Environment
Middle East: Towards more sustainable luxury products?
Consumer mindsets are evolving in the Middle East on sustainable development and corporate social responsibility. According to a White...
UN Report recommends ban of microplastics in cosmetics
A report released last week by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on the occasion of World Oceans’ Day recommends a precautionary...
Brazil adopts new rules on biodiversity based R&D for cosmetics
On 20 May, President Dilma Rousseff signed the Bill of Law on Biodiversity (PL 7735/2014), a new simplified legal framework for...
SGD launches a new version of its Infinite Glass
On the occasion of the latest PCD trade show in Paris, French glassmaker SGD introduced a new version of its Infinite Glass. Composed of...
Belgium, The Netherlands, Austria and Sweden call for a ban on micro-plastics in cosmetics
At the latest meeting of the EU Environment Council on 17 December 2014, the Belgian, Dutch, Austrian and Swedish delegations, supported...
Summit points key areas of progress towards a greener cosmetics industry
The cosmetics industry needs to take greater steps if it is to become more sustainable. This was one of the key messages from the...
Consumers expect companies to respect biodiversity, report says
While 87% of consumers surveyed worldwide want companies to adopt sourcing policies that respect biodiversity, only 27 out of the top 100...
L’Oréal supports its suppliers as part of its sustainable development programme
End of 2013, the L’Oréal Group unveiled its commitments to sustainable development with the announcement of the programme “Sharing beauty...
Plastic microbeads: L’Oréal to stop, New York and California to prohibit
After Unilever and Johnson & Johnson, L’Oréal announced the phasing out of plastic microbeads from its cosmetic products. In the...
Positive outlooks for bioplastic products in Europe
The bioplastics market is predicted to grow from around 1.4 million tonnes (annual production capacity) in 2012 to approximately 6.2...
