Two global beauty brands, L'Oréal and Shiseido, have been announced as winners of the 2014 ‘World’s Most Ethical Companies’ award for the health and beauty category.
The world’s biggest cosmetics company has scooped the top prize for its ethical practices, having been listed as one of Ethisphere’s 2013 World’s Most Ethical companies.
Earlier this week the European Commission published a report detailing progress on its Action Plan on nanotechnology – the use of the tiny particles that are tipped to have huge effects on consumer products and society at large.