Badger
Evaluation Completed:
June 10, 2026
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Evaluation Summary
Company Insights
Ingredient Safety
Foundational Gaps
Solid Baseline
Strong Performance
Hilde Likes
Reducing contamination in products
This company appears to take reasonable steps to identify and reduce sources of contamination that may impact raw materials, ingredients, and finished products
Use of analytical testing
Helping ensure that raw materials, ingredients, or finished products are in compliance with internal standards or other requirements is a smart step
Opportunities for Improvement
Crafting a comprehensive chemicals policy
We think this company should create and publicly share a comprehensive and precautionary chemicals policy, ingredient safety standard, or similar
Utilizing a restricted substances list
We think this company should develop and disclose a comprehensive list of the ingredients or chemicals that they restrict from their products and supply chain as well as the rationale behind their list
Category Definition
Our ingredient safety evaluation criteria are designed to help us determine how a company measures, manages, and discloses, the use of chemicals of concern that may be present in raw materials, ingredients, manufacturing processes, and finished products.
Foundational Gaps
The company does not meet sufficient baseline criteria for this category and has many opportunities for improvement.
Solid Baseline
The company meets most of our basic criteria and sometimes demonstrates a deeper commitment than other companies on issues in this category.
Strong Performance:
The company appears to be a top performer in this evaluation category and exhibits leadership on one or more of the issues we evaluate.
Environmental Impact
Foundational Gaps
Solid Baseline
Strong Performance
Hilde Likes
Biodiversity protection policies
This company has the right policies in place to help protect nature and biodiversity in the ecosystems that provide important raw materials for their products
Emphasis on regenerative agriculture
We like this company's efforts to support regenerative approaches to agricultural production which can have multiple environmental and social benefits compared to industrial methods
Using circular design thinking
We appreciate that this company appears to be integrating more circular approaches to designing and making products and packaging to help reduce environmental impacts
Verified environmental impact reduction efforts
This company makes a significant number of products or uses a higher percentage of raw materials and ingredients in their products that feature a higher quality certification related to environmental impacts
Opportunities for Improvement
Improving climate pollution disclosures
We think this company should start measuring and publicly disclosing their annual GHG emissions including those from their value chain (Scope 3)
Measure and report on performance related to biodiversity protection
This company has a solid foundation in place related to protecting biodiversity, but we would like to see them measure progress on their responsible wood procurement commitment and include in annual sustainability report
Setting packaging sustainability targets
We think this company should start to set time-bound goals for reducing the environmental impacts of their packaging and publicly report on their progress towards them
Category Definition
Our environmental impact reduction evaluation criteria are designed to help us determine how a company measures, manages, and discloses information about the impacts that their operations, products, and supply chain may have on our air, land, water, and ecosystems.
Foundational Gaps
The company does not meet sufficient baseline criteria for this category and has many opportunities for improvement.
Solid Baseline
The company meets most of our basic criteria and sometimes demonstrates a deeper commitment than other companies on issues in this category.
Strong Performance:
The company appears to be a top performer in this evaluation category and exhibits leadership on one or more of the issues we evaluate.
Worker Fairness
Foundational Gaps
Solid Baseline
Strong Performance
Hilde Likes
Employee equity or profit sharing
This company appears to share financial success with their employees beyond their salaries through equity, stock options, or profit sharing
Paid parental leave
We appreciate that this company offers this benefit for working parents in ways that appear to go beyond the minimum legal requirements
More supply chain transparency
This company provides some useful information about where they source raw materials and where their products are manufactured
Verified worker fairness
This company makes a significant number of products or uses a higher percentage of raw materials and ingredients in their products that feature a higher quality certification related to worker fairness
Solid responsible sourcing efforts
This company appears to identify the right priorities and have a credible approach to improving the sustainability of their supply chain.
Opportunities for Improvement
Committing to living wages
This company should make a public commitment to providing living wages for their employees and the people in their supply chain that goes beyond the minimums required by law
Category Definition
Our worker fairness evaluation criteria are designed to help us determine how a company measures, manages, and discloses information about the way they treat their employees, workers in their supply chain, and other stakeholders.
Foundational Gaps
The company does not meet sufficient baseline criteria for this category and has many opportunities for improvement.
Solid Baseline
The company meets most of our basic criteria and sometimes demonstrates a deeper commitment than other companies on issues in this category.
Strong Performance:
The company appears to be a top performer in this evaluation category and exhibits leadership on one or more of the issues we evaluate.
Accountability
Foundational Gaps
Solid Baseline
Strong Performance
Hilde Likes
Systems change through advocacy
This company appears to be setting a leadership example for public policy advocacy on ingredient safety and sustainability issues at the state or federal level.
Commitment to ethical business practices
We value that this company is a certified B-Corp because it demonstrates a credible commitment to pursuing ethical business practices
Mission alignment with sustainability
We appreciate that this company has included safety and sustainability as part of their mission
Opportunities for Improvement
Securing sustainability data & reporting assurance
We think this company should strengthen the credibility of the data and information they report related to their sustainability performance by having it audited and assured by an independent external organization
Adopting a context-based approach to sustainability
We think this company is ready to take a leadership position by measuring and managing performance against planetary boundaries and thresholds to assess true operational sustainability
Category Defition
Our corporate accountability evaluation criteria are designed to help us determine how a company integrates sustainability across their organization to help govern decision making and engage with external stakeholders in socially responsible ways.
Foundational Gaps
The company does not meet sufficient baseline criteria for this category and has many opportunities for improvement.
Solid Baseline
The company meets most of our basic criteria and sometimes demonstrates a deeper commitment than other companies on issues in this category.
Strong Performance:
The company appears to be a top performer in this evaluation category and exhibits leadership on one or more of the issues we evaluate.