As more beauty and personal care companies make the transition to become greener, sustainability has been a key theme at this year’s InCosmetics Global show. We asked the experts how companies can facilitate this transition, wherever they are in their...
Many of the world’s top packaging experts gathered at Paris Packaging Week in mid-January to showcase their latest launches. Here’s a round-up of some of the innovations that were on display.
Plant milking was pioneered over 15 years ago by French biotech company Plant Advanced Technologies and it’s back on the agenda this year, as the pressure is on to find more sustainable ways to work with plant-based beauty ingredients.
The disruptive startup has pioneered the development of water micronisation technology and L'Oréal said it will “accelerate its Research & Innovation and the commercialisation of more sustainable Beauty Tech solutions”. L'Oréal has also...
As more cosmetics businesses strive to become greener, achieving a sustainability certification can be a great way to differentiate your business and show your customers that you’re an ethical company that prioritises their eco concerns.
With a spotlight being shone on all aspects of environmental, social and governance (ESG), being awarded certifications from a body such as B Corp can help prove your credentials to potential customers and likeminded businesses. We spoke to some brands...
UK government body the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating the British FMCG company following concerns around how it has been marketing certain products as environmentally friendly.
The UK retailer The Perfume Shop stepped up the refillable movement in the fragrance category with its recent venture with L’Oréal. We spoke to Head of Marketing Karen Harris and Senior Buying Manager Miranda Savage about implementing the new system.
UK fragrance retailer The Perfume Shop has teamed up with beauty multinational L’Oréal to launch the first multi-brand fragrance refill station in The Perfume Shop store in Nottingham.
Colgate-Palmolive’s Senior Sustainability & Innovation Manager Adrian Sen recently spoke at the Omya Healthy Bite symposium about how Colgate had led the way in developing an eco-friendly toothpaste tube and how other companies have since followed...
We spoke to Alejandro Franco, cofounder of coffee-based ingredients company Kaffe Bueno, about its new biorefinery and how the ingredients are used in cosmetics.
Innovation consultant Monique Large shared her views on the future of sustainability and gave a sneak peek of what she’ll be discussing at the upcoming Sustainable Cosmetics Summit.
As the European Parliament’s ENVI committee voted for a report that will attribute extra costs to the cosmetics industry, the trade organisation Cosmetics Europe said it had "a number of concerns”.
The European Parliament and European Council have reached a provisional agreement on new rules to ban misleading marketing and provide clearer product information.
To celebrate Organic September, we spoke to Director General for NATRUE and new co-chair of the Sustainability Beauty Coalition, Dr Mark Smith, about what’s on the agenda, trends in upcycling and sustainable packaging.
We spoke to Weleda's CEO Jayn Sterland about the latest environmental developments at the brand and what's coming next for the beauty and personal care industry.
To celebrate ‘Plastic-free July’, we spoke to Stephenson – a pioneering manufacturer of solid formats – about its latest innovations and how sustainability continues to drive sales.
As consumer demand for sustainable cosmetics and personal care products continues to soar, L’Oreal’s investment into US-based biotech company Genomatica further demonstrates the crucial industry commitment to renewable resource development and formulation.
Ongoing concerns around greenwashing, rising supply chain costs and a growing need for transparency are the top issues facing the green beauty industry this year, according to an expert consultant.
Scientific knowledge on the bioactivity of organic biomass extracts and agri-food waste has fast advanced in recent years, highlighting potential for the development of topicals targeting skin photoageing, say researchers.
Far too many beauty and personal care companies still use microplastics and nanoplastics in product formulations, which is unacceptable given the environmental and human health impacts, says the founder of marine conservation NGO Plastic Soup Foundation.
In a landscape of fluctuating consumer trust amidst, blockchain technology provides beauty a means to offer full transparency around sustainable product claims, says the MD of Provenance.
Study confirms serum an effective moisturizer 'proven to be effective, with great potential in becoming a commercial cosmeceutical product, and can be used for anti-aging.'
A call from five EU national authorities to ban production, use and placement on the EU market of all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAs) has been published in full by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) today.
The European Union (EU) will see ambitious and radical environmental regulations take form in the coming years, and so beauty and personal care must be ready for the sectoral impact of these, says the director-general of Cosmetics Europe.
The French Federation for Beauty Companies (FEBEA) is pushing its ‘eco-friendly’ bathroom campaign this month, designed to encourage better water use, energy consumption and recyclability of beauty products.
Swiss natural and organic major Weleda has certified all its products climate neutral and is now focused on improving indirect Scope 3 carbon emissions associated with its portfolio.
Beauty Kitchen founder Jo Chidley will present its circular retail model ‘Re’ at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, spotlighting why reuse should no longer be a ‘fringe science’ but a mainstream way of thinking.
Four beauty giants and one fragrance major have been awarded a triple ‘A’ status for sustainable efforts across climate change, forests and water security this year, securing five of just 12 leadership spots in the annual CDP Rating.
A sharper focus and drive on sustainable action and communication will be key for beauty this year, as well as continued work on spotlighting how important and central products were to consumer wellbeing and daily lives, says trade head.
Provisions for increased financial support for developing countries and sharing the benefits of genetic resources more fairly will help ensure delivery of the 'historic' deal agreed at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal, according...
Executive leaders from Rituals, L’Oréal, Colgate-Palmolive, LMVH and Weleda discuss how industry can truly advance sustainably and how critical consumer education will be for driving true change in this space, as well as wider health and wellbeing shifts.
