What Planet-score does

Planet-score® is a French environmental labeling system for food products that assesses and communicates the environmental impact of food items using a methodology of 25 evaluation indicators covering pesticides, biodiversity, climate, farming methods, ingredients, origins, energy, packaging, and transport. The system integrates the official French government Agribalyse® ADEME database with proprietary scientific indicators and presents results as intuitive A-E letter grades displayed on packaging, e-commerce sites, and mobile applications. The Planet-score® trademark is owned by ITAB (Institut de la Transition Agricole pour le Bien-être), a scientific endowment fund (fonds de dotation) governed by independent scientists and experts, while day-to-day label deployment is managed by the mission-driven company Planet-score®.

The company serves food producers, distributors, and processors who contract for product evaluation and scoring services, as well as consumers who encounter labels at retail and through the UFC Que Choisir QuelProduit mobile application. Planet-score works alongside more than 300 brands across 12 European countries, with environmental labels visible on approximately 100 million product packages and digital scores referenced for over 135,000 food products. Revenue derives from B2B product evaluation services sold under multi-year contracts at undisclosed rates set via direct contact, supplemented by donations and patronage from foundations such as 1% Pour la Planète (1% for the Planet). Civil-society backing comes from WWF France, France Nature Environnement, Compassion in World Farming, and Bee Friendly.

Distribution operates through physical product packaging, e-commerce platforms, retailer drive services, and the UFC Que Choisir mobile app (available on iOS and Android). The organization reports consumer confidence and impact rates exceeding 80% and claims to be the most preferred and most deployed environmental label in Europe across studies conducted over three years.

Name

Planet-score

Legal name

Planet-score

Website

https://planet-score.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Planet-score® is a French environmental labeling system that scores food products across 25 indicators and displays A-E grades on packaging, e-commerce sites, and the UFC Que Choisir app, serving over 300 brands across 12 European countries under independent scientific governance by ITAB.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Food Labeling & Certification Services

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Safety Certification Bodies (ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, BRCGS, SQF) (AFALAAAC)

Keywords

• Environmental food labeling
• Food sustainability scoring
• Eco-label certification
• Carbon footprint assessment
• Agricultural impact evaluation

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Product Evaluation Services: Planet-score charges producers, distributors, and processors for evaluating their products and providing environmental scores. Companies contact Planet-score through a dedicated form to request product evaluation and scoring services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Planet-score® is a French environmental scoring and labeling system for food products that evaluates the environmental impact of food items using 25 scientific indicators covering pesticides, biodiversity, climate, farming methods, ingredients, origins, energy, packaging, and transport. Producers, distributors, and processors pay Planet-score to evaluate their products and receive an A-E environmental score that is then displayed on packaging, e-commerce sites, and mobile applications for consumer transparency.

