o.b. Helix Ultra Tampons
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o.b. Helix Ultra Tampons
3.6
This product scores above average in tampons
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6.6
Scientific Rating
o.b. Helix Ultra Tampons
7.1
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Environment
This product either doesn't require an applicator or uses an applicator that is flushable.
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Absorbent Material?✔10
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Applicator?✔10
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Packaging?✔10
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Processing?✔6.0
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Wrapping?✔5.0
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Transparency?✔8.1
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Resource Use [+]?✔6.8
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Water Use per $ Revenue?✔7.0
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Policies and Practices [+]?✔7.0
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Water Efficiency Targets?✔7.0
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Water Efficiency Processes?✔6.0
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Discloses Total Water Use?✔6.0
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Water Recycling Program?✔6.0
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Water Recycling Initiatives?✔6.0
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Discloses Water Conserved?✔6.0
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Discloses Normalized Water Use?✔4.0
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Quantitative Performance Measures [+]?✔8.0
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Renewable Energy % of Total Use?✔8.0
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Energy Use per $ Revenue?✔8.0
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Policies and Practices [+]?✔6.0
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Energy Efficiency Targets?✔6.0
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Use of Renewable Energy?✔6.0
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Discloses Total Energy Use?✔6.0
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Energy Star Qualified Buildings?✔6.0
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Promotes Mass Transit?✔6.0
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Energy Efficiency Processes?✔6.0
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Energy Efficiency Initiatives?✔6.0
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Energy Efficiency Policy?✔5.0
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Discloses Normalized Energy Use?✔4.0
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Policies and Practices [+]?✔7.0
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Sustainable Packaging Targets?✔7.0
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Sustainable Packaging Processes?✔6.0
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Sustainable Packaging Policy?✔5.0
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Dematerialization Policy?✔4.0
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Resource Management [+]?✔6.0
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Resource Efficiency Targets?✔4.0
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Environmental Impacts [+]?✔6.6
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Greenhouse Gases [+]?✔7.5
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Quantitative Performance Metrics [+]?✔8.0
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Quantitative Performance Measures [+]?✔6.5
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Policies and Practices [+]?✔7.0
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Carbon Offsets?✔6.0
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Climate Change Policy Specifics?✔6.0
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Carbon Credits?✔6.0
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Use of Carbon Sequestration?✔4.0
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Sale of Carbon Credits?✔4.0
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Quantitative Performance Measures [+]?✔8.0
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Quantitative Performance Measures [+]?✔6.0
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Amount of Waste Generated?✔5.0
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Business Waste Recycling Program?✔6.0
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Recycling Programs?✔6.0
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Solid Waste Management Program?✔6.0
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Waste Reduction Initiatives?✔6.0
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EPA WasteWise Program Member?✔6.0
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Emissions Reduction Targets?✔7.0
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Take-back & Recycling Programs?✔6.0
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Toxics Use Reduction Initiatives?✔6.0
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Emission Reduction Processes?✔6.0
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Emissions Reduction Policy?✔5.0
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Initiatives to Reduce Spills?✔4.0
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e-Waste Recycling Initiatives?✔4.0
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Policies and Practices [+]?✔6.0
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Policies and Practices [+]?✔6.0
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Discloses SOx Emissions?✔4.0
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Discloses SOx/NOx Emissions?✔4.0
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Discloses NMVOC Emissions?✔4.0
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Discloses NOx Emissions?✔4.0
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Initiatives to Reduce VOCs?✔4.0
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Initiatives to Reduce SOx or NOx?✔4.0
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Biodiversity Impact Reporting?✔6.0
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Biodiversity Policy?✔5.0
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Production Concentration?✔4.0
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Biodiversity Targets?✔4.0
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Discloses a Biodiversity Program?✔4.0
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Land Management Initiatives?✔4.0
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Environmental Management [+]?✔5.2
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Leading Edge Practices [+]?✔10
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Use of Certified Forest Products?✔7.0
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Life Cycle Assessment Policies?✔7.0
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Green Buildings?✔6.0
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Green Products?✔6.0
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Green Production Techniques?✔6.0
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EPA WasteWise Program Member?✔6.0
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Green Products?✔6.0
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LEED Certified Green Buildings?✔6.0
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Governance [+]?✔7.3
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Level of Coverage of GRI Issues?✔9.0
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Discloses Top Suppliers?✔4.0
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Supply Chain [+]?✔7.0
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Supply Chain Targets?✔7.0
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Environmental Training?✔6.0
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Environmental Management Team?✔6.0
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Society
This company's social policies, practices and performance place it among the best/top 15% of companies rated by GoodGuide.
