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.
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.
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.
Natura Cosméticos has revealed it is one step closer in meeting its Corporate Social Responsibility requirements after buying 120,000 tons of carbon offsets from the Suruí people of the Amazon, the first venture of its kind.
At the upcoming Luxe Pack New York event on May 16th and 17th that will play host to over 140 exhibitors including Albea, MWV and Lumson, the innovation forum will showcase some of the newest packaging developments from players in the cosmetics industry.
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.
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.
DuPont Tate and Lyle Bio Products has received certification from the US Department of Agriculture that its Zemea propanediol is a 100 percent biobased ingredient.
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.
Sara Lee has been commended by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) having displayed a professional approach to corporate governance in respect of climate change disclosure practices.
The high heat resistance of NatureWorks’ second generation Ingeo bioresin is expected to offer increased innovation opportunities for packaging manufacturers.
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).
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.
