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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, December 13, 2022

Environmental claims: the new framework in practice (2/2)

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In France, it is the “AGEC” law with its decrees and orders published for its implementation, as well as the new CNC guide, that are shaking up the ru...

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2022: FEBEA's Q&A - Prohibited claims, UCF Directive & CNC guide

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As every year, at the end of the Cosmetic Valley Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress held on November 23 and 24, 2022, the FEBEA team answered questions...

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Environmental claims: the new framework in practice (1/2)

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In France, it is the “AGEC” law with its decrees and orders published for its implementation, as well as the new CNC guide, that are shaking up the ru...

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2022: FEBEA's Q&A - AGEC Law and EQC sheet

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As every year, at the end of the Cosmetic Valley Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress held on November 23 and 24, 2022, the FEBEA team answered questions...

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

The environmental claims brain-teaser

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When it comes to environmental claims, there’s what they say, what the consumer understands, and what the regulations allow… A multi-factor equation t...

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Choosing the right packaging to reduce the environmental impact of cosmetics

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Recyclability, biodegradability, compostability, carbon footprint, reuse… the packaging of a cosmetic product can no longer be thought of without taki...

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

GMPs and Quality requirements in China (3/3)

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During the 5th RQC (Rencontres de la Qualité Cosmétiques), organised by IFIS and FEBEA, Victoria Caldy, Business Development & Marketing Director ...

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

GMPs and Quality requirements in China (2/3)

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During the 5th RQC (Rencontres de la Qualité Cosmétiques), organised by IFIS and FEBEA, Victoria Caldy, Business Development & Marketing Director ...

Monday, November 7, 2022

The new preservatives: always a myth or one day a reality?

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Selecting the most appropriate preservatives for a cosmetic formula is already not an easy challenge. But when on top of that the range of substances ...

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

GMPs and Quality requirements in China (1/3)

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The new Chinese cosmetic regulation, the CSAR, has introduced a number of new rules, notably in terms of GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices), quality ...

Monday, October 31, 2022

Hinoline C, as a 100% natural preservative

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It has just won the Ingredients Trophy - Technical Category, awarded by Cosmébio during its Ingredients and Packaging meetings held on October 26 and ...

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

The challenges of packaging recyclability

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At a time when the reduction and recyclability of household packaging, including cosmetics, have become compulsory, their implementation remains a cha...