Environment
An application to detect plastics in cosmetics
Launched by Plastic Soup Foundation and The North Sea Foundation, two Dutch NGOs, a from application allows offers consumers information...
The formulation of green cosmetics remains an obstacle course
Although the palette of green materials has widened in recent years, Organic Monitor finds cosmetic formulators still have to jump...
“Tree-sourced polymers could replace many oiled-sourced polymers,” Ohto Nuottamo, Stora Enso
Ohto Nuottamo, Senior Packaging Adviser at Stora Enso, one of the global leading producers of paper, wood products and packaging...
Sustainability of cosmetics packaging progresses slowly
Cosmetic companies are making slow progress in reducing their packaging footprints, says Organic Monitor. Although the cosmetics...
Biodiversity offers branding opportunities, says UEBT
The 2013 edition of the Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT) Biodiversity Barometer highlights growing biodiversity awareness worldwide....
Unilever’s sustainability efforts help to drive growth
According to the second Progress Report published by the Anglo-Dutch giant, Unilever’s commitment to put sustainable and equitable growth...
P&G achieves zero manufacturing waste at 45 sites worldwide
Procter & Gamble has reach a new step towards its zero manufacturing and consumer waste global target. The consumer goods giant has...
Microplastics: Lush hot on Unilever’s heels
British brand Lush Cosmetics recently announced its decision to remove all glitter and microplastics from its product range. Marine...
Unilever to phase out the use of plastic micro beads in personal care products
Unilever announced it would stop using plastic micro beads as a ‘scrub’ material in all its personal care products worldwide. The...
The use of squalane in cosmetics criticized by an NGO
French NGO Bloom has published a report calling into question the cosmetics industry’s responsibility in the overfishing of some sharks....
