
Lancôme cuts ribbon on biodiverse rose farm
L’Oréal-owned Lancôme has inaugurated Le Domaine de la Rose, an ecological horticultural site. Spanning 9.8 acres, the site is designed to cultivate roses and perfume plants for the brand using sustainable, traceable, organic methods.

LVMH Beauty teams up with Origin Materials to develop sustainable packaging
LVMH Beauty has announced a strategic partnership with Origin Materials to develop low-carbon footprint packaging for the perfume and cosmetics industry.

L’Oréal launches Circular Innovation Fund
To mark Earth Day, L’Oréal announced the creation of a €150 million Circular Innovation Fund. As an anchor investor, the French beauty giant is contributing €50 million to this fund as part of its sustainability program.

Boots bans all plastic wipes as it moves to eliminate unnecessary plastic
Boots has written to its suppliers across the UK and the Republic of Ireland to remove all wet wipes that contain plastic fibres from its shelves and boots.com by the end of 2022.

Symrise places €750 million ESG-linked promissory loan notes
Symrise has successfully completed its first Environment, Social, Governance (ESG)-linked promissory loan notes transaction, secured at €750 million.

Save Earth’s Skin: Weleda launches global campaign to prevent soil degradation
Weleda has launched a multi-million-pound, purpose-led brand campaign highlighting the need to care for the soil.

Beiersdorf launches the world’s first beauty product with recycled CO2
Beiersdorf has hit a milestone for the cosmetics industry as it debuts its first beauty product to use an ingredient obtained from recycled carbon dioxide, reducing harmful emissions and contributing to a climate-positive future.

Beiersdorf enters into a strategic partnership with World Wide Fund for Nature
Beiersdorf has entered into a strategic partnership with World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF Germany) with the focus topics being climate protection, the regenerative use of water, the circularity of materials as well as sustainable use of land.

EU to promote ‘repair don’t replace’ in new circular economy rules; greenwashing could be banned
The European Commission has proposed an update to EU consumer regulations which would require brands to label products with their average lifespan and include instructions on repair, as well as usher in a ban on ‘greenwashing’.

Hamburg Airport becomes Germany’s first commercial airport to achieve CO2 neutrality
Hamburg Airport has become the first major commercial airport in Germany to achieve CO2-neutral operations, therefore satisfying the Airports Council International Europe (ACI) for certification of CO2 neutrality.
LATEST NEWS