Ecoresponsability

Trends:Ecoresponsability

The "Deforestation-free" Regulation officially postponed for a year

The postponement by one year of the entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 “on the making available on the Union market and the export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation” had been agreed but not yet legally formalised. This was achieved with the publication of Regulation (EU) 2024/3234 in the Official Journal of the European Union on 23 December 2024.

Urban wastewater treatment: the Directive is published

The Directive (EU) 2024/3019 on urban wastewater treatment was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 12 December 2024. As announced, it creates an EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) scheme to charge the costs of eliminating microplutants to the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries.

"Ecodesign" Regulation: cosmetics a priority, according to the JRC

Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, which establishes a framework for setting ecodesign requirements for products, came into force on 18 July 2024. Delegated acts of the Commission are to lay down the rules according to types or groups of products. In its recent report, the JRC (Joint Research Centre) provides some food for thought on this subject.

Sustainability: a key issue for retailers

The beauty industry is switching to the green side of the force. Suppliers (of ingredients or packaging) and brands are redoubling their efforts to limit their impact on the planet and offer ever more virtuous solutions. But what about retailers in this race for sustainability? At the Sustainable Cosmetic Summit (held in Paris from 23 to 25 October 2024), Katarzyna Wisniewska, Sephora’s CSR Direct...

Sustainability in cosmetics: consumers continue to have high expectations

For some years now, having an eco-responsible positioning has no longer been a differentiating factor for the general public, but rather a prerequisite. However, consumers are still just as sensitive to what brands are doing. At the Sustainable Cosmetic Summit (held in Paris from 23 to 25 October 2024), Ozlem Senturk, Senior Partner Global Sustainable Transformation Practice at Kantar, presented s...

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Bulk sales: a practical factsheet from the DGCCRF

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To mark Bulk Month, which is being celebrated in March in France, the DGCCRF has published a practical information sheet for professionals in all the ...

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Barron's 100 Most Sustainable Companies: cosmetics companies enter the ranking

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For the past seven years, Barron (an American weekly magazine) has compiled a list of the 100 most sustainable companies. And in the 2024 ranking, som...

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

The European Directive on Unfair Commercial Practices extended to environmental claims

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On 6 March 2024, the European Commission published Directive (EU) 2024/825, which amends Directive 2005/29 on unfair commercial practices, to “empower...

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Sustainable cosmetics: Ecovia's forecasts

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What can the natural and organic beauty sector expect? Ecovia, a research, consulting and training company specializing in ethical industries, has jus...

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Groupe Rocher wins "Reducing environmental impact" award

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For the past seven years, the Essec Grande Consommation Chair has been recognizing companies’ sustainable initiatives. And now it’s Groupe Rocher’s tu...

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Environmental crisis: French people worried and uninformed

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The French Ministry of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion has commissioned Harris Interactive to carry out a study on the French people’s ...

Monday, February 12, 2024

Two cosmetics companies earn CDP's Triple A rating

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For the sixth year running, the Carbon Disclosure Project (a non-profit organization that measures the environmental performance of companies) is rati...

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Is CSR important for young graduates?

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Today, CSR is an essential component of our corporate culture. And it’s also a factor in attracting new recruits. For the past three years, Universum ...

Monday, February 5, 2024

European agreement on the urban waste water treatment

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On 29 January 2024, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission reached an agreement on the revision of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Dir...

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Recycling: are the French good at it?

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While packaging recyclability is a major issue for manufacturers, consumer sorting behavior is just as important. So, do the French deserve the top ho...

Monday, January 15, 2024

BEUC calls for stricter framework for environmental claims

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According to an international survey conducted by BEUC (the European Consumer Organisation), environmental claims are poorly perceived by consumers, w...

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Needs of the modern eco-consumer

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The environmental crisis is on many people’s minds. They have high expectations of the brands they value. In its latest sustainability report, trends ...