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Aveda vs Sally Beauty

On overall TruNorth grade, Aveda scores higher (Aveda: A, Sally Beauty: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

A
Aveda
79.8/100
C
Sally Beauty
48.8/100

Political donations

Aveda

Via parent company ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES: FEC: $131K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 5 executive donors.

Sally Beauty

FEC: $323K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 13 executive donors.

Environment

Aveda

Certified B Corporation since 2024 (B Impact score 84.7/200). Climate Neutral Certified (2022) — third-party verified measurement, offsetting, and reduction of full-business carbon footprint.

Sally Beauty

No public record found.

Labor

Aveda

Certified B Corporation since 2024 (B Impact score 84.7/200).

Sally Beauty

5 federal penalties totaling $162K since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

Aveda

Certified B Corporation since 2024 (B Impact score 84.7/200).

Sally Beauty

No public record found.

Charity

Aveda

$35M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.21% of revenue) via Estée Lauder Charitable Foundation. Certified B Corporation since 2024 (B Impact score 84.7/200).

Sally Beauty

No public record found.

Animal testing

Aveda

Via parent company ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES: Buycott — animal-testing campaigns. [buycott]

Sally Beauty

No public record found.

Firearms

Aveda

No public record found.

Sally Beauty

No public record found.

Privacy

Aveda

No public record found.

Sally Beauty

No public record found.

Executive pay

Aveda

No public record found.

Sally Beauty

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 534:1 (median employee pay $17,080; CEO total compensation $10K) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2025).

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