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Core Company Social Performance [-]?✔6.1
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Employment Quality Awards?✔10
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Employment Quality Monitoring?✔6.0
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Employee Benefits Processes?✔6.0
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Labor Union Relationship Policy?✔5.0
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Employment Benefits Policy?✔5.0
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Job Security Processes?✔4.0
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Job Security Policy?✔4.0
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Job Security Targets?✔4.0
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Labor Union Relationship Targets?✔4.0
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Employee Benefits Targets?✔4.0
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CEO-Worker Salary Gap?✔3.0
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Diversity Inc "Top 50 Companies"?✔8.0
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Flexible Working Hours?✔7.0
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Diversity Training Program?✔6.0
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Supplier Diversity Initiatives?✔6.0
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Work-Life Balance Processes?✔6.0
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Employment of Women Policy?✔5.0
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Work-Life Balance Policy?✔5.0
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Diversity Improvement Monitoring?✔4.0
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Discloses Workforce Demographics?✔4.0
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Diversity Targets?✔4.0
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Work-Life Balance Targets?✔4.0
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Day Care Services?✔4.0
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Minority Employment Policy?✔4.0
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Maternity Leave Benefits?✔4.0
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Human Rights [+]?✔5.8
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Indigenous Rights Processes?✔4.0
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Policy Includes Informed Consent?✔4.0
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Indigenous Rights Policy?✔4.0
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Human Rights Processes?✔6.0
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Human Rights Policy?✔5.0
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Oppressive Regime Processes?✔4.0
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Human Rights Training?✔4.0
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"Fair Trade" Policy?✔4.0
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Human Rights Targets?✔4.0
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"Fair Trade" Processes?✔4.0
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Oppressive Regime Policy?✔4.0
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Oppressive Regime Score?✔1.0
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Freedom of Association Processes?✔6.0
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Workers' Rights Policy?✔5.0
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Freedom of Association Policy?✔5.0
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Freedom of Association Targets?✔4.0
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Processes to Avoid Child Labor?✔6.0
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Child Labor Policies?✔5.0
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Child Labor Policies?✔5.0
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Responsible Labor Targets?✔4.0
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Processes to Avoid Forced Labor?✔4.0
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Responsible Labor Targets?✔4.0
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Occupational Health and Safety [+]?✔4.8
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Employee Health & Safety Targets?✔7.0
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Pandemics Management?✔5.0
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HIV-AIDS Program?✔5.0
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Quantitative Performance Metrics [+]?✔3.5
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Community Relationships [+]?✔8.0
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Donations per $ Revenue?✔10
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Emerging Market Discounts?✔6.0
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Company Wide Service Events?✔6.0
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Community Reputation Monitoring?✔6.0
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Indirect Economic Impact Policy?✔5.0
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"Good Citizen" Policy?✔5.0
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Emerging Market Discounts?✔4.0
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Supplier Targets?✔4.0
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Paid Time for Community Service?✔4.0
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"Good Citizen" Targets?✔4.0
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Indigenous Rights Targets?✔4.0
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Oppressive Regime Targets?✔4.0
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Indirect Economic Impact Targets?✔4.0
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Stakeholder Engagement [+]?✔6.0
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Strategic Community Partnerships?✔6.0
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Stakeholder Engagement Processes?✔6.0
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Environmental Partnerships?✔6.0
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Public Policy [+]?✔6.0
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Transparency?✔6.6
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Management [+]?✔6.4
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Leading Edge Practices [+]?✔10
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Diversity Inc "Top 50 Companies"?✔8.0
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Corporate Responsibility Awards?✔7.0
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Governance [+]?✔7.3
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Level of Coverage of GRI Issues?✔9.0
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Discloses Top Suppliers?✔4.0
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Supply Chain [+]?✔7.0
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Human Rights Monitoring?✔6.0
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Whistleblower Protection?✔6.0
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Community Involvement Team?✔6.0
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Employee Health & Safety Team?✔6.0
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Bribery and Corruption Training?✔6.0
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Bribery and Corruption Policy?✔5.0
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Business Ethics Policy?✔5.0
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Fair Competition Policy?✔5.0
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Business Ethics Targets?✔4.0
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Bribery and Corruption Targets?✔4.0
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Dedicated Human Rights Staff?✔4.0
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Fair Competition Targets?✔4.0
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Compliance and Controversies [+]?✔3.0
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Product Recalls?✔3.0
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Customer Health and Safety [+]?✔4.0
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Quality Management Systems?✔7.0
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Privacy Protection Processes?✔6.0
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Product Access Policy?✔5.0
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Privacy Policy?✔5.0
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Customer Health & Safety Policy?✔5.0
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Product Quality Policy?✔5.0
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Product Quality Monitoring?✔4.0
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Product Quality Targets?✔4.0
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Controversies [+]?✔0
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Product Recalls?✔3.0
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Product and Service Labeling [+]?✔4.0
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Product Labelling Processes?✔6.0
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Product Labelling Policy?✔5.0
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Product Safety Program?✔4.0
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Marketing Communications [+]?✔3.0
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Responsible Marketing Processes?✔6.0
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Responsible Marketing Policy?✔5.0
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Responsible Marketing Policy?✔4.0
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What the Company Says
Sponsored messageAs one of the first tampons without an applicator, o.b.® provides a simple way for women to make a small but significant change in their daily habits, helping to reduce waste and make a positive impact on the environment.
- Because o.b.® tampons do not have an applicator, they generate 58 percent less waste than any applicator tampon.**
- The cardboard packaging is made from 100 percent recycled content, including 35 percent post-consumer recycled content.
For product produced in North America only.
**For o.b.® Regular and Super Absorbency tampons.
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ApplicatorNone
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Webpage
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Other AttributesFragrance-Free
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Packaging100% Recycled Material
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ProcessingElemental Chlorine Free
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Size40 Ct
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WrappingPolypropylene
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