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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, May 13, 2014

The organic cosmetics market by 2025

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Despite a slowdown in growth, the organic market still arouses the interest of professionals and consumers. What will its future be like in 10 years? ...

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

ABS: speeding up ethics and bio-diversity

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This ABS does not equip our cars but regulatory protocols to ensure equitable access and sharing of genetic resources and traditional knowledge. The C...

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

A blogger user guide for press officers

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They create the buzz and play an increasingly significant role in the marketing strategy of cosmetic brands. Bloggers are prescribers: one post on a p...

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Biodiversity: the 2014 Barometer

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By 2020, the world’s citizens should be aware of biodiversity, according to the United Nations’ 2020 targets. The UEBT Biodiversity Barometer helps me...

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Perfumes: "Saving Private Allergen"

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Is perfumery as we know it today threatened by the Cosmetic Regulation? There is a growing concern in the industry about the latest projects on the Eu...

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Cosmetics: the borders are changing!

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Is my product a ‘true’ cosmetic or is it ‘borderline’? Can it also be considered a biocide, a medical device, or even a drug? The answer to these ques...

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

In the waters of marketing

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Cosmetics are products comprising formulas, packaging, and so on, but they are also promises of efficacy or a sensual experience, claims, and stories ...

Monday, March 31, 2014

Fight against counterfeiting: customs are your ally!

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Can we be right about the counterfeiting of our cosmetic products? What to do when you are a victim, or even only when you can be the target? What act...

Monday, March 31, 2014

A new feminine body, or the ultimate stage of beauty

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“Nowadays feminine aesthetic passions are increasingly stirred by the body image and body care: the great challenge of beauty is for our body to remai...

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Water enhances innovation in the cosmetics industry

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It is essential to our lives and skins. Although the trend is currently towards anhydrous cosmetics, it still seems useful to remind everyone that wat...

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Bacteria: our friends... and the future of our cosmetics? (Part III)

The microbiota, which was the focus of the presentation by Marie-Alice Dibon and Maryelle Allemand at the Matinales de la Cosmétique, has the potentia...

Monday, February 10, 2014

Bacteria: our friends... and the future of our cosmetics? (Part II)

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The recent discovery of the existence of the microbiota may deeply change our relationship with the world and with ourselves, our system of values, ho...