Corporations Unite for the EcoBeautyScore Consortium

PARIS – Magnificence corporations are forming a united entrance, known as the EcoBeautyScore Consortium, to develop an industrywide environmental affect evaluation and scoring system for cosmetics merchandise.

At the moment, 36 cosmetics and private care corporations, plus skilled associations, from 4 continents are participating within the consortium. They embrace L’Oréal, Amorepacific, The Estée Lauder Cos. Inc., LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Beiersdorf, Beauty Valley, Cosnova, Coty Inc., FEBEA, Henkel, Johnson & Johnson, Natura & Co., Oriflame, Sisley and Unilever.

The EcoBeautyScore Consortium stays open to different corporations and associations, regardless of their dimension or sources.

The consortium comes as customers are ever-more sustainability-minded. Forty-two % already say they’re inquisitive about buying manufacturers that concentrate on round and sustainable practices, in keeping with Capgemini Analysis Institute’s report “Round Economic system for a Sustainable Future,” from August to September 2021.

“With the launch of the EcoBeautyScore Consortium, we need to meet customers’ rising demand for transparency and empower them to make knowledgeable and extra sustainable consumption selections,” stated Alexandra Palt, chief company duty officer of L’Oréal and chief govt officer of the Fondation L’Oréal. “We imagine that it’s our duty, as corporations, to enhance the environmental profile of the merchandise we provide and to encourage customers to take motion with us.

“Whereas at L’Oréal, we now have already taken steps to tell customers in regards to the environmental affect of our merchandise, with the launch of our Product Affect Labelling system, we’re satisfied of the significance of cross-industry collaboration on this key subject,” she continued, referring to the group’s program launched in June 2020, starting with Garnier’s hair care merchandise in France. Since then, 5 L’Oréal manufacturers have launched the labeling system for 2 product classes, additionally together with skincare, in 20 European nations.

“Sustainability just isn’t a matter for competitors, however fairly requires corporations to work collectively to mix information, sources and attain extra individuals,” stated Palt. “Because of this consortium initiative, a rising variety of cosmetics gamers will be capable of launch science-based details about their merchandise’ environmental affect. We’ll share, with consortium members, shopper suggestions acquired as we roll out our Product Affect Labelling in extra manufacturers and markets, in order to feed the consortium’s work.”

The EcoBeautyScore Consortium is working with Quantis, a sustainability consultancy, to co-build the scientific methodology, which relies on 4 pillars. One is a typical system of measuring environmental impacts all through the lifecycle of merchandise, which is backed by the European Union’s Product Environmental Footprint technique.

There may be additionally a typical database of the environmental affect of normal elements and uncooked supplies in formulation and packaging, and through a product’s use. A standard instrument, which is accessible to non-experts, is for the evaluation of particular person merchandise’ environmental affect.

A harmonized scoring system is being put in place, as properly, so corporations can voluntarily inform customers about their cosmetics merchandise’ environmental footprint.

The EcoBeautyScore Consortium members have been working collectively in themed teams and their footprinting and scoring prototype is anticipated to be prepared on the finish of this 12 months, beginning first with environmental scoring for a collection of product classes. Impartial events will then confirm the data.

“All corporations will profit from the pre-existing work and are invite to contribute with their very own expertise,” stated EcoBeautyScore, in an announcement. “The consortium may even seek the advice of exterior consultants, together with scientists, lecturers and NGOs, to verify the method is as inclusive as attainable. The work developed by the consortium shall be printed and could also be used on a strictly voluntary foundation by each consortium members and all different events.”

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