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We are not "climate neutral" and do not want to be. Studies have shown that the term is misleading. Many consumers believe that a "climate-neutral" company and its products have zero CO₂ emissions - and therefore no negative impact on the climate. But this is impossible: A manufacturing company cannot be emission-free. Therefore, you can only be "climate neutral" if you offset your emissions by means of compensation in environmental projects. By "overcompensating", you can even become "climate positive". And it doesn't matter how high the original environmental impact was. But climate protection is not a sale of indulgences. It is much more important for our planet that unnecessary emissions are prevented in the first place. We should compensate for those emissions that absolutely cannot be avoided.  We are doing that, too. But we want to invest even more in the continuous tracking, analysis and reduction of CO₂ emissions. All our activities should be as environmentally compatible as possible. 

As much as we like the word "environmentally friendly": we try not to use it ever. This may sound surprising, after all our products completely avoid plastic waste and unnecessary chemical pollution and save CO2 emissions. (Link to Impact Tracker)
BUT: No household cleaner or cosmetic product in the world can be "eco-friendly" or "environmentally friendly" per se. Washing, cleaning, rinsing... all these everyday things always involve some environmental impact. What distinguishes our products is that they reduce this environmental impact to the absolute minimum.

Clear answer: Yes, for us it is a matter of course. Also it is forbidden at EU level by the Cosmetics Regulation and in Germany by the Animal Welfare Act to sell products such as cleaning agents or cosmetics that have been tested on animals.

We only sell products that have been produced without animal components or animal testing. To make this visible, our products bear the "Vegan Flower", a seal of the Vegan Society. For a product to be awarded the Vegan Flower, it must not contain any animal ingredients, animal by-products or raw materials derived from animals in the final product. No animal materials may be used during production and no animal testing may be carried out at any stage of production. All raw materials must be produced without animal testing.

Palm oil is the subject of criticism. And rightly so! The environmental impact and social conditions of palm oil production are a problem. Unfortunately, however, it is not enough to simply replace palm oil with other vegetable oils - because that is often even worse for the environment. Alternatives such as coconut, sunflower, or canola oil have significantly higher land requirements and would therefore cause even higher greenhouse gas emissions. So the problem is not just the use of palm oil, but more importantly the significant consumption in all areas of our lives. The solution is therefore to use this valuable resource as sparingly as possible and to intensify research into truly more sustainable alternatives. Unfortunately, palm oil-based surfactants are currently indispensable for the performance of detergents and cleaning agents. We, too, have not yet found the perfect solution and use palm oil in the smallest possible proportions and only where absolutely necessary: However, this is RSPO-certified and was produced according to strict ecological & social criteria!