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Horizon 2045: four scenarios to prepare for the future

To mark CEW France’s “Journé de la Beauté 2026”, an innovative session broke with the usual round-table format. Olivier Parent (Director of Prospective Studies at Comptoir Prospectiviste), Frédérique Lenglen (Strategic Communications Advisor) and Karine Cottin (Senior Advisor, Inspire Positive Change) presented the Biotech 2045 Forecasting Capsule, a project initiated by Jean-Yves Berthon, Chairman of Greentech, in partnership with Burson and Comptoir Prospectiviste. The task: to imagine four po...

Retail in the age of the experience

To mark CEW France’s Beauty Day 2026, a round-table discussion brought together Catherine Spindler (President of Sephora for Europe and the Middle East) and Hubert de Malherbe (Director of the design agency Malherbe Paris) to address a single question: what will the shop of the future look like in ten years’ time? Their answers both centre on experience and emotion.

Impact, comparison, brand and stocks in Directive (EU) 2024/825

During a webinar held on 12 June 2026, Ambroise Pascal, the DGCCRF’s Ecological Transition Officer, and his team addressed the key issues raised by the entry into force of Directive (EU) 2024/825, which aims to combat commercial practices amounting to greenwashing. The final section of their presentation covered claims of carbon neutrality, comparison services, brands and product names, and the is...

Claims in Directive (EU) 2024/825

During a webinar held on June 12, 2026, Ambroise Pascal, the DGCCRF’s Delegate for Ecological Transition, and his team addressed the main issues raised by the implementation of Directive (EU) 2024/825, which aims to combat commercial practices that amount to greenwashing. The second part of their presentation focused on generic environmental claims and future environmental claims.

Sustainability labels in Directive (EU) 2024/825

During a webinar held on 12 June 2026, Ambroise Pascal, the DGCCRF’s Ecological Transition Officer, and his team addressed the key issues raised by the entry into force of Directive (EU) 2024/825, which aims to combat commercial practices amounting to greenwashing. The first major section of their presentation focused on sustainability labels (and the subsequent question-and-answer session).

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2020: FEBEA's Q&A - French AGEC law chapter

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As every year, at the closing of the Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress of the Cosmetic Valley which was held in digital on November 4 and 5, 2020, the...

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

The impact of skin problems on quality of life

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Acute acne flare-ups due to wearing the mandatory mask put the delicate issue of skin disorders back on the table. But skin disorders are not just abo...

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Borderline products: the Manual moves the boundaries

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Two new versions, four new entries, editorial clarifications on essential oils and an addendum on hydroalcoholic products: the year 2020 has been rich...

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Covid-19 : how to make influence marketing ?

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The coronavirus has shaken the cosmetics industry in many ways, including the influence strategies devised by brands and agencies. How can we interact...

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Covid-19 and eco-responsibility

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If the environmental issue was already on everyone’s mind, the health crisis has made it all the more urgent and crucial. Since the beginning of the p...

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

The European Green Deal and its impact on cosmetic products

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Presented in December 2019, the European Green Deal is an action plan to transform the European Union’s economy to meet the challenges of climate chan...

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

The French AGEC law and its impact on cosmetic products

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The French AGEC law, for Anti-Gaspillage and Circular Economy law, was published in the Official Journal of the French Republic on February 11, 2020. ...

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Brexit: prepare (again!) for the worst!

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It is now a (sad) habit with Brexit: negotiations are slipping, agreements are dragging on, companies still don’t know exactly what regulations they w...

Monday, October 26, 2020

Consumers and Covid: the IFOP analysis

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The current pandemic is unprecedented. As a result, this period has given rise to new habits and new modes of consumption. On the occasion of the Esta...

Monday, October 26, 2020

How Covid is changing the landscape of cosmetic distribution

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After several tumultuous months and a health crisis that is not yet over, the beauty industry is strongly impacted. In order to see how the coronaviru...

Monday, October 19, 2020

30 proposals from the Cosmetic Valley for a sustainable recovery of the sector

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During the General Estates of the perfumery and cosmetics industry held on October 15, 2020, the Cosmetic Valley presented its 30 proposals for measur...

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

An update from the French DGCCRF on the control of cosmetic claims

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During the Regulatory Meetings organised by Cosmed on October 1st, 2020, Ambroise Pascal, Head of the Health Products and Personal Services Bureau of ...