Is Back Market sustainable?
Broadly yes — Back Market averages 88/100 on EthiCompare, and its packaging, sourcing and certification record hold up better than most brands we track. Donates 1% of revenue to environmental causes via 1% for the Planet, aims to sell 100 million refurbished devices by 2030, and publishes annual carbon savings reports.
We read sustainability as verifiable practice, not marketing: third-party certification, packaging design, sourcing disclosure and published, dated targets. Claims without evidence score as unverified.
The evidence behind the answer
Cruelty-freeunverified
Devices are certified by professional refurbishers through Back Market's quality program, with a 30-day return policy and one-year warranty.
Third-party certifiedverified
We record 3 distinct certifications across this brand's products.
Scored with our public methodology.
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Back Market: frequently asked
Is Back Market sustainable?+
Broadly yes — Back Market averages 88/100 on EthiCompare, and its packaging, sourcing and certification record hold up better than most brands we track. Donates 1% of revenue to environmental causes via 1% for the Planet, aims to sell 100 million refurbished devices by 2030, and publishes annual carbon savings reports.
Back Market: Cruelty-free?+
Devices are certified by professional refurbishers through Back Market's quality program, with a 30-day return policy and one-year warranty.
Back Market: Vegan options?+
All products are electronics with no animal-derived components; vegan-friendly by nature.
Back Market: Sells in mainland China?+
We have not confirmed this brand's mainland China distribution.
Back Market: Third-party certified?+
We record 3 distinct certifications across this brand's products.
What is Back Market's ethics score?+
Back Market averages 88/100 across 1 product we score on certifications, sourcing, labour, packaging and transparency.