What is it?
Certification scheme issued or operated by Cruelty Free International (with CCIC in North America).
Regulatory recognitionThe recognised corporate no-animal-testing standard
Standards & schemes · Certification scheme
Leaping Bunny
Cruelty Free International (with CCIC in North America)
Which version is current?
Profile version 2. Official information last verified 24 August 2026.
Who and what does it cover?
- Geography
- Global
- Sectors
- Cosmetics, personal care, household products
- Scope
- Company / brand
What does it require?
Corporate Standard for Compassionate Shopping: no animal testing anywhere in the supply chain after a fixed cut-off date, verified through supplier monitoring and independent audit.
What it does not demonstrateThe scheme does not by itself prove that a particular product, site or organisation holds a current certificate; its scope and validity must be checked.
How is conformity assessed?
Fixed cut-off date policy, supplier declarations and independent audits of the supplier monitoring system; annual recommitment
Grievance mechanism—
Who makes the decision?
Cruelty Free International (with CCIC in North America)
Assurance arrangementFixed cut-off date policy, supplier declarations and independent audits of the supplier monitoring system; annual recommitment
Chain of custody
Not specified in this profile
ISEAL membership—
Conditional relationships
Claims it may support
A relationship does not mean that the standard proves or validates every use of a claim.
Legal context
Laws referencing it
No reviewed law references are published.
Dictionary
Dictionary concepts
No reviewed dictionary cross-link is published.
Version record
What has changed
- Version 2Initial profile published after recorded site-owner/editor review of the complete standards batch.
- Version 1Initial private editorial draft imported from the reviewed standards handover.
Last verified 24 August 2026. This neutral profile is informational and does not recommend, rank or endorse the standard.