The categories represent the areas we believe are most important to help consumers make informed, ethical choices.
We are currently updating our rating system.
Some guides use new categories, while others use the old one.
The score tables in each new guide will always include categories on Climate, Workers, Animals, Tax and Company Ethos and bespoke columns depending on the market — for example, a Materials column in a clothing guide.
A story outlines exactly how we have rated each company for a specific set of criteria.
How are scores calculated in the old system?
The scoring is based on 300 categories in 5 main areas:
- animals
- environment
- people
- politics
- product sustainability.
If there is no category heading it means that there are no stories in that category for that brand.
See a full explanation about our Ratings and Categories here.