Climate Crisis

Beiersdorf, Firmenich, Kao, L’Oréal, LVMH secure ‘Triple A’ CDP 2022 rating

11-Jan-2023 By Kacey Culliney

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.

Diversity, climate and legal reform: ‘Business as usual has changed for the world,’ says PCPC president

06-Jan-2023 By Kirsty Doolan

After seeing great success campaigning for amendments to the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetics Act, the Personal Care Products Council shares its vision for 2023 and beyond.

COP15 Global Biodiversity Framework ambitions 'remarkable', says UNEP

03-Jan-2023 By Lynda Searby

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...

Ethical fragrances: ‘We’re in the midst of a reinvention of perfumery,’ says Firmenich

14-Dec-2022 By Kacey Culliney

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...

Big Brand Talks – In Conversation with Today’s Beauty Leaders

Weleda R&D chief: ‘We’re trying to switch our way of innovating’

05-Dec-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Swiss natural and organic beauty brand Weleda has formed a small-scale internal startup to speed up product development and market testing, presenting a very new way of working, its R&D head says.

SCS Formulate 2022 Coventry, UK

Water watch! Cold showers are here, industry must innovate – futurologist

15-Nov-2022 By Kacey Culliney

The beauty and personal care category must start upgrading and innovating formulas and products to empower consumers to take shorter, colder showers – drawing inspiration from hospitals, beer brands and more, says a senior futurologist.

Sustainable Cosmetics Summit 2022 Paris, France

Lush exec: ‘If you want to make change, hire activists’

09-Nov-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Hiring activists is a sure-fire way to accelerate environmental and sustainable change in a beauty business, and it’s a strategy that has worked well in driving impact at Lush so far, says its earth care strategy lead.

UNEP 2022 Adaptation Gap Report and Emissions Gap Report

UNEP ahead of COP27: The world is ‘not keeping pace with climate risks and impacts’

03-Nov-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Whilst many countries worldwide are working to tackle the climate crisis, actions are not keeping pace with real-world risks and impacts on planet and people, largely due to huge funding gaps, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

The Long Read

Environmental expert: Industry must establish ‘ethical integrity’ across entire supply chain in global crises

12-Oct-2022 By Kacey Culliney

The beauty and personal care industry must today respond to converging global crises and ensure ethical integrity in every part of the value chain to protect the future of the planet, people and business, says British environmentalist Sir Jonathon Porritt.

BIG BRAND TALKS – IN CONVERSATION WITH TODAY’S BEAUTY LEADERS

Parfums Christian Dior: ‘We really need to collectively address the biodiversity and climate emergencies’

19-Jul-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Beauty must hasten sustainability action in the face of current biodiversity and climate crises, and collaboration will be a critical way forward along with focus on regenerative agriculture, says the chief sustainability officer at LVMH’s Parfums Christian...

Special Edition: CIRCULAR BEAUTY – SUSTAINABLE SOURCING, GREEN CHEMISTRY AND ECO-DESIGN

Going green: Garnier unveils National Geographic CreativeWorks campaign

05-Oct-2021 By Kacey Culliney

L’Oréal’s Garnier brand is working with branded content studio National Geographic CreativeWorks on a worldwide educational campaign designed to empower beauty consumers to live greener.

P&G targets net zero by 2040: ‘The task ahead of us is urgent’, says CEO

23-Sep-2021 By Kacey Culliney

International personal care major Procter & Gamble (P&G) has published a climate transition plan outlining its ambition to be net zero on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2040 and signed up to Amazon co-founded The Climate Pledge.

‘Compelling content that inspires’: Natura &Co launches video channel on eco streaming service WaterBear

05-Aug-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Beauty major Natura &Co has partnered with Dutch eco video streaming platform WaterBear to launch a dedicated channel showcasing its environmental and social ambitions worldwide.

L’Oréal Paris to halve CO2 emissions by 2030: ‘We are in the decade to make the change,’ says global head

28-Apr-2021 By Kacey Culliney

L’Oréal Paris has unveiled its environmental goals for the next decade, pledging to reduce carbon emissions by 50% and lightweight or sustainably convert its entire packaging portfolio by 2030.

Sustainable step change: Can circular beauty become a mainstream reality?

08-Apr-2021 By Kacey Culliney

Many beauty manufacturers, suppliers and retailers have made important sustainability pledges for this coming decade, but as efforts kickstart in shifting linear business models to circular ways of working, there remains a raft of challenges along the...

UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2020: ‘Green pandemic recovery’ needed to curb 3°C global temperature rise

09-Dec-2020 By Kacey Culliney

Urgent action is needed to lower a global temperature rise in excess of 3°C by the end of this century, and United Nation leaders say COVID-19 recovery packages could offer a beacon of hope.

ADF&PCD Paris 2020

Carbon capture: The sustainable future of beauty packaging?

30-Jan-2020 By Kacey Culliney

‘Reduce, reuse, recycle’ is beauty’s current sustainability mantra, but what if industry went one step further and considered carbon capture in packaging materials? One futurologist says it’s do-able.