Prendre soin de la planète en faisant ses courses au quotidien.

Le dispositif français d’affichage environnemental évalue l’impact des produits alimentaires sur la planète et les hommes et le synthétise sous forme d’étiquette pour permettre à tous de mieux choisir ses produits.

Comment ça marche ?

A SCIENTIFIC AND TRANSPARENT CALCULATION METHOD

Planet-score® is an environmental rating system based on ADEME’s Agribalyse database and other complementary key elements, such as biodiversity, pesticides, IPCC updates of climatic elements, etc.
It integrates the environmental impact from farm to fork (ingredients, their origin, cultivation or rearing methods, packaging, and transport). It reflects all the issues, without taboo, without greenwashing, however with a high level of requirements. Planet-score® label gives relevant keys to citizens in order to choose, and to companies in order to act. To contribute to the daily fight against the decline of biodiversity, climate change, deforestation, water- and air pollution.

methodological diagram of the planet score

A CLEAR LABEL FAVOURED BY CONSUMERS

Planet-score® is a label designed to be displayed on food products, on packaging as well as on e-commerce websites or mobile applications. It informs consumers about the environmental impact of food.
The label indicates the key points and major environmental issues related to food: pesticides, biodiversity, climate- and rearing methods. Because of its intuitive and educational aspect, Planet-score is the label widely preferred by consumers in all the studies carried out (UFC-Que Choisir...). Planet-score is a demanding and transparent label: it guarantees not only the absence of greenwashing but a real commitment by the food industry players who are displaying the label on their products.

Comparative rating preferences with Planet-score in the lead

A TOOL FOR A DESIRABLE AND REALISTIC TRANSITION

Planet-score corresponds to a credible scenario of ecological transition of our eating habits, calibrated by experts in agronomy and environment. It is in line with the prospective scenarios on a European scale which show that the perspective of a sustainable food supply is not only desirable, but also realistic.
Planet-score serves this ecological transition of food and agriculture. It shows in a transparent way the essential impacts of food, mainly due to agricultural production (on average 85%), but also to transport, packaging, processing, etc.

: Photo mosaic: 85% of the environmental impact is linked to production

What is Planet-score?

Why Planet-score?

Designed by scientists and experts concerned with the general interest, and supported by a large body of civil society, Planet-score® is an independent and transparent methodology for the environmental labelling of food. It uses French state databases (Agribalyse ADEME) and completes them with other indicators to reflect all issues, without taboos, without greenwashing, but with a high level of requirements, from the field to the plate. Planet-score® includes impacts on the entire life cycle of food: from production to packaging, energy and transport included.

Planet-score® label is a relevant tool for citizens to choose, and for companies to act, in order to contribute to the daily fight against the decline of biodiversity, climate change, deforestation, water- and air pollution.

Planet-score is supported by donations and patronage, and ensures its mission of general interest in the service of the transition in particular through foundations such as the 1% for the Planet

Some examples

Organic hen eggs
Score : a
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- Pesticides Score : a
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  #zero synthetic pesticides
  
  The organic specifications ban synthetic pesticides in the field and in storage.
- Biodiversity Score : b
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  #Quality of water
  
  The hens have access to the outside. Nitrate emissions, which contribute to the degradation of water quality, are thus greatly reduced.
  
  #GMO free
  
  The organic specifications prohibit the use of GMOs.
  
  #Air quality
  
  Ammonia emissions are limited by the hens’ access to outdoor runs.
- Climate Score : a
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  #no deforestation
  
  In organic farming, the animals are fed primarily with products from the farm or from regional production. In general, the production conditions are governed by the European organic specifications. Thus, the animal feed does not cause deforestation.
- Breeding method
  
  #density
  
  The hens have access to the outside (4m² per hen!) and are at most 6 per m² in the buildings.
  
  #Mulching
  
  In organic farming, the floors in the buildings are mulched, to optimize the comfort of the hens.
Caged chicken eggs
Score : c
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- Pesticides Score : c
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  #treated grains
  
  The hens’ ration contains South American soybeans treated with glyphosate, and cereals that are also treated (in the field and during storage in silos).
- Biodiversity Score : d
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  #GMO & deforestation
  
  The chickens are fed with South American GMO soy. This soy contributes to the erosion of wild and cultivated biodiversity, and to the destruction of the Amazonian forest to develop this culture. Soy is ordered massively, especially by European countries, to feed cattle. Alternatives exist to feed farm animals in a different way, especially with crops produced in France and in Europe. They are being developed, but are still not widespread enough. State plans have been put in place to support this development.
  
  #surface consumption
  
  Laying hens mainly consume cereals. The surfaces dedicated to their food are in direct competition with those dedicated to human food. This consumption of surface is done at the expense of wild natural spaces.
  
  #antibiotics
  
  Antibiotics are now used more in animal husbandry than in human medicine, and this very important use causes risks of antibiotic resistance. The State is piloting an Eco-AntiBio plan to try to significantly reduce this use, which depends in part on the density of livestock.
  
  #water pollution
  
  Industrial layer hen farms emit large quantities of ammonia and nitrates, which when highly concentrated contribute to the degradation of water and air quality.
  
  #green seaweed
  
  Industrial livestock effluents can generate water pollution (nitrates and phosphates), which can, for example, cause green algae tides on the coast.
  
  #air pollution
  
  Industrial layer hen farms produce ammonia (which degrades air quality via fine particles).
- Climate Score : d
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  #deforestation
  
  The chickens’ ration contains South American soybeans and thus contributes to the destruction of the Amazonian forest.
- Breeding method
  
  #density
  
  The hens have no access to the outside, they are in cages and have only the space of an A4 sheet each to move. Germany has decided to completely ban this method of breeding by 2025. Several French distributors are also committed to this approach in the short or medium term
  
  #blunting
  
  Because of the density, the hens become aggressive. Their beaks are blunt to limit injuries to other hens and to avoid cannibalism.
Organic dark chocolate with no guarantee of deforestation
Score : c
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- Pesticides
  
  #zero synthetic pesticides
  
  The organic specifications prohibit the use of synthetic pesticides.
- Biodiversity
  
  #Deforestation
  
  The cocoa for this chocolate comes from West Africa. With no commitment to forest preservation issues, it affects tropical forest ecosystems that are rich in endangered species.
- Climate
  
  #Deforestation
  
  The cocoa for this chocolate was produced in West Africa, in regions where forests are massively cut down to develop this crop. A change in sourcing, and a “zero deforestation” certification, would improve the Planet-score.