Is Traditional Medicinals sustainable?

Broadly yes — Traditional Medicinals averages 90.5/100 on EthiCompare, and its packaging, sourcing and certification record hold up better than most brands we track. Committed to zero-waste by 2030, uses compostable tea bags, offsets carbon emissions, and supports regenerative agriculture.

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-freeverified

Traditional Medicinals does not test on animals and is Leaping Bunny certified cruelty-free.

Third-party certifiedverified

We record 4 distinct certifications across this brand's products.

Scored with our public methodology.

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Traditional Medicinals: frequently asked

Is Traditional Medicinals sustainable?+

Broadly yes — Traditional Medicinals averages 90.5/100 on EthiCompare, and its packaging, sourcing and certification record hold up better than most brands we track. Committed to zero-waste by 2030, uses compostable tea bags, offsets carbon emissions, and supports regenerative agriculture.

Traditional Medicinals: Cruelty-free?+

Traditional Medicinals does not test on animals and is Leaping Bunny certified cruelty-free.

Traditional Medicinals: Vegan options?+

All Traditional Medicinals teas are vegan as they contain no animal-derived ingredients.

Traditional Medicinals: Sells in mainland China?+

The brand does not sell through channels that require mainland China post-market testing.

Traditional Medicinals: Third-party certified?+

We record 4 distinct certifications across this brand's products.

What is Traditional Medicinals's ethics score?+

Traditional Medicinals averages 90.5/100 across 2 products we score on certifications, sourcing, labour, packaging and transparency.