Scientific Rating

Green Works Toilet Bowl Cleaner

Rank: 113 out of 1,440 household cleaners · Company: The Clorox Company

Health

This product has no ingredients that raise a health concern.

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10

Human Health Impacts [-]
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  10
  
  Ingredient Disclosure [+]
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    10
    
    Safe Fragrance and Preservatives
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  10
  
  Level of Health Concern of Ingredients [-]
  
  This product contains no ingredients with health concerns.

6.5

Environment

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6.5

Core Company Environmental Performance [-]
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  7.5
  
  Transparency
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  6.6
  
  Resource Use [+]
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    7.0
    
    Materials [+]
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      7.0
      
      Policies and Practices [+]
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        7.0
        
        Sustainable Packaging Targets
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        6.0
        
        Discloses Use of Recycled Material in Products
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        6.0
        
        Consumer Product Recycling Program
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        6.0
        
        Sustainable Packaging Processes
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        5.0
        
        Environmental Criteria Used to Source Materials
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        5.0
        
        Sustainable Packaging Policy
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        4.0
        
        Use of Key Performance Indicators to Monitor Sustainable Packaging
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        4.0
        
        Dematerialization Policy
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        4.0
        
        Use of Recycled Paper in Products
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    ✔
    
    7.0
    
    Resource Management [+]
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      7.0
      
      Resource Efficiency Targets
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      6.0
      
      Processes to Improve Resource Efficiency
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      6.0
      
      Use of Key Performance Indicators to Monitor Resource Efficiency
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      5.0
      
      Policy Addresses Resource Efficiency
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    6.5
    
    Energy [+]
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      7.0
      
      Policies and Practices [+]
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        7.0
        
        Energy Efficiency Targets
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        6.0
        
        Energy Efficiency Initiatives
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        6.0
        
        Use of Renewable Energy
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        6.0
        
        Discloses Normalized Energy Use
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        6.0
        
        Use of Key Performance Indicators to Monitor Energy Use
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        6.0
        
        Energy Star Qualified Buildings
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        6.0
        
        Discloses Total Energy Use
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        6.0
        
        Energy Efficiency Processes
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        6.0
        
        Discloses Energy Conservaton Results
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        6.0
        
        Promotes Mass Transit
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        6.0
        
        Discloses Energy Use at Non-US Facilities
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        5.0
        
        Energy Efficiency Policy
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        4.0
        
        Discloses Non-renewable Energy Percentage
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        4.0
        
        Climate Change Policy Addresses Energy Use or Conservation
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        4.0
        
        Discloses Energy Conservation Results at Non-US Facilities
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        4.0
        
        Discloses Renewable Energy Use at Non-US Facilities
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        4.0
        
        Discloses Renewable Energy Percentage
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        4.0
        
        Environmental Policy Addresses Energy Use or Conservation
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        4.0
        
        Initiatives to Reduce Employee Transportation Impacts
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      6.0
      
      Energy Use per $ Revenue
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    ✔
    
    6.0
    
    Water [+]
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      7.0
      
      Policies and Practices [+]
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        7.0
        
        Water Efficiency Targets
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        6.0
        
        Water Efficiency Processes
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        6.0
        
        Use of Key Performance Indicators to Monitor Water Use
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        6.0
        
        Discloses Total Water Use
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        6.0
        
        Water Recycling Program
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        6.0
        
        Water Recycling Initiatives
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        6.0
        
        Discloses Normalized Water Use
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        6.0
        
        Discloses Water Conserved
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        5.0
        
        Policies to Improve Efficiency of Water Use
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        4.0
        
        Discloses Water Conserved at Non-US Facilitities
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        4.0
        
        Environmental Policy Addresses Water Use or Conservation
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        4.0
        
        Climate Change Policy Addresses Water Use or Conservation
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        4.0
        
        Discloses Water Use at Non-US Facilities
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        4.0
        
        Discloses Water Recycling Percentage
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      5.0
      
      Water Use per $ Revenue
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  6.2
  
  Environmental Management [+]
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    8.0
    
    Leading Edge Practices [+]
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      7.0
      
      Environmental Awards
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      7.0
      
      Life Cycle Assessment Policies
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      7.0
      
