Companies remain keen to demonstrate green credentials as sustainability continues to dominate the global industry agenda: Givaudan’s recent commitment to reducing its harmful emissions comes as the latest example.
The Science Based Targets initiative, organised by various climate and environmental groups and watchdogs, has approved Symrise’s climate strategy, which includes the target of reducing carbon emissions by 17.5% by 2030.
Next month will see the annual RSPO European Roundtable and give manufacturers and suppliers a chance to find out how the move towards sustainable palm oil is progressing.
Procter & Gamble has published its 17th annual sustainability report, sending out a clear message that renewable energy and materials are an integral part of its goals, moving towards 2020.
Ahead of an important month for climate change with the COP21 in Paris in December, luxury goods maker LVMH has announced, for the first time in its history, that it is implementing an internal carbon fund which is already estimated at over €5 million.
Climate change has a major effect on our health as well as the planet and this means reducing carbon impact and aiming for a stable climate are of great importance, particularly to the cosmetics industry.
L’Oréal and Unilever have both been awarded an ‘A’ ranking for Performance by global NGO CDP (formally the Carbon Disclosure Project) and included in the CDP Climate Performance Leadership Index 2015 (CPLI) for their climate change mitigation strategies.
Dove skin care maker Unilever is looking to take on the issue of deforestation and engage with consumers on the topic by teaming up with WWF International in a one-year, international partnership.
A new partnership between labeling company Avery Dennison, WS Packaging Group, and OGX hair care aims to limit the energy and materials that go into product labels as well as the amount of subsequent waste.
L’Oréal has announced that in the space of ten years it has been able to cut half of its CO2 emissions from its production and that its Sharing Beauty with All programme is on track for further progression.
Dubbed the 'European Mascara Centre of Excellence', the new site consolidates two former regional plants that the company has operated for over 30 years.
L’Oréal has turned its attention to reducing its environmental impact, particularly concerning its packaging, and announces collaboration with Avery Dennison focusing on the entire lifecycle of its packaging labels.
The Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant is taking further steps towards its Sustainable Living Plan after announcing that more than a third of its raw materials are now sourced sustainably.
Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever says it is planning to phase out microplastics from a number of its personal care ranges by the year 2015, in response to increasing awareness over environmental concerns.
In a presentation at the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit in Paris last week, Sebastian Debrock, vegetal ingredients manager at Laboratoires Expanscience delved into the importance of being on top of innovation and new technologies as a means of implementing...
Switzerland-based fine chemicals provider has published its sustainability objectives for the first time ever, targeting greater energy efficiency and less waste as key to its objectives.
In the first of a two-part article, the director of sustainability at Brazil-based direct sales player Natura, Denise Alves, spoke to Cosmetics Design about the company’s innovative approach towards making its entire supply chain more sustainable.
In the second of this two-part interview with Susan Arnot Heaney, executive director of corporate responsibility at Avon, we look at how the company has engaged its employees in sustainable and how it has served to reduce the overall carbon footprint.
Speciality chemicals company BASF will focus on a more responsible use of water and has set a new environmental goal having already exceeded the ones it had previously set.
Cosmetics giant L’Oréal has been recognized as the number one company addressing climate change from the household products sector, according to a new report.
As part of its latest sustainability initiative global packaging giant Amcor has pledged significant reductions in energy use, waste and CO2 emissions.
The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) in Germany has called for further data on the safety of nano silver before it makes a final risk assessment.
Global consumer products company Unilever has revealed its new sustainability strategy which aims to halve the company’s environmental impact, but double the size of the business by 2020.
Packaging supplier Superfos’ CO2 calculator has recently been certified by the Carbon Trust, and the company hopes it will help to set the industry standard.
Cosmetics companies should avoid using degradable additives in PET packaging until four key questions can be answered, warns the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR).
The vast majority of large suppliers fear the impact of greenhouse
gas regulations on their businesses, according to a survey by the
Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).
Putting pressure on personal care firms, retail giant
Wal-Mart today announced it will ask suppliers to measure and
report greenhouse gas emissions incurred in the making
of certain products.
In a bid to push processors and other manufacturers to reduce their
greenhouse gas emissions, the UK government yesterday unveiled a
proposal to put "carbon footprint" labels on all products.
