ethical cosmetics
22 Jul 2024
--- International Flavors and Fragrance (IFF) is named a 2024 Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion by the Disability Equality Index, while Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) is seen by Seramount as the best company for...
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22 Jul 2024
--- Unilever, Clariant, Vantage and Environmental Resources Management researchers present a new method for testing the safety of chemicals to ensure that animals are used as a “last resort.” The industry is seeking...
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16 Jul 2024
--- In search of anti-aging boosters, Personal Care Insights unearths cosmetic applications for discarded agave roots, galangal aromatic rhizomes and the bulb of the flowering plant Eleutherine bulbosa Studies exploring these...
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15 Jul 2024
--- Unilever is reportedly cutting a third of all office roles in Europe by the end of 2025 in a profits push by the CEO. The FMCG giant told senior executives on Wednesday that 3,200 office jobs will be made obsolete. The move...
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15 Jul 2024
--- The European Investment Bank (EIB) extends €435 million (US$474 million) funding to Stora Enso, supporting its transition to circular and recyclable packaging solutions for the food and personal care sectors. The...
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12 Jul 2024
--- Cruelty Free International wants the UK’s new Labour government to honor its manifesto pledge to “partner with scientists, industry and civil society” and phase out animal testing. Dylan Underhill, the...
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11 Jul 2024
--- SenzaGen gets a new grant from the Research Institute for Fragrance Materials (RIFM) worth SEK 1.5 million (US$142,270) to assess chemical substances’ allergenicity using its animal-testing-free technology. The Swedish...
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10 Jul 2024
--- The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) introduces three new voluntary standards to promote the circular economy for personal care. The non-governmental standard developer says ISO 59004 (principles and...
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09 Jul 2024
--- Eurofins Scientific acquires Labormar, a chemistry lab in Barranquilla, Colombia. The global tester of food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic products believes the business move will strengthen its network, with its...
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09 Jul 2024
--- The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO) conclude that talc, found in makeup body powders, is “probably carcinogenic to humans.” The...
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08 Jul 2024
--- The European Commission (EC) could soon slap import duties on cheap goods from China, which could impact online beauty retailers such as Temu, AliExpress and Shein. The Financial Times says that later this month, the EC...
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05 Jul 2024
--- In industry news this week, collaborations were key with Blue Yonder promising to transform Avon International’s global demand planning. USA Basketball teamed up with Glossier and Shiseido took on Max Mara fragrances.
05 Jul 2024
--- Chemicals supplier Syensqo and Allozymes, a Singaporean enzyme engineering start-up, sign a Memorandum of Understanding to develop home and personal care biosolutions. The partners will leverage enzymes to deliver...
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04 Jul 2024
--- Vertically integrated biotech company Debut inks a deal with L’Oréal to develop more than a dozen “vital and bio-identical” ingredients that will replace conventionally sourced ingredients currently...
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04 Jul 2024
--- Spain intends to submit a Classification and Labelling Harmonisation (CLH) for certain sunscreen chemicals as Repr. 1B H360F, meaning they are presumed to be human reproductive toxicants that may damage fertility.
25 Jun 2024
--- L’Occitane International announces its annual results for FY2024, achieving net sales of €25.4 billion (US$27.2 billion), a 19.1% year-over-year increase compared to last year. The company points out strength with...
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20 Jun 2024
--- Vattenfall and BASF enter supply and service contracts with Vestas for 112 wind turbines, each with a nominal capacity of 15 megawatts. The sustainable energy will help production of chemicals, including cosmetics. The...
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19 Jun 2024
--- After months of deadlock, the EU adopts the landmark Nature Restoration Law, which aims to restore at least 20% of land and sea by 2030 and ecosystems by 2050. The measure finally passed with a slim majority. Austria tipped...
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18 Jun 2024
--- The EU Council’s latest adoption (general approach) of its position on the Green Claims Directive targets cosmetic companies’ explicit environmental claims when marketing the greenness of their products,...
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12 Jun 2024
--- Unilever extends its partnership with Econic Technologies to find new methods of creating sustainable cleaning and laundry products, such as transforming CO2. The FMCG giant says it wants to replace fossil-based raw...
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