Ecocert is launching the Ecocert Sourcing platform. Pauline Raffaitin, the group’s Head of Regulatory Monitoring and Public Affairs, has agreed to tell us more about the regulatory context surrounding this launch.
CosmeticOBS: What is your role at Ecocert and what does your day-to-day work involve?
Pauline Raffaitin: I’ve been with Ecocert since 2008 and have been in charge of regulatory monitoring and public affairs since 2024. I spent over 10 years working in the cosmetics and household products sector. But my day-to-day work is different now, as I am required to monitor major European legislation that has an impact on all our sectors of activity, across the board – from agriculture to textiles, cosmetics, detergents and so on. We monitor the legislation that has the greatest impact, particularly on our activities as a third-party organisation primarily involved in ecological, environmental and social transition initiatives. So, for example, I’ll be keeping an eye on issues such as the revision of the European regulation on organic farming. I have been following Empowering consumers and Green claims. I am currently working on another topic, which is the European Commission’s new proposal on public procurement issues.
CosmeticOBS: Ecocert Sourcing was set up in collaboration with around twenty brands. What feedback have you received from your members?
Pauline Raffaitin: Our clients and various stakeholders have many questions about what they …
