Amika has achieved B Corp certification with a score of 99.2 (companies need at least 80 points combined from all five categories to meet certification requirements). The designation reportedly makes Amika the only hair care brand at Sephora to receive this certification.
Amika achieved B Corp certification by leveraging PCR plastics an participating in TerraCycle's recycling program.
Furthermore, the brand is is certified Climate Neutral, has pledged to have net zero greenhouse emissions by 2030.
In addition, Amika is vegan and cruelty-free, offers 401K matching, paid parental leave (including for miscarriage and abortion), and competitive PTO and health care benefits, among many other supply chain and philanthropic activities.
“For amika, B Corp certification felt like a natural path to move forward,” said Jamie Richards, CSR and sustainability lead for amika. “While often associated with sustainability, B Corp certification goes beyond that and measures our ethics and morals to our workers, community, customers, and higher governance structure. So many of B Corp’s principles were already in practice at amika, and the certification acts as the seal of approval that we are in fact a friend to her, him, them, and the planet.”
"We've transformed amika in a matter of a few years, from the beginning of our CSR journey in 2018 to achieving one of the greatest validations of becoming a certified B Corp brand,” said Chelsea Riggs, Amika’s brand president. “In 2022 we qualified for the highly respected Clean at Sephora seal, further confirming our safe, responsible, and efficacious approach to formulating products. This progress is remarkable and a huge testament to our entire organization's commitment and passion on this journey. We hope to inspire more hair companies to become B Corp certified and shift the industry as a whole."
