Grove Collaborative Announces B Corporation Recertification & Releases 2023-2024 Sustainability Report
Company joins the 5% of B Corporations that have maintained certification for more than ten years, provides annual update on sustainability programs
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“We’re thrilled to be recertified as a
Key highlights from the 2023-2024 Sustainability Report can be found further below. To read the full report, go to: http://grove.co/sustainabilityreport2024 .
B Corporation Recertification
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Becoming a
Public Benefit Corporation :Grove Collaborative became aPublic Benefit Corporation in 2021, marking a significant change by requiring the Company to balance the interests of stakeholders and their stated public benefit: the development, promotion, and distribution of consumer products as a positive force for human and environmental health. - Improved Climate Strategy: Since 2020, Grove measures and reports on full scopes 1-3 emissions (direct and indirect emissions) and has carbon neutral offices, fulfillment centers, and customer shipping.
- Environmentally Preferable Product Assortment: Grove demonstrated that a greater share of its product assortment contains more recycled, certified compostable, or otherwise recyclable product materials, bio-based and non-toxic ingredients, and sustainability-related third-party certifications.
Grove's dedication to upholding its
Go Beyond Plastic™
The core of Grove Collaborative’s sustainability commitment and stated public benefit as a consumer products company and retailer are programs aimed at reducing plastic waste, both to support customers’ needs for trusted, sustainable products, as well as move the broader industry away from its reliance on single-use plastic. Beyond Plastic™ is Grove’s plan to solve the plastic crisis for consumer products to reduce single-use plastics in its product assortment.
- Plastic Recovered: Collected 2.4 million pounds of plastic in 2023 alone in partnership with plastic recovery platform rePurpose Global as part of Grove’s plastic neutrality commitment, bringing our total plastic recovered to over 15 million pounds since 2020.
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Plastic Intensity: Reached the lowest total ratio of pounds of plastic sold per
$100 of revenue for all sales across Grove.co and retail partners, reaching an average 1.10 pounds of plastic per$100 of revenue in 2023, down from 1.17 pounds in 2022. - Beyond Plastic™ Badges: Launched digital badges on Grove.co, including “100% Plastic Free,” “95%+ Plastic Free,” and “No Single Use Plastic,” to make it easier than ever for customers to shop sustainably and make more informed purchasing decisions based on the amount of plastic in each product.
- Beyond Plastic™ Assortment: Increased the percentage of owned brand assortment that meets Grove’s Beyond Plastic™ standard for “100% Plastic Free,” “95%+ Plastic Free,” and “No Single Use Plastic” products, with the total percentage of products that qualify reaching 79% in 2023 (up from 71% in 2022) and total revenue from those qualifying products increasing to 66% in 2023 (up from 64% in 2022).
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Beyond Plastic™ Impact: Reported on the overall impact of customers adopting
Grove Co. concentrated formulas or refill systems to reduce plastic waste, as well as reduced plasticGrove Co. and third party products. Sales of these products avoided 1.7 million pounds of plastic in 2023 alone.
Other Core Sustainability Programs
Additional updates in the annual sustainability report on core sustainability priorities related to Grove’s public benefit statement include:
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Forests & Fiber: Grove is committed to protecting forests by prioritizing FSC Certified paper packaging and alternate materials, such as bamboo, in Grove products. Grove has partnered with
The Nature Conservancy to support Indigenous-led conservation of 2 million acres of rainforest inSoutheast Alaska and committed$1.5M in funding through 2030. - Climate & Carbon: Grove is committed to decarbonization and high quality carbon offsets. Grove has provided a carbon strategy overview, including carbon neutral facilities and customer shipping, carbon offset projects, and its focus on Science-Based Targets.
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Healthier Homes : Grove is committed to creating and curating products that meet Grove’s transparency, ingredient, and cruelty-free standards. Grove has provided an update on the company’s transition to Natural Origin Fragrances and how its standards avoided over 60,000 pounds of synthetic fragrances in 2023. - Justice & Equity: Grove is committed to making the natural products industry more inclusive, representative, and equitable. Grove has provided an update on our goal to allocate a minimum of 15% of our virtual shelf space to BIPOC-owned brands.
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Launched in 2016 as a
Every product Grove offers — from its flagship brand of sustainably powerful home care essentials,
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