Product overview

Planet-score® is a French environmental labeling system for food products comprising three core offerings: (1) the Planet-score® Environmental Label—a consumer-facing A-E grade label displayed on product packaging, e-commerce sites, and mobile apps; (2) the Planet-score® Calculation Methodology—a scientific assessment framework analyzing 25 environmental indicators; and (3) the Planet-score® Brand Directory—a searchable directory of participating brands. The system is governed by a scientific endowment fund (fonds de dotation) with independent experts, and deployment is managed by the mission-driven company Planet-score®. Labels appear on approximately 100 million food product packages across 12 European countries, working with over 300 brands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Planet-score® Environmental Label A consumer-facing A-E grade environmental label displayed on food product packaging, e-commerce sites, and mobile applications (including the UFC Que Choisir QuelProduit app) that synthesizes 25 environmental indicators including pesticides, biodiversity, climate, and farming practices.
• Planet-score® Calculation Methodology A scientific and transparent environmental impact calculation method for food products, based on 25 evaluation indicators covering ingredients, origins, farming methods, energy, packaging, transport, biodiversity, and pesticide use.
• Planet-score® Brand Directory A searchable directory showcasing brands that use Planet-score® environmental labeling on their products, representing 300+ brands across 12 European countries.
• Product Evaluation Service A professional service offered to food producers, distributors, and processors to evaluate the environmental score of their products using the 25-indicator methodology and receive their Planet-score® rating.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80%+ consumer confidence and impact rates for Planet-score labels
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• UFC Que Choisir (QuelProduit App)coreTechnology or IntegrationPlanet-score integrates with the UFC Que Choisir QuelProduit mobile application, which provides free environmental scores for over 135,000 food products. The app is available on Google Play and Apple Store, enabling consumers to access Planet-score ratings for products while shopping.
• 300+ Food BrandsmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOver 300 food brands across 12 European countries have adopted Planet-score labeling for their products. These brands display Planet-score environmental labels on approximately 100 million product packages, representing the most deployed environmental label in Europe.
• WWF FrancesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerWWF France is among the environmental organizations supporting the Planet-score initiative, contributing to the broad civil society collective backing the independent labeling system.
• France Nature EnvironnementsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrance Nature Environnement, the main French federation of environmental associations, is part of the collective supporting Planet-score's mission of transparent environmental labeling.
• Compassion in World Farming (CIWF)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIWF France supports the Planet-score initiative as part of the civil society collective working to improve animal welfare and environmental transparency in food production.
• Bee FriendlysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerBee Friendly, an organization focused on pollinator protection, supports Planet-score as part of the environmental coalition backing transparent environmental labeling.
• ITAB (Institut de la Transition Agricole pour le Bien-être)coreOthersITAB is the general interest structure that owns the Planet-score® trademark and governs the labeling system through independent scientists and experts, ensuring no commercial enterprise, brand, or syndicate influences the governance.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• HowGood: HowGood is a sustainability intelligence platform that scores food and consumer products on environmental impact for retailers and brands. It is a direct peer because it provides B2B product-level sustainability ratings and integrates them into retailer-facing tools, comparable to Planet-score's evaluation and labeling service.
• Yuka: Yuka is a widely used French mobile application that displays nutritional, environmental (Eco-Score), and health scores for food products to consumers. It is a direct distribution and consumer engagement peer because it surfaces competing environmental scoring alongside nutritional information for the same European shopper base.
• EWG (Environmental Working Group): EWG produces the EWG Verified mark and its Food Scores database, rating food and personal care products on environmental and health criteria. It is a direct peer because it delivers consumer-facing environmental and ingredient scores for food products via a website and app, targeting similar end-consumer transparency.
• Open Food Facts / Eco-Score: Open Food Facts operates a crowdsourced food product database and co-developed the Eco-Score environmental scoring system (A-E grades) for food products. It is the most direct competitor to Planet-score in Europe, offering a similarly structured consumer-facing environmental label anchored in publicly available data.

Broad incumbents

• Carbon Trust: Carbon Trust is an established sustainability certification and advisory organization that certifies products, brands, and companies on carbon and environmental performance. It is a broad incumbent peer because it covers food and consumer goods certification with a wider portfolio than Planet-score's food-only focus.
• Rainforest Alliance: Rainforest Alliance certifies food and agricultural products against environmental and social criteria, with a well-known green frog seal on packaging. It is a broad incumbent peer because it is an internationally deployed third-party environmental label appearing on European food shelves, addressing overlapping category buyers.
• B Lab (B Corp): B Lab certifies companies (not products) against social and environmental performance standards. It is a broad incumbent peer because it offers independent third-party certification relied on by food and consumer brands to demonstrate sustainability, adjacent to but broader than Planet-score's product-level scoring.
• Fairtrade International: Fairtrade operates the well-known FAIRTRADE Mark for food products addressing social and environmental standards. It is a broad incumbent peer because it is an established, internationally trusted sustainability label appearing on retail food packaging in Europe, comparable in placement and consumer recognition to Planet-score.
• Green Seal: Green Seal is a U.S.-based non-profit that certifies products and services on environmental and health criteria, including food-related categories. It is a broad incumbent peer because it operates an independent, science-based environmental certification model targeting the same B2B buyer need for credible third-party environmental claims.

Emerging players

• Label Scope (Greenly / similar carbon label SaaS): Carbon label SaaS providers such as Greenly enable brands to display carbon footprint scores on food and consumer products using proprietary calculators. They are emerging peers because they address the same B2B pain point of placing an environmental label on product packaging, often with lighter methodology than Planet-score.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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