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22/08/2025

♻️ Packaging pollution is a major sustainability issue in the cosmetics industry.
Although there is high interest in alternative packaging materials, plastics remain widely used.

Prof Simon Lockrey from RMIT University will be leading a workshop on green packaging solutions at the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit.

✔️ He will discuss the various ways cosmetic & personal care companies can reduce their packaging impact.

The 7th Asia-Pacific edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit will take place in Hong Kong on 10-11th November.

🔷 Early booking rates end on 30th August 🔷

To receive the detailed summit agenda, please visit https://sustainablecosmeticssummit.com/Asia/

07/08/2025

Our Sustainable Cosmetics Summit returns to Hong Kong after an absence of several years…

Taking place on 10-11th November, the 7th Asia-Pacific edition comprises three sessions and two workshops…

◻️ Session One: Industry Developments
◻️ Session Two: Sustainability Schemes
◻️ Session Three: Green Ingredients
◾ Workshop I: Sustainability Metrics
◾ Workshop II: Green Packaging Solutions

We are proud to have Personal Care as gold sponsor, as well as , and dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health as silver sponsors.

🔷 Early booking rates end on 30th August 🔷

To receive the detailed summit agenda, please visit https://sustainablecosmeticssummit.com/Asia/

06/08/2025

Some of the team were in Bournemouth to do our annual beach clean up.

We removed plastics, aluminium cans, foil paper, and other waste from the beach. Having clean beaches protects marine life and creates safer and enjoyable spaces for recreation.

Well done to the team for cleaning up Bournemouth beach!

30/07/2025

Secure your place today!

The early bird booking rates for the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit Europe end on 1st August – just a few days away!

Join us in Paris on 22-23 October 2025 for a unique two-day event bringing together leaders from the beauty and personal care industry to discuss sustainability innovations, green ingredients, new technologies, and sustainable packaging.

This is your opportunity to connect with pioneers, industry experts, and forward-thinking brands shaping the future of sustainable cosmetics.

🌍 Why attend?
✔ Thought leadership and expert insights
✔ Interactive panels and discussions
✔ Network with decision-makers and innovators
✔ Learn about sustainable beauty trends

🕒 Early Bird Offer ends soon – 1 August 2025

🎟 Book now and be part of the sustainable beauty movement!

🔗https://www.sustainablecosmeticssummit.com/Europe/registration/

22/07/2025

We closed our Sustainable Foods Summit a few weeks ago in Amsterdam with a lively panel discussion on packaging.

✋ The topic of discussion was consumer behaviour towards packaging. Packaging is generally perceived as a waste material and discarded. There is low awareness of the environmental impact of packaging waste, whether to marine ecosystems or to landfill.

❔ The panel was asked how could consumer attitudes towards packaging be changed? How could they take alternative retail models like refillables and unpackaged products more seriously?

✳️ The general consensus from the panel was that consumer education is the key; they need to be informed of the purpose of packaging, as well as the need to recycle / re-use.

❇️ Lack of recycling infrastructure was cited as a major reason for low recycling rates. It was sometimes too difficult for consumers to ‘do the right thing’ and recycle.

🟩 Low incentives was cited as a factor. Giving the example of Lush, one of the panellists said consumers needed to be rewarded to not dispose of their packaging. The ethical retailer gives a small rebate to its customers if they return their packaging.

✳️ The government and regulations also need to nudge consumers to change their behaviour. The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) plans to reduce packaging waste and recyclability, however there are questions as to how it will raise consumer awareness of environmental issues associated with packaging.

🤝 We would like to thank FoodChain ID and Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) as sponsors, as well as participants for the informative discussions at the European edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit.

⏭️ Green packaging solutions will be featured at the next Sustainable Cosmetics Summit, hosted in Paris on 22-23rd October. More details are on https://www.sustainablecosmeticssummit.com/Europe/

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21/07/2025

🏆 The 2025 Sustainable Beauty Awards are now open to entries.

The Sustainable Beauty Awards celebrate brands, companies, and innovators who are advancing the sustainability agenda through ground-breaking products, ingredients, packaging, or initiatives.

There are five award categories…

✅ New Sustainable Product Award
✔️ Sustainable Ingredient
✅ Sustainable Packaging
✔️ Sustainability Pioneer
✅ Sustainability Start-up (new for 2025)

Entries are open to cosmetic and personal care brands, retailers, distributors, ingredient and packaging suppliers, NGOs, and other stakeholders championing a greener future for the beauty industry.

The closing date for entries is 19th September. The finalists will be notified by 8th October, and the winners will be crowned at the awards reception in Paris on 22nd October. The Sustainable Beauty Awards reception will be co-hosted alongside the European edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit.

For more details and how to apply, visit https://sustainablebeautyawards.com/

11/07/2025

We featured green packaging solutions at the Sustainable Foods Summit a couple of weeks ago in Amsterdam.

