Method

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Cleaning and personal care products

Green cleaning company founded in 2001 in the USA. Products sold in the US, Canada, Australia, the UK and France. In 2012 Method was acquired by Europe's Ecover, creating the world's largest green cleaning company. In 2017 Method and Ecover were acquired by US household goods giant SC Johnson.

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SC Johnson & Son Inc owns 100% of Method Products Inc	USA	website	email	facebook	twitter
Household products manufacturer Founded in USA by Samuel C. Johnson in 1886. One of the world's largest makers of consumer chemical products. Their products are sold in over 110 countries. Acquired green cleaning brands Method and Ecover in 2017.

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Method Products Inc

Green Power Partner

This company is listed on the EPA Green Power Partnership website (USA), as using renewable energy for 111% of its organisation-wide electricity use in the USA.
Source: EPA (2020)

Cruelty free and vegan company

This company makes or sells strictly vegan products, and has either signed PETA's statement of assurance or provided a statement verifying that they do not conduct or commission any animal tests.
Source: PETA (2018)

Certified B Corporation

Certified B Corporations use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. B Corps meet comprehensive and transparent social and environmental performance standards; meet higher legal accountability standards; and build business constituency for good business.
Source: B Corporation (2019)

Guide to Healthy Cleaning grade (B-F)

EWG's Guide to Healthy Cleaning provides safety ratings for household cleaning products, with over 2,500 products rated from A (lowest concern) to F (highest concern). This company's score range is B to F, with over 90% of products scoring a C or worse.
Source: Environmental Working Group (2020)

Cradle to Cradle endorsement

Eight Method product ranges are certified by Cradle to Cradle, a multi-attribute eco-label that assesses a product's safety to humans and the environment and design for future life cycles.
Source: c2c (2020)

GC3 member (Green Chemistry)

This company is a member of the Green Chemistry and Commerce Council (GC3), a business-to-business forum that advances the application of green chemistry and design for environment across supply chains. It provides an open forum for cross-sectoral collaboration to share information and experiences about the challenges to and opportunities for safer chemicals and products.
Source: GC3 (2019)

How2Recycle member

This company is a member of How2Recycle. The How2Recycle Label is a voluntary, standardized labeling system that clearly communicates recycling instructions to the public. It involves a coalition of forward thinking brands who want their packaging to be recycled and are empowering consumers through smart packaging labels. Companies must be a member of the program to use the How2Recycle Label.
Source: How2Recycle (2020)

SC Johnson & Son Inc

Green Power Partner

This company is listed on the EPA Green Power Partnership website (USA), as using renewable energy for 63% of its organisation-wide electricity use in the USA.
Source: EPA (2020)

100% on Corporate Equality Index

This company is listed as having best practice on a report card on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality in corporate America.
Source: Human Rights Campaign (2020)

Supply chain practices in China

This company received a score of 5.6/100 (retrieved 10-Oct-2020) in the Corporate Information Transparency Index (CITI), a system for evaluating supply chain practices in China, particularly in regards to environmental management and water pollution. Scores are calculated using government compliance data, online monitoring data, and third-party environmental audits, as well as trends in the environmental performance of factories in the company's supply chains.
Source: IPE (2020)

Animal Testing

This company appears on PETA's (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, USA) 'Companies That Do Test On Animals' list, signifying that they manufacture products that are tested on animals at some stage of development.
Source: PETA (2020)

Use of plastic microbeads

This company uses microbeads in some of its personal care products. These particles are not retained by wastewater treatment so end up in the ocean. While microbeads aren't thought to be a health hazard to consumers, they are a threat to the marine environment.
Source: US Dept of Health & Human Services (2014)

Guide to Healthy Cleaning grade (B-F)

EWG's Guide to Healthy Cleaning provides safety ratings for household cleaning products, with over 2,500 products rated from A (lowest concern) to F (highest concern). This company's score range is B to F, with over 87% of products scoring a D or F.
Source: Environmental Working Group (2020)

Use of Galaxolide

Womens Voices is calling on this company to stop the use of Galaxolide, a toxic chemical that does not break down easily in the environment, builds up over time, and is highly toxic to fish and other aquatic creatures. SC Johnson is one of just six manufacturers in the United States named by the EPA that is importing and using Galaxolide.
Source: Women's Voices for the Earth (2016)

Ingredients disclosure

In 2014 this company announced that it will become the first mainstream consumer product company to list all fragrance ingredients. Before this announcement the company was already ahead of the pack on ingredients disclosure with its website www.WhatsInsideSCJohnson.com
Source: Environmental Defense Fund (2014)

Mum-friendly employer

This company was named in the Working Mother 100 Best Companies 2020 for being a mum-friendly employer. Listed companies demonstrate progress in offering paid parental leave and opportunities to return to work gradually, as well as family-friendly benefits and opportunities for women to advance.
Source: Working Mother (2020)

Plastics Commitment signatory

This company is a signatory to the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, whose goal is to eliminate plastic pollution at its source.
Source: New Plastics Economy (2019)

Ellen MacArthur Foundation Global Partner

This company is a global partner of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, whose stated mission is to accelerate the transition to a circular economy. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation works with business, government and academia to build a framework for an economy that is restorative and regenerative by design.
Source: Ellen MacArthur Foundation (2019)

GC3 member (Green Chemistry)

How2Recycle member

Sedex member

This company is a member of the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (Sedex), a not-for-profit, membership organisation that leads work with buyers and suppliers to deliver improvements in responsible and ethical business practices in global supply chains. Tens of thousands of companies use Sedex to manage their performance around labour rights, health & safety, the environment and business ethics.
Source: Sedex (2018)

Sustainability Consortium member

This company is a member of The Sustainability Consortium, an organization of diverse global participants that work collaboratively to build a scientific foundation that drives innovation to improve consumer product sustainability. They develop transparent methodologies, tools, and strategies to drive a new generation of products and supply networks that address environmental, social, and economic imperatives.
Source: Sustainability Consortium (2019)

CDP Climate Change Score of C

In 2020, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change risk. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Climate Change Score of C.
Source: CDP (2020)

40% in Forest 500 Rankings

The Forest 500 identifies, ranks, and tracks the governments, companies and financial institutions worldwide that together could virtually eradicate tropical deforestation. Rankings are based on their public policies and commitments and potential impacts on tropical forests in the context of forest risk commodities (palm oil, soy, beef, leather, timber and paper). This company received a score of 40%.
Source: Forest 500 (2020)

Palm oil scorecard - RFUK

Ethical Consumer has ranked companies' practices and policies in relation to their palm oil sourcing for the Rainforest Foundation/Ethical Consumer palm oil campaign. This company received a 'yellow' rating.
Source: Rainforest Foundation UK (2016)

OpenSecrets.org profile

OpenSecrets.org tracks the influence of money on U.S. politics, and how that money affects policy and citizens' lives. Follow link to see this company's record of political donations, lobbying, outside spending and more.
Source: Open Secrets (2014)

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Type	Private Company
Revenue	33.5 million USD (2006)
Employees	115 (2009)

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Address	San Francisco, California, USA
Email	info@methodhome.com
Website	www.methodhome.com

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