No two businesses affect the world in the same way. What a brand makes, how it is made, where it is sold and how it reaches you all change where its real impact sits. For a fashion label, most of it is in the fabric and the factories. For a brewery, it is water and energy.
So we start there. We build a picture of how this business actually operates, work out which sustainability issues genuinely matter for a business like it, and weight each one by how much it counts.
Then we check what the brand itself has published, issue by issue. The figure is the share of those weighted priorities it has addressed in public.
Only a brand’s own words count, so every brand is held to the same test. Where an issue shows as not found, it means we could not find it published. It does not mean the brand is not doing the work.
Our technology uses proprietary intelligence and AI to identify which impact areas are a priority for this business type, and how many have been addressed publicly. Not yet brand verified, there may be errors. Provide feedback
Products & sourcing
What is made, and who makes it
of this area addressed
publicly by Aesop
Products & sourcing makes up 37% of Aesop’s key priority areas.
What this brand has published
- Aesop uses mostly natural-origin ingredients and some certified palm oil
- Aesop requires suppliers to join Sedex and has higher-risk sites audited
- Aesop requires suppliers to meet human rights and environmental standards to do business
- Aesop uses reclaimed timber, recovered stone and vintage furniture in its stores
Only what the brand publishes about itself is counted, so every brand is measured the same way.
Energy & climate
Energy used and emissions created
of this area addressed
publicly by Aesop
Energy & climate makes up 20% of Aesop’s key priority areas.
What this brand has published
- Aesop trials smart heating and cooling controls and smart meters in its stores
- Aesop uses an air freight carbon budget to cut freight emissions
Only what the brand publishes about itself is counted, so every brand is measured the same way.
Employee wellbeing
How the people here are treated
of this area addressed
publicly by Aesop
Employee wellbeing makes up 17% of Aesop’s key priority areas.
What this brand has published
- Aesop follows a human rights policy based on ILO core conventions for its own staff
- Aesop offers Headspace, wellbeing leave, a menopause policy, staff networks and surveys
- Aesop requires suppliers to sign an ethical commitment letter to do business
Only what the brand publishes about itself is counted, so every brand is measured the same way.
Operational waste
Waste from running the business daily
of this area addressed
publicly by Aesop
Operational waste makes up 14% of Aesop’s key priority areas.
What this brand has published
We did not find anything published in this area. That does not mean nothing is happening, only that it is not on the public record.
Only what the brand publishes about itself is counted, so every brand is measured the same way.
Packaging
What products are wrapped and shipped in
of this area addressed
publicly by Aesop
Packaging makes up 12% of Aesop’s key priority areas.
What this brand has published
- Aesop uses post-consumer recycled plastic and aluminium in its packaging
- Aesop refills returned bottles at two stores in Australia
Only what the brand publishes about itself is counted, so every brand is measured the same way.
Sustainability Summary
- Good On You - Not found
- Ethical Consumer - This information is locked, visit Ethical Consumer's website
- B Corp - 84.0
- Trustpilot - 3.2/5
- This is an unclaimed profile. Aesop has not joined Sustainability Tracker to verify their sustainability credentials. We gathered what we could from public sources.
Aesop is a beauty and personal care brand with some independent sustainability signals, but limited public detail in the material provided. The strongest third-party evidence is its Certified B Corporation status, which means it has met a set of social and environmental standards and scored 84.0 in that assessment. A third-party shopping platform also lists Aesop among its top-rated brands, but no detailed score is shown here. The available content suggests Aesop is associated with sustainability in packaging and product design, yet the public record in this set is thin on hard data such as emissions, supply chain targets, or formal reports. Positive Sentiment Found Public sentiment in the material is mostly positive, but it is limited. Aesop is listed by B Corp as a Certified B Corporation with an overall score of 84.0, which is a strong independent signal because B Corp certification checks social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. Commons Earth also includes Aesop in its search results and says it independently evaluates and rates brands with carbon experts, which adds another third-party sustainability signal even though no exact score is shown in the snippet. A business article also describes Aesop as a beauty brand that has made sustainability central to its identity, pointing to refillable packaging and vegan ingredients. There are no strong independent complaints or controversies in the provided material.
About Aesop
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Aesop Sustainability Actions
Aesop Sustainability Commitments
2025
Make all packaging recyclable
Aesop has said it aims for all packaging to be recyclable, reusable, or compostable by 2025. Compostable means it can break down into natural materials under the right conditions. This is a packaging target, but some independent reviewers note that terms like reusable and compostable can be hard to judge unless the company explains exactly how they work in practice.
2025
Expand renewable energy use
The wider L’Oréal group, which owns Aesop, has set targets to reach 100% renewable electricity in its production sites by 2025. Independent sources say the group was already close to that goal. Because Aesop sits inside that group, this target is relevant to its wider sustainability footprint.
2030
Cut greenhouse gas emissions
Good On You says Aesop’s parent company has science-based targets, meaning emissions goals that are checked against climate science. These targets cover both direct operations and the supply chain. The exact year target is not fully detailed in the source snippet, so this is only included where the broader group’s medium- and long-term climate plans are referenced.