      Environmental Certifications on Product Labels
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      6.0
      
      Green Products
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      6.0
      
      Initiatives to Reduce Product Transportation Impacts
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      6.0
      
      EPA Climate Leader Program Partner
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      6.0
      
      Green Product Innovation Processes
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      6.0
      
      Green Buildings
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      6.0
      
      EPA WasteWise Program Member
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      6.0
      
      Green Product Features
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      6.0
      
      Green Product Innovation Policies
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      6.0
      
      LEED Certified Green Buildings
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      6.0
      
      Green Product Innovation Targets
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      6.0
      
      Eco Design Policies
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    7.3
    
    Governance [+]
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      8.0
      
      Reporting [+]
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        8.0
        
        Level of Coverage of GRI Issues
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        7.0
        
        Publicly Releases Data Submitted to Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP6)
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        6.0
        
        Discloses Information on Corporate Social Responsibility
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        6.0
        
        Publishes Report Covering Corporate Social Responsbility
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        6.0
        
        Follows Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Guidelines
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        4.0
        
        Publicly Releases Data Submitted to Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP5)
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        4.0
        
        Climate Change Policy Includes Public Reporting
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        4.0
        
        Corporate Social Responsibility Report Based on non-GRI Standard
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        4.0
        
        Discloses Top Suppliers
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        4.0
        
        Discloses Integrated Reporting Challenges
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        4.0
        
        Integrates Financial with Environmental, Social & Governance Issues in Annual Report
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        4.0
        
        Publishes Report Covering Corporate Social Responsbility Following GRI Guidelines
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        4.0
        
        Environmental Policy Includes Public Reporting
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        4.0
        
        External Audit of Corporate Social Responsibility Report
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      7.0
      
      Policies [+]
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        7.0
        
        Environmental Policy Includes Quantifiable Targets
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        6.0
        
        Environmental Training
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        6.0
        
        Board Responsibility for Climate Change Policy
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        6.0
        
        Senior Officer Responsbile for Environmental Policy Implementation
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        6.0
        
        Discloses Environmental Management System
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        6.0
        
        Senior Officer Responsbile for Climate Policy Implementation
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        6.0
        
        Board Responsibility for Environmental Policy
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        6.0
        
        Environmental Management Team
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        6.0
        
        Environmental Investment Initiatives
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        6.0
        
        Internal Communication Tools to Improve Environment Management
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        6.0
        
        Environmental Management System Policy
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        6.0
        
        Environmental Management System Processes
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        5.0
        
        Enterprise Level Environmental Policy
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        5.0
        
        Environmental Policy Applicable to All Operations
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        4.0
        
        Specificity in Environmental Policy
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        4.0
        
        Environmental Policy Includes 3rd Party Auditing
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        4.0
        
        Use of Key Performance Indicators to Monitor Environmental Management System
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        4.0
        
        Environmental Restoration Initiatives
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        4.0
        
        Environmental Policy Includes Stakeholder Involvement
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        4.0
        
        Environmental Management System Targets
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        4.0
        
        Targets Related to Financial Performance on ESG Initiatives
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        4.0
        
        Environmental Management System Based on ISO 14001 but Not Certified
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        4.0
        
        Environmental Policy Includes Auditing
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      7.0
      
      Supply Chain [+]
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        7.0
        
        Use of Environmental Criteria to Select Suppliers
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        6.0
        
        Policies to Reduce Environmental Impact of Supply Chain
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        6.0
        
        Environmental Policy Addresses Suppliers
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        6.0
        
        Climate Change Policy Addresses Suppliers
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        6.0
        
        Applies its Environmental Standards to Suppliers
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        4.0
        
        Progress towards Supply Chain Targets
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        4.0
        
        Use of Key Performance Indicators to Monitor Supply Chain
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        4.0
        
        Subjects Suppliers to its Climate Change Policy
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        4.0
        
        Supply Chain Targets
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        4.0
        
        Willingness to End Partnership with Supplier for Environmental Reasons
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    4.0
    
    Compliance and Controversies [+]
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      4.0
      
      Discloses Health & Safety Violations
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      4.0
      
      Amount of Environmental Fines or Penalties
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      4.0
      
