Does Faber-Castell test on animals?
No — Faber-Castell carries third-party cruelty-free certification on the products we track, which requires no animal testing by the brand, its suppliers or on its behalf.
Animal testing rarely happens at the brand's own bench. The questions that decide the answer are whether suppliers test, whether the parent company tests, and whether the brand sells through channels that can require post-market testing.
The evidence behind the answer
Cruelty-freeverified
At least one product in our database carries a third-party cruelty-free certification.
Sells in mainland Chinaunverified
We have not confirmed this brand's mainland China distribution.
Scored with our public methodology.
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Faber-Castell: frequently asked
Does Faber-Castell test on animals?+
No — Faber-Castell carries third-party cruelty-free certification on the products we track, which requires no animal testing by the brand, its suppliers or on its behalf.
Faber-Castell: Cruelty-free?+
At least one product in our database carries a third-party cruelty-free certification.
Faber-Castell: Vegan options?+
We have not verified certified vegan formulations for this brand.
Faber-Castell: Sells in mainland China?+
We have not confirmed this brand's mainland China distribution.
Faber-Castell: Third-party certified?+
We record 5 distinct certifications across this brand's products.
What is Faber-Castell's ethics score?+
Faber-Castell averages 79.3/100 across 3 products we score on certifications, sourcing, labour, packaging and transparency.