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...

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Choosing the right packaging to reduce the environmental impact of cosmetics

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Recyclability, biodegradability, compostability, carbon footprint, reuse… the packaging of a cosmetic product can no longer be thought of without taki...

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Revision of the urban wastewater treatment Directive: the European Commission wants to make the cosmetics sector pay

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As part of the implementation of the European Green Deal, the Commission is proposing new rules to improve air and water quality, notably through the ...

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Léko calls for projects for responsible packaging

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The eco-organisation Léko and the Ulule platform are launching the “Responsible Packaging” campaign, to support companies and associations that act in...

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

What do consumers think about biodiversity?

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Since 2009, the UEBT has made saving nature its fight. And every year, the organization conducts a barometer among a panel of several tens of thousand...

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

The French cosmetics sector in the age of energy sobriety

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The French cosmetics sector has long been committed to reducing its environmental footprint and energy consumption. In order to help the whole sector ...

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

The challenges of packaging recyclability

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At a time when the reduction and recyclability of household packaging, including cosmetics, have become compulsory, their implementation remains a cha...

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Luxe Pack Monaco: more and more sustainability at Aptar

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Aptar Beauty + Home presented its new products at the major packaging professionals’ meeting in Monaco (held at the Grimaldi Forum between October 3 a...

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Cosmogen explores 3D printing for its new applicators

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Cosmogen, a company specializing in application systems for the cosmetics industry, presented its new prototypes at the Luxe Pack Monaco trade show (h...

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

15th ADEME-Greenflex barometer: when responsible rhymes with desirable

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This study conducted by ADEME and Greenflex provides information on the consumption habits of the French. In these troubled times, citizens are keen t...

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

CSR: which sectors are the most convincing?

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More and more people say they want to change their consumption habits and turn to more “sustainable” brands. And in this period where more and more co...

Monday, October 10, 2022

From Green Deal to eco-design and environmental rating

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The European Green Pact, its actions for the climate, its aim to protect the environment and the oceans, its incentives for the circular economy… have...

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Pierre Fabre at the “Outstanding” level of the Responsibility Europe label delivered by AFNOR Certification

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The Pierre Fabre Group’s social and environmental responsibility policy has just been awarded the “Outstanding” level of the Responsibility Europe lab...