We discussed regulations, environmental impacts, recycling solutions, alternative materials, unpackaging, and consumer behaviour. Here are some of the key highlights…

✳️ Wolfgang Trunk from the European Commission gave details of the new EU Packaging and Packaging Waste regulation, which aims to reduce packaging waste, increase recycling rates, and promote the circular economy.

By 2030, all packaging in the EU must be recyclable, meeting specific design criteria and performance standards.

❇️ There is growing demand for quantification of environmental impact of food packaging. Alan Stuart Campbell PhD explained how companies can undertake a life cycle assessment of packaging materials.

✳️ Details were given of new innovative packaging materials. Sebastien Bregeaud showed how its Notpla material has replaced 20,872,484 pieces of single-use plastic. The seaweed-based material is compostable, dissolves in hot water, and is edible.

✳️ Raffi Schieir explained how the Prevented Ocean Plastic model has prevented over 2.5 billion bottles from reaching the oceans. Its recycled plastic material is used by over 80 brands and in over 800 products.

🟩 TerraCycle has novel approaches to recycle packaging waste. Diane Orsel des Sagets discussed how it is working with retailers like Monoprix and Superdrug to collect waste and re-purpose it for new applications.

✳️ Andrea Lunzer highlighted the growing trend of unpackaged foods. She showed how European retailers were installing refillable stations as they invest in packaging-free products.

❔ A growing number of options are now available to food & beverage brands to move away from single-use plastic packaging, however when will adoption rates rise?

Green packaging solutions will be featured at the next Sustainable Cosmetics Summit, hosted in Paris on 22-23rd October. More details are on https://www.sustainablecosmeticssummit.com/Europe/

09/07/2025

We covered sustainability schemes at our Sustainable Foods Summit in Amsterdam last week. Some of the key highlights of this session were…

❇️ Dipti Vaidyanathan opened the session with an update on sustainable palm oil. According to Dipti, certification is becoming increasingly important as regulations like EUDR are introduced. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Trademark has now been adopted by almost 2500 operators.

🟩 A growing number of organisations are using life cycle assessment to measure the environmental impact of food products. Koen Boone gave an overview of the various LCA-based eco-labels that have been introduced. He expects to see more private and public sector initiatives.

✳️ Carbon labelling enables brands to communicate the ecological credentials of their products. Tommy Buckingham from explained how carbon labelling shows how vegan KitKat has a 18% lower carbon footprint than a standard Kitkat chocolate bar.

🟩 Luis Carazo Jimenez gave an update on the EU organic action plan, which aims to stimulate consumer demand, increase farmer conversion rates, and improve farmer sustainability. Francesca Lilliu showed how organic food sales continue to rise, reaching EUR 54 billion. The priority of IFOAM Organics Europe is to upscale organic in Europe.

✅ There is greater consumer trust in certification. According to Ozlem Senturk Kantar, 61% of consumers say robust third-party certification will help guide their decision-making when buying food products.

❇️ Consumer attitudes towards eco-labels were further discussed by the panel. A major concern is that as the number of eco-labels continues to grow, the green message can get blurred.

Discussions will continue in the next edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit; the North American edition will be hosted in San Francisco on 28-29th January 2026. More details are on https://www.sustainablefoodssummit.com/northamerica/

08/07/2025

Food ingredients for sustainability were featured at the Sustainable Foods Summit in Amsterdam one and a half week ago.

Some of the key highlights of this session were…

❇️ Dr Kaly Chatakondu showed how food ingredients can be created from carbon dioxide, without the need for agricultural land. His company Arborea is using microalgae to transform carbon captured molecules into proteins.

🟩 AI can play an important role in developing proteins. Kristian Gregersen explained how the Danish Technological Institute is using fungal fermentation to make proteins from agricultural waste. AI is helping omptimise the fermentation process.

✳️ Nico Broersen from Agriplace highlighted how AI can help operators get transparency and traceability in their supply chains for agricultural materials.

🟩 According to Sonia Petzold, biodiversity loss is having a major impact on food production. Giving details of the biodiversity management framework, she showed how operators can mitigate their biodiversity risks in the value chain.

✅ Ximena Mahecha Anzola gave details of the Sustainable Colombian Oil Scheme, which provides assurance that palm oil is ethically sourced. Colombia has over 8000 oil palm growers, of which 75% are smallholders (up to 20 hectares). In 2024, production was 1.72 m tonnes.

✳️ Climate change is affecting the production of agricultural commodities. Jon Davis showed how crop condition analytics can provide yield projections for agricultural commodities.

❇️ The session concluded with a panel on futureproofing ingredient supply chains. The panellists highlighted how geopolitical conflict, climate change, and US tariffs were affecting supply and prices of food ingredients. The question is how to mitigate these risks as supply chains continue to be affected.

We shall feature food ingredients and supply chains in upcoming editions. The North American edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit will be hosted in San Francisco on 28-29th January 2026. More details are on https://lnkd.in/etBFRVE

04/07/2025

Save the Date for PARIS: 22-23 October...

