including lanolin and glycerin.
• It has not made any public commitments to eliminate animal-derived ingredients.

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