Colgate-Palmolive
Flagged · AvoidMultinational consumer products company specializing in oral care, personal care, and household cleaning products.
Last updated April 26, 2026
Reasons to avoid
Issues span:Human RightsEnvironmentLabor
- Conducts animal testing where required by regulatory agencies, particularly in markets like China, preventing cruelty-free certification.
- Criticized by Greenpeace and Rainforest Action Network for sourcing palm oil from producers linked to deforestation and inability to trace all palm oil back to plantations.
- Received worst rating for Carbon Management and Reporting in 2022 despite having climate targets approved.
- Consistently poor ratings in Human Rights and Workers' Rights categories, with reports of forced labor and child labor in palm oil supply chains.
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