Environment
Global talks on plastic pollution treaty collapse with no deal
After last year’s failed conference in Busan, South Korea, representatives from 185 governments met for 10 days in Geneva, Switzerland,...
Talks to resume in Geneva to reach global pact on plastic pollution
Negotiators will take another stab at reaching a global pact on plastic pollution at talks opening on Tuesday, July 5, in Geneva but they...
Environmental impact scoring: EcoBeautyScore makes European and UK debut
After three years of development, leading cosmetics and personal care brands — including Eucerin, Garnier, L’Oréal Paris, Neutrogena,...
A “fuzzy agenda”: How can beauty align sustainability and competitiveness?
Sustainability is firmly on the European agenda but beauty will have to sharpen focus on innovation and investment for industry to...
Nations call for strong plastics treaty as difficult talks loom
More than 90 countries called on Tuesday, June 10, during the third United Nations Ocean Conference, for a global treaty to restrict...
Climate change threatens historic clove farming in Indonesia
Colonial powers once sought to wipe out cloves grown by locals on the eastern Indonesian island of Ternate to safeguard their monopoly...
Taif, Saudi Arabia’s ’City of Roses,’ faces climate change fears
The hills surrounding the city of Taif, known as "the city of roses", produce around 300 million of the area’s signature pink roses...
Environmental upheavals could weaken the perfume industry
In a recent study, Pascale Brousse, founder of the Trend Sourcing agency and an expert in beauty and wellness market trends, and...
UN says new plastic pollution negotiations scheduled for August in Geneva
After December’s failure in Busan, could Geneva bring an agreement in August? A new round of negotiations for an international treaty on...
Hong Kong scientists fight to save agarwood from illegal tree felling
Environmentalists say illegal agarwood tree felling is on the rise in Hong Kong, fuelled by black market demand. The forests of the...
