THE PUBLIC ORGANIC

THE PUBLIC ORGANIC is owned by COLOURS Inc..

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 THE PUBLIC ORGANIC “Not Good Enough”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• It uses some lower-impact ingredients including organic, however it does not publish an aggregate breakdown of ingredients used.
• There's no evidence it minimises packaging.
• There’s no evidence it’s taking actions to protect biodiversity in its supply chain.
• 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 THE PUBLIC ORGANIC “It's a Start”. These are a few factors influencing its score:

• Its final production stage happens in Japan
• 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 THE PUBLIC ORGANIC “It's a Start”. 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 claims to not test its finished products on animals, but it is not certified.
• It has not made any public commitments to eliminate animal-derived ingredients.

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