The next European edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit will be hosted in Paris on 5-7th November 2018. Organised by Ecovia Intelligence, the event will feature green materials, new technologies, and marketing developments. For the first time, the summit will look at the disruptive influence of new technologies on cosmetic formulations and marketing.

European edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit is organised by UK market research firm Ecovia Intelligence

The opening session (Sustainability Update) will cover the broader sustainability issues in the beauty industry:

 Kurt L. Nübling, CEO and Co-Founder of Primavera Life, will give a keynote on “Cosmetics for a Sustainable Tomorrow”. Primavera is one of the pioneering natural cosmetic and aromatherapy companies in Europe.
 Hannah Pitts from the Natural Capital Coalition will introduce the concept of natural capital, how it can be measured, and its implications to cosmetic and ingredient firms.
 Chris Sayner from Croda will give an update on sustainability reporting best-practices.
 Jacques Euler, Beauty Sustainability Program Leader at P&G will give insights into how the multinational is undertaking waste reduction programmes.
 Grupo Boticário, one of the largest cosmetic companies in Latin America, will share its experiences in tackling sustainability.

The Green Materials session will focus on key issues on the use of environmental friendly ingredients and on solutions to common green formulation hurdles:

 Monique Simmonds from the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, will give details of new botanical actives that are making their way into personal care products.
 DuPont will explain how food side streams are becoming a rich source of cosmetic ingredients.
 Other topics include sustainable ingredients for hair conditioning, ethical alternatives to plastic microbeads, and bio-based polymers for personal care products.

Session 3 looks at how New Technologies are having a disrupting influence on production, processing, supply chains, and marketing of cosmetic products:

 Elodie Mauger, International Sales and Product Manager, Mibelle Biochemistry, will show how plant cell technology can be utilised to create novel actives.
 The use of new technologies to create vegetable oils from sugars will also be highlighted.
 The potential of blockchain technology will be discussed, as well as the use of artificial intelligence for customisation of beauty products.
 A panel discussion will involve speakers debating the transformational effect of these new technologies.

The final session discusses the latest Marketing Developments associated with sustainable cosmetics:

 Oliver Gothe, CEO of Fair Squared, will explain how the vegan trend is permeating into the personal care industry.
 Marie Drago from Gallinée will show how natural skincare products can maintain healthy skin eco-systems.
 Silvija Špehar, Co-Founder of Hemptouch, will outline the opportunities provided by cannabis-based ingredients in personal care products.
 Other topics include cosmetic sustainability claims, changing consumer lifestyles, and targeting the millennials.

Co-hosted alongside the European edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit is the 2018 Sustainable Beauty Awards. Taking place on the evening of 6th November, the awards reception will honour those who are pushing the boundaries of sustainability in the beauty industry.

More information: www.sustainablecosmeticssummit.com/Europe/