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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).

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Which value(s) for the Made in France label?

Within the context of the crisis and uncertainties regarding the future, the Made in France label is attracting renewed interest: more and more brands...

Monday, September 22, 2014

Regulations: international news

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In keeping with what has become a yearly tradition at the Beyond Beauty trade show, FEBEA’s International Regulations Task Leader Anne-Marie Breton ga...

Friday, September 19, 2014

Hair: multicultural yet very personal

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The market for cosmetic hair products is growing quickly and is also undergoing many changes. Multiculturalism, growing demand for naturals, changing ...

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Exports to China: changes and perspectives

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All regulatory services know it: exporting to China is not easy. Administrative authorities, regulatory framework, product and ingredient registration...

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Scrubs: alternatives to polyethylene

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The polyethylene microbeads contained in our cosmetic products are controversial because of their environmental impact. They are not biodegradable, an...

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Allergens: what the industry has to say

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In late 2012, the SCCS’s final Opinion recommending a strict revision of fragrance allergen regulations sent ripples of concern throughout the entire ...

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Eye-tracking, the marketing tool that helps see things clearer

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How can advertisements, packaging, web pages be optimized… to make sure essential messages are well-received by their target? How can weak points be t...

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Cosmetic claims: lessons from food

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Cosmetic claims are in respite. What if their status was about to change? What if they were as strictly structured and regulated as claims in the food...

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Natural cosmetics: state of affairs and prospects

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At its general meeting of 17 June 2014 in Paris, the Cosmébio association held several conferences to shed light on the context that surrounds natural...

Monday, June 23, 2014

The future of fragrance according to industry leaders

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From last 10 to 12 June in Deauville, at the biennial World Perfumery Congress, the major players in perfumery came together to take stock of the indu...

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Consumption: the sustainable revolution

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For the past 10 years, Ethicity (a sustainable development and responsible marketing consulting firm) has conducted an annual survey to better underst...

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Fragrances and industrial property

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How can a fragrance be protected from counterfeit, unfair competition, and parasitic competition? There is a legal tool for this: industrial property....