In this section, we spotlight the top eco-friendly brands across six industries: food, electronics, motor vehicles, outfits, footwear, and alcoholic beverages. Our rigorous assessment scored each brand on a scale of 1–10 using key sustainability measures, including Carbon Footprint, Resource Efficiency, Sustainable Sourcing, and more. Data was sourced from government reports, industry certifications, corporate sustainability disclosures, independent environmental audits, non-profit environmental organizations, academic research, and consumer surveys to ensure credibility and accuracy in the rankings. By evaluating factors such as Pollution Control, Corporate Policies, and Public Perception, we provide a comprehensive view of environmental performance. We hope that these rankings will empower consumers to make informed, sustainable choices that support a greener future. Your purchasing decisions matter—join us in driving change by prioritizing brands committed to environmental responsibility.
Alcoholic Beverages
Here, we cover Hard Liquor, Wine, and Beer brands. Our top recommended brands are Absolut, Belvedere, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Tanqueray, Bombay Sapphire, Cloudy Bay, Louis Roederer, Antinori, Marchesi di Barolo, Masi, Château Margaux, Château Lafite Rothschild, Silver Oak, Frescobaldi, Tignanello, Opus One, Penfolds, Château d’Yquem, Robert Mondavi, Bodegas Vega Sicilia, BrewDog, Sierra Nevada, New Belgium, Dogfish Head, Guinness, Carlsberg, Pilsner Urquell, and Sam Adams. Click here to see their rankings.
Motor Vehicles
In the Motor Vehicle industry, we cover automobiles (cars and trucks), commercial vehicles, motorcycles, and emerging and specialty brands. Our top recommendations are BYD, Hyundai, BMW, Lucid Motors, Polester, MAN, Rivian, Scania, Volvo Trucks, Zero, Honda Motorcycles, BMW Motorrad, Kawasaki, NIO and Xpeng Motors. Click here to see more.
Food
In the food industry, the categories we assess were global brands, snacks and confectionary, beverages, dairy and frozen foods, fast food chains, packaged foods, health and organic brands, and regional and specialty brands. Our top recommendations are Unilever, Danone, Nestlé, Mondelez, and General Mills, Clif Bar, KIND Bars, Nature Valley, Blue Diamond Almonds, Lipton, Nescafé, Tropicana, Ben & Jerry’s, Amy’s Kitchen, Chobani, Activia, Chipotle, Panera Bread, Shake Shack, Annie’s Homegrown, Barilla, Hellmann’s, Knorr, Prego, and Ragu, Horizon Organic, Earthbound Farm, Whole Foods Market (365 Everyday Value), Cascadian Farm, Bob’s Red Mill, Honest Tea, Silk, Rao’s Homemade, and Tabasco. Click here for more information.
Outfit
In the outfit industry, our assessment focused on luxury brands, casual and everyday wear, sportswear, streetwear, denim and jeans, outdoor and adventure, luxury streetwear, fast fashion, formal and business wear, and sustainable and ethical outfit. Based on current standings, we recommend Gucci, Balenciaga, Levi’s, Patagonia, The North Face, Puma, adidas, Nudie Jeans, G-Star RAW, Cotopaxi, Fjällräven, Jack Wolfskin, People Tree , Reformation, and Eileen Fisher. Click here to see detailed rankings.
Electronics
In the electronics industry, we assessed consumer electronics, computing and peripherals, smartphones and mobile devices, wearables and smart devices, gaming devices and accessories, home automation and loT, audio devices, and photography and imaging. Based on our eco-friendly results, we recommend Apple, Philips, Samsung, Panasonic, HP, Logitech, Microsoft, Nokia, Huawei, Apple’s latest Apple Watch Series 10, Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 6, Microsoft’s Xbox, Logitech G, Google’s Nest, Honeywell’s T5+ Smart Thermostat, Ecobee’s Smart Thermostat Premium, Amazon Echo, Sonos, Sony’s Alpha cameras, and Canon. Click here to see more.
Footwear
In this industry, our assessment of eco-friendliness covered sports and athletic footwear, Luxury and Designer Footwear, Casual and Streetwear Footwear, Outdoor and Functional Footwear, and Specialized and Niche Brands. To access current rankings of footwear brands in these categories click here. We recommend the following top performers: Adidas, On Running, Nike, Asics, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Bottega Veneta, Allbirds, Veja, Rothy’s, The North Face, Keen, Arc’teryx, Timberland, Mammut, Camper, Ecco Golf, Pikolinos, Finn, and Paul Smith.
Detailed results of eco-friendliness’ current standings of the industries we assesses are in the “Eco-Friendliness” section on the front page of this newsletter.
