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Yves Rocher launches fully recyclable eco-refills

French beauty brand Yves Rocher has launched fully recyclable eco-refills for its renowned body care line, Bain de Nature. The initiative marks a significant milestone in the beauty industry, as these eco-refills represent one of the first fully recyclable solutions of their kind, comprised of 90 percent certified ocean-bound recycled plastic...

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Palmless launches first consumer beauty product

Palmless, the platform for sustainable palm oil alternatives from New York-based C16 Biosciences launched in November 2022, has unveiled its debut consumer product, a nourishing oil that it hopes will tackle the destructive environmental and social impacts of palm-driven deforestation. The limited edition ‘Save the F#$%ing Rainforest’ nourishing...

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LVMH Beauty announces strategic partnership with Origin Materials

LVMH Beauty, a division of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, has signed a multi-year strategic partnership with Origin Materials, Inc., the world’s leading carbon-negative materials company. The deal will see LVMH Beauty purchasing sustainable, carbon-negative PET (polyethylene terephthalate) materials from Origin Materials for its fragrance and...

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EcoBeautyScore Consortium launches with 36 cosmetics companies

A group of both small and large companies and associations have gathered together to officially launch the EcoBeautyScore Consortium, with the collective goal of developing an environmental impact assessment and scoring system for cosmetics products. A total of 36 members, including the likes of Unilever, L’Oréal Group, LVMH and Henkel, have...

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Kao achieves climate-neutral operations in the UK

Japanese consumer goods manufacturer Kao, which owns beauty brands including John Frieda and Molton Brown, has announced that its UK production and administrative facilities have reached carbon-neutrality status. Kao, the world’s fourth-largest supplier of professional salon products, teamed up with ClimatePartner, a leading solution provider...

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Garnier increases commitment to sustainability with enhanced labelling

New report reveals that a significant shift towards environmentally-focused resolutions in 2021 with 73 percent of UK respondents stating that they want to more sustainable this year. Garnier’s ‘One Green Step Report’ reveals that 2020 was a “significant wakeup call” for many looking to put plant before personal priorities and that 62 percent of...

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Aēsop to collaborate with Raeburn on ‘closing the loop’

Australian skincare brand Aēsop, part of Natura and Co., is set to collaborate with leading sustainability fashion brand, Raeburn. The first joint venture between the two will drop in January 2021 and has been created with post-Covid customer needs in mind, explains Aēsop, and will highlight both brands’ shared principles around practicality,...