      Number of Reported Spills
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      4.0
      
      Discloses Environmental Violations
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  6.1
  
  Environmental Impacts [+]
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    6.1
    
    Emissions [+]
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      7.0
      
      Emissions [+]
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        7.0
        
        Emissions Reduction Targets
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        ✔
        
        6.0
        
        Toxics Use Reduction Initiatives
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        6.0
        
        Use of Key Performance Indicators to Monitor Emission Reductions
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        6.0
        
        Emission Reduction Processes
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        5.0
        
        Emissions Reduction Policy
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        ✔
        
        4.0
        
        Initiatives to Reduce Spills
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        4.0
        
        Take-back & Recycling Programs
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        ✔
        
        4.0
        
        e-Waste Recycling Initiatives
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      ✔
      
      6.0
      
      Policies and Practices [+]
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        6.0
        
        Water Pollution Reduction Initiatives
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        ✔
        
        4.0
        
        Discloses Normalized Water Pollutant Emissions
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        4.0
        
        Discloses Water Recycling Percentage
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        4.0
        
        Discloses Waste Water Discharge Data
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      6.0
      
      Policies and Practices [+]
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        6.0
        
        Discloses NOx Emissions
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        6.0
        
        Initiatives to Reduce Particulate Matter
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        6.0
        
        Initiatives to Reduce SOx or NOx
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        6.0
        
        Initiatives to Reduce VOCs
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        6.0
        
        Initiatives to Reduce Fluorinated Gases
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        4.0
        
        Discloses Normalized SOx/NOx Emissions
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        4.0
        
        Discloses Normalized NMVOC Emissions
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        4.0
        
        Discloses Normalized NOx Emissions
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        4.0
        
        Discloses Normalized SOx Emissions
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        4.0
        
        Discloses NMVOC Emissions
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        4.0
        
        Initiatives to Reduce Persistent Organic Pollutants
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        4.0
        
        Initiatives to Reduce Ozone-depleting Substances
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        4.0
        
        Discloses SOx/NOx Emissions at Non-US Facilities
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        4.0
        
        Discloses SOx/NOx Emissions
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        4.0
        
        Discloses NMVOC Emissions at Non-US Facilities
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        4.0
        
        Initiatives to Reduce Hazardous Air Pollutants
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        4.0
        
        Discloses SOx Emissions
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      6.0
      
      Greenhouse Gases [+]
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        7.0
        
        Policies and Practices [+]
        
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        7.0
        
        Climate Change Policy Includes Quantifiable Targets
        
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        7.0
        
        Greenhouse Gas Emissions Quantitative Targets
        
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        6.0
        
        EPA Climate Leader Program Partner
        
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        6.0
        
        Carbon Offsets
        
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        6.0
        
        Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Initiatives - Transportation
        
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        6.0
        
        Discloses Greenhouse Gas Emissions at Non-US Facilities
        
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        6.0
        
        Discloses Indirect Emissions of Greenhouse Gases
        
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        6.0
        
        Discloses Direct Emissions of CO2 Emissions
        
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        6.0
        
        Discloses Normalized Indirect Emissions of CO2
        
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        6.0
        
        Discloses Normalized Direct Emissions of Greenhouse Gases
        
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        6.0
        
        Discloses Direct Emissions of Greenhouse Gases
        
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        6.0
        
        Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Initiatives - Production Process
        
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        6.0
        
        Climate Change Policy Specifics
        
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        5.0
        
        Enterprise Level Climate Change Policy
        
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        5.0
        
        Climate Change Policy Applies to All Operations
        
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        5.0
        
        Climate Change Policy Addresses Greenhouse Gases
        
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        4.0
        
        Discloses Percentage of Indirect Greenhouse Gas Emissions Balanced by Sequestration
        
