shu uemura

shu uemura is owned by L'Oréal.

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 shu uemura “Good”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Its rinse-off products are microplastic-free.
• It provides significant funding for the research and development of environmentally preferable ingredients and/or the circular economy.
• It provides internal circularity training to its formulators and discloses outcomes.
• It’s published a biodiversity protection policy that applies to some of its supply chain.
• All 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 shu uemura “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Its entire final production stage is certified by final - ISO 22716/Cosmetic Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
• There’s no evidence it provides financial security to its suppliers, which can result in poor working conditions and wages.
• It's actively involved with organisations that aim to identify and end modern slavery in supply chains.
• Its Code of Conduct covers ILO principles.
• It has an internal grievance mechanism for workers in its supply chain to anonymously report concerns like harassment and unpaid wages.
• 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 shu uemura “Very Poor”. It doesn’t clearly state what animal-derived materials it uses.

• It does not have a certification against the use of animal testing in its supply chains.
• It appears to use ingredients derived from farmed animals, including collagen 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 shu uemura “It's a Start” overall.