ECOS

ECOS traces to 1967, when Greek immigrant chemist Van Vlahakis founded Earth Friendly Products; his daughter Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks leads the family-owned company today.

The company says it exists to make safer cleaning affordable for every household, made in a way that gives back more than it takes.

It makes plant-powered laundry detergents, dish soaps, and household cleaners sold in most major US grocery chains.

Manufacturing is the standout: its factories are carbon neutral, water neutral, and TRUE Zero Waste certified; the gap is public transparency, where supply-chain and ingredient sourcing disclosure trails the operational story.