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        4.0
        
        Carbon Credits
        
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        4.0
        
        Climate Change Policy Includes Stakeholder Involvement
        
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        4.0
        
        Discloses Normalized Indirect Emissions of CO2
        
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        4.0
        
        Discloses CO2 Emissions at Non-US Facilities
        
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        ✔
        
        4.0
        
        Environmental Policy Addresses Greenhouse Gases
        
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        ✔
        
        4.0
        
        Climate Change Policy Includes 3rd-party Auditing
        
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        4.0
        
        Discloses Indirect Emissions of CO2
        
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        ✔
        
        4.0
        
        Use of Carbon Sequestration
        
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        ✔
        
        4.0
        
        Climate Change Policy Includes Auditing
        
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        ✔
        
        4.0
        
        Discloses Normalized Direct Emissions of CO2
        
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        4.0
        
        Discloses Total Sale of Carbon Credits
        
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        4.0
        
        Discloses Percentage of Indirect Greenhouse Gas Emissions Balanced by Carbon Offsets
        
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        ✔
        
        4.0
        
        Discloses Percentage of Direct Greenhouse Gas Emissions Balanced by Sequestration
        
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        ✔
        
        4.0
        
        Independent Verification of Carbon Credits
        
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        ✔
        
        4.0
        
        Sale of Carbon Credits
        
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        ✔
        
        4.0
        
        Discloses Percentage of Direct Greenhouse Gas Emissions Balanced by Carbon Offsets
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        5.0
        
        Quantitative Performance Metrics [+]
        
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        5.0
        
        Total Emissions of Greenhouse Gases per $ Revenue
        
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        3.5
        
        Quantitative Performance Measures [+]
        
        ?
        
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        5.0
        
        Direct Emissions of Greenhouse Gases per Employee
        
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        2.0
        
        Indirect Emissions of Greenhouse Gases per Employee
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      ✔
      
      5.7
      
      Waste [+]
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        7.0
        
        Quantitative Performance Measures [+]
        
        ?
        
        ✔
        
        7.0
        
        Amount of Waste Generated per $ Revenue
        
        ?
        
        ✔
        
        3.5
        
        Quantitative Performance Measures [+]
        
        ?
        
        ✔
        
        6.0
        
        Emissions Reported to Toxics Release Inventory
        
        ?
        
        ✔
        
        1.0
        
        Amount of Waste Generated
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        ✔
        
        6.0
        
        Policies [+]
        
        ?
        
        ✔
        
        6.0
        
        Discloses a Waste Management Program
        
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        ✔
        
        6.0
        
        Production Waste Management Program
        
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        ✔
        
        6.0
        
        Recycling Programs
        
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        ✔
        
        6.0
        
        Packaging Waste Management Program
        
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        ✔
        
        6.0
        
        EPA WasteWise Program Member
        
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        6.0
        
        Waste Reduction Initiatives
        
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        ✔
        
        6.0
        
        Business Waste Management Program
        
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        ✔
        
        6.0
        
        Hazardous Waste Reduction Initiatives
        
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        ✔
        
        6.0
        
        Solid Waste Management Program
        
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        ✔
        
        6.0
        
        Production Waste Recycling Program
        
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        ✔
        
        4.0
        
        Discloses Hazardous Waste Disposal Program Details
        
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        ✔
        
        4.0
        
        Packaging Waste Recycling Program
        
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        ✔
        
        4.0
        
        Discloses Normalized Hazardous Waste Generation
        
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        ✔
        
        4.0
        
        Discloses Identity of its Primary Hazardous Wastes
        
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        ✔
        
        4.0
        
        Discloses Hazardous Waste Generation at Non-US Facilities
        
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        ✔
        
        4.0
        
        Discloses Emissions Reported to Toxics Release Inventory
        
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        ✔
        
        4.0
        
        Discloses Normalized TRI Emissions
        
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        ✔
        
        4.0
        
        Chemical Waste Management Program
        
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        ✔
        
        4.0
        
        Discloses TRI-Equivalent Emissions at Non-US Facilities
        
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        ✔
        
        4.0
        
        Discloses Hazardous Waste Generation
        
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        ✔
        
        4.0
        
        Business Waste Recycling Program
        
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Ingredients

Alkyl Polyglucoside

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Citric Acid

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Artificial Color

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Lactic Acid

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Xanthan Gum

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About the company

Parent Company:

The Clorox Company

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Comments

54 people recommended because

works well (7)

fair price (3)

good on health (3)

environmentally friendly (5)

good social record (1)

13 people avoided because

unhealthy (2)

bad for the environment (3)