Brontide® natural butylene glycol provides reliable metrics backed by science that can help personal care brands communicate transparently to consumers
Brontide® natural butylene glycol provides reliable metrics backed by science that can help personal care brands communicate transparently to consumers
measuring the environmental impact
We’re conscious of the environmental impact we make, from the farmland growing our sugar feedstock to the water used in our purification process.
We carried out a life cycle assessment (ISO:14040:2006) to quantify our environmental impact compared to petroleum-based butylene glycol that was peer-reviewed by an independent panel.
The impacts of Brontide natural butylene glycol are vastly lower.
Use our interactive calculator to discover the impact of replacing petroleum-derived butylene glycol with
Our fermentation process reduces global warming potential by 50% compared to petroleum-based butylene glycol production process
Our production process uses 46% less non-renewable energy than the petroleum-based butylene glycol production process
| Impact category | Units | Petroleum-based BG | Brontide | Percent improvement |
| Global warming impact | kg CO₂-eq | 3.78 | 1.86 | 50.8% |
| Primary energy demand from non-renewable sources | MJ | 109 | 58.5 | 46.3% |
Note: Based on cradle to gate analysis using ISO 14040:2006 principles
a new era of sustainability
We went straight to the source, the consumers who are driving change, and asked them what they thought about sustainability. According to Geno’s consumer surveys,
reported they’ve been thinking about sustainability the same amount or more during the COVID-19 pandemic
believe brands have the greatest responsibility to make sure products are sustainable
say they would spend more money with their favorite brand if it increased its sustainability efforts
Note: Two surveys were conducted. First survey was conducted online among 1,000 U.S. adults ages 18 to 73 by Qualtrics on behalf of Geno from July 10 to July 16, 2019. Second survey was conducted online among 2,000 U.S. adults ages 18 to 73 by Dynata on behalf of Geno from June 16 to June 24, 2020. Both surveys were conducted among an online national sample balanced across age, gender, and income categories.
Insights backed up by a life cycle analysis can help brands provide the transparency today’s consumers demand
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