Our next Sustainable Cosmetics Summit will feature green materials, new technologies, and sustainable packaging.

❔ How are new technologies poised to push the sustainability agenda in the cosmetics industry?
❓ How is Artificial Intelligence having a disruptive influence on raw material selection, cosmetic production, and marketing?
❔ What are the opportunities with precision fermentation and plant cell technology?
❓ How can cosmetic brands innovate with green ingredients?
❔ What alternative materials are emerging to replace plastics in packaging?
❓ What are best-practices in impact measurement and communication?
❔ What are the business opportunities with neurocosmetics?
❓ How is upcycling creating novel green materials?
❔ How are brands assessing cosmetic ingredients for sustainability?
❓ How are operators using life-cycle assessment to reduce the environmental impact of cosmetic formulations and packaging?

✔️ Such questions will be addressed in this 17th European edition, hosted in Paris on 22-23th October 2025.

🔷 Early booking rates end on 18th July 🔷

We are proud to have AAK Personal Care as gold sponsor, and Croda Beauty, Oleon, V-Label as silver sponsors.

To receive the detailed summit agenda, please visit https://www.sustainablecosmeticssummit.com/Europe/

03/07/2025

We featured sustainability schemes at the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit earlier this month in New York.

Here are some of the key highlights of the discussions…

✳️ Amarjit Sahota opened the session with an overview of the leading ethical labels and sustainability schemes in the personal care industry. According to Sahota, natural & organic are the leading ethical labels however there are regional differences in certification schemes and adoption rates.

❇️-standard AISBL and NATRUE - The International Natural and Organic Cosmetics Association are the leading standards for natural & organic cosmetics, having 36,000 and 10,120 certified products respectively. According to Mariano Serratore, the COSMOS standard is incorporating regenerative practices.

✳️ Evan Peters from showed how life cycle analysis can help cosmetic companies measure the environmental impact of their products. A major issue is that 99% of ingredients have no emission factors.

🟩 The growing popularity of the vegan lifestyle is leading many brands to market their cosmetic products as plant-based, however there is a need for certification. Gabriela C. gave details of the , which is now adopted by over 35,000 beauty products.

✳️ New schemes are emerging for animal-free products. Kai Yi Carrie Chan from gave details of the C label for cell-based products, launched in January 2025. Zellulin® Nature-Coded Peptides are some of the first to be certified.

✅ Ian Baer highlighted the consumer confusion concerning labelling. His research shows that 83% of clean beauty consumers say transparency matters, but most do not trust what they find.

✳️ The session concluded with a panel on future directions. The general consensus was that in the absence of robust government regulations for eco-friendly and safe cosmetics, there is expected to be more ethical labels in the market.

We shall continue to discuss sustainability developments in the European edition, hosted in Paris on 22-23rd October. More details are on https://www.sustainablecosmeticssummit.com/Europe/

02/07/2025

We announced the winners of the 2025 Sustainable Food Awards in Amsterdam last week.

New Sustainable Product
This award gives recognition to innovative food and beverage products with strong sustainability credentials.

Gold winner: Nothing F!SHY AB Breaded F!SH Filé (Sweden)
Silver winner: FareShare UK Pork and Mashed Potato (UK)

The finalists were ALDI Italia Biova Beer (Italy), Kooray spice 'n easy Organic Thai Curry Sauce (Germany), and Vieille Graine Sorghum Pasta (France)

Sustainable Ingredient
This award celebrates new ingredients that make a positive sustainability contribution to food and beverage products.

Gold winner: CashewMeetly (Sweden)
Silver winner: Ingood by Olga LENGOOD® (France)

The finalists were Alland & Robert Beyond Acacia (France), Nongshim Co., Ltd. Flavolink (South Korea), and Second Squeeze Fruit Syrups (Australia).

Sustainable Packaging
This award recognises new packaging formats that have a lower environmental impact in terms of material, design and / or functionality.

Gold winner: traceless materials GmbH (Germany)
Silver winner: GoUnpackaged, (UK)

The finalists were BASF SE Recyclable Food Packaging Film (Germany), Parkside Flexibles Ltd Recoflex™ Paper (UK), and Sensei Farms Packaging (USA).

Sustainability Pioneer
This award celebrates operators that are trailblazers and / or undertaking groundbreaking steps to advance sustainability in the food industry.

Gold winner: Starfield Food Technology with its Sustainable Food System (China)
Silver winner: Xela Pack with its PaperBottle® (USA)

The finalists were Aura-Consultants with Packaging Technology and Processes (UK), Prowrap Food Wrapping (UK), SPX FLOW, Inc. Denmark A/S with Ultra High Treatment Seamless Vessel (Denmark).

Congratulations to the winners.
Entries to the 2026 Sustainable Food Awards will open in January. More details are on https://www.sfawards.com/

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