The founder of UK skin care startup SBTRCT says consumer appetite is continuing to build for solid-format beauty and personal care products – an interest it hopes to drive further with retail and NPD expansion plans.
The fragrance and wider beauty industry must act now amidst an ongoing climate crisis and mass extinction of fauna and flora, working to collect environmental impact data and collaborate for true sustainable change, says the VP of conscious perfumery...
Measuring the environmental impact of the entire beauty industry is no easy feat, but one made a lot easier with collaboration, data-led mapping and engagement across the entire supply chain – from farmers to consumers, say industry experts.
Forestwise, a supplier of wild harvest ingredient from the rainforest, is aiming to secure multinational customers from the cosmetics and food industry in order to better support the community.
European industry association Cosmetics Europe has launched a sustainability initiative to spearhead collaborative eco efforts and action across beauty and personal care, aiming to reduce overall carbon footprints, support biodiversity and improve packaging.
Retailers are getting more involved in ethical standards and certifications, with many creating in-house schemes for beauty brands stocked in-store and online, and this trend will continue to rise in importance, says the founder of Ecovia Intelligence.
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![The European Commission (EC) is due to finalise its proposed ban on microplastics in cosmetics, with a 12-year transition period for certain nail, lip and makeup products [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2023/03/02/microplastics-in-cosmetics-eu-ban-must-be-faster-says-ngo-plastic-soup-foundation/16216495-2-eng-GB/Microplastics-in-cosmetics-EU-ban-must-be-faster-says-NGO-Plastic-Soup-Foundation.jpg)
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![Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAs), used across a range of industries from aerospace and cookware to textiles and cosmetics, are considered 'forever chemicals' that persist in the environment, contaminating ground water, soil, plants and even animals and humans [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2023/02/07/eu-pfas-ban-proposal-annex-xv-restriction-published-by-echa-set-to-go-to-european-commission/16149725-1-eng-GB/EU-PFAs-ban-proposal-Annex-XV-Restriction-published-by-ECHA-set-to-go-to-European-Commission.jpg)
![The European Commission often leads with ambitious and radical regulatory change, particularly on environmental issues [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2023/01/25/cosmetics-europe-talks-eu-cosmetics-regulation-reach-regulation-and-microplastics-restriction-updates/16115108-2-eng-GB/Cosmetics-Europe-talks-EU-Cosmetics-Regulation-REACH-Regulation-and-Microplastics-Restriction-updates.jpg)
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![Scope 3 carbon emissions are those indirectly related to a company, such as those linked to consumers and their interaction with a product or those associated with suppliers [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2023/01/13/weleda-focused-on-scope-3-carbon-emission-reduction-after-climate-neutral-certification/16082723-1-eng-GB/Weleda-focused-on-Scope-3-carbon-emission-reduction-after-climate-neutral-certification.jpg)
![The World Economic Forum's 53rd annual meeting this month will bring together business leaders, governments and innovators from all over the globe to discuss the most pressing issues of the year [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2023/01/13/beauty-kitchen-founder-jo-chidley-attending-world-economic-forum-davos-2023-to-talk-about-scaling-reuse/16081769-1-eng-GB/Beauty-Kitchen-founder-Jo-Chidley-attending-World-Economic-Forum-Davos-2023-to-talk-about-scaling-reuse.jpg)
![The five companies have been recognised for their environmental leadership across climate change, forests and water scarcity - a status only 12 global companies achieved in 2022 [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2023/01/11/cdp-a-list-2022-features-beiersdorf-firmenich-kao-l-oreal-and-lvmh-as-triple-a-scores-for-environmental-leadership/16074266-1-eng-GB/CDP-A-List-2022-features-Beiersdorf-Firmenich-Kao-L-Oreal-and-LVMH-as-Triple-A-scores-for-environmental-leadership.jpg)
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![The adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) at last month's COP15 should provide a stronger means for implementation of finance and strategies to protect biodiversity [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign.com/article/2023/01/03/un-biodiversity-conference-cop15-in-montreal-results-in-historic-deal-to-protect-people-and-planet/16052336-1-eng-GB/UN-Biodiversity-Conference-COP15-in-Montreal-results-in-historic-deal-to-protect-people-and-planet.jpg)
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![SBTRCT offers a small range of solid skin care products, including an exfoliator, makeup remover and vitamin C booster [Image: SBTRCT]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2022/12/20/solid-skin-care-startup-sbtrct-to-launch-new-products-in-2023-and-expand-into-retail-internationally/16037768-2-eng-GB/Solid-skin-care-startup-SBTRCT-to-launch-new-products-in-2023-and-expand-into-retail-internationally.jpg)
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![The beauty industry must go beyond measuring its impact, working to create industry-wide action and communicate this to end consumers concisely [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/article/2022/12/12/sustainable-beauty-experts-brainstorm-future-for-environmental-impact-assessment-with-collaboration-noted-as-key/16015274-1-eng-GB/Sustainable-beauty-experts-brainstorm-future-for-environmental-impact-assessment-with-collaboration-noted-as-key.jpg)
![Forestwise is aiming to secure multinational customers from the cosmetics and food industry in order to better support the community. [Getty Images]](/var/wrbm_gb_food_pharma/storage/images/_aliases/news_teaser_medium/publications/cosmetics/cosmeticsdesign-asia.com/headlines/business-financial/illipe-butter-imperative-to-find-big-beauty-brands-to-support-communities-in-borneo-forestwise-ceo/15995846-1-eng-GB/Illipe-Butter-Imperative-to-find-big-beauty-brands-to-support-communities-in-Borneo-Forestwise-CEO.jpg)
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