Ecoresponsibility

Trends:Ecoresponsibility

Minimalist and refillable: the future of makeup packaging

According to a recent study by GlobalData, a data analytics and consulting firm, environmental awareness, financial pressures, and increasing attention to waste generated by the cosmetics industry are transforming consumer behavior in the makeup sector.

Cosmetics Deposit Coalition: initial progress report

After two years of work, the “Cosmetics Deposit Coalition” has delivered its first field report on the reuse of containers. Bringing together some twenty brands, distributors, and logistics and washing partners, the collective (led by Circul’R, with 70% funding from Citeo) presented its findings at a round table during Paris Packaging Week 2026.

Discarded unsold products: the details for the disclosure of information

As part of the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 (known as the “Ecodesign Regulation”), the European Commission was required to define common details for the disclosure of information regarding discarded unsold consumer products and a common disclosure format. This has now been done, with the publication of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2 on February 10, 2026.

What does the future hold for palm oil in cosmetics?

During the 5th edition of the Lipids & Cosmetics Congress, held on January 28 and 29, 2026, a round table discussion was organized on the theme “Palm oil: what does the future hold?” Hervé Plessis, CEO of Stéarinerie Dubois, Philippe Guariloff of Chanel, Julie Cortal of Nopalm Ingredients, Antoine Piccirilli, Scientific Director of La Fabrique Végétale, and Marie-Odile Hecht, Director of Cosmo...

Sustainability: trends in 2026

The Upcycled Beauty Company has just published its latest report. Ingredients, packaging, operations, climate: the document provides an overview of the levers activated by brands in response to environmental pressure.

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

The Green Impact Index creates its Consortium

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A group of 25 actors representing more than 1,000 companies, reinforced by several independent consultancies and an academic structure, have decided, ...

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...

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Packaging: what are consumers' preferences?

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The issue of packaging (and its sustainable profile) is central in the beauty sector. Ball, a company specializing in the manufacture of aluminum bott...

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Eco-actions are slowly becoming part of the French routine

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In the context of the energy crisis, the government calls on its citizens to be sober. The FEBEA wanted to support this action through a digital aware...

Thursday, November 17, 2022

Time ranks the best beauty innovations

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It’s a traditional list that rhymes with the end of the year. Time magazine has just published the list of 200 products (or concepts) that caught the ...

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...

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Revision of the urban wastewater treatment Directive: the European Commission wants to make the cosmetics sector pay

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As part of the implementation of the European Green Deal, the Commission is proposing new rules to improve air and water quality, notably through the ...

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Léko calls for projects for responsible packaging

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The eco-organisation Léko and the Ulule platform are launching the “Responsible Packaging” campaign, to support companies and associations that act in...

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

What do consumers think about biodiversity?

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Since 2009, the UEBT has made saving nature its fight. And every year, the organization conducts a barometer among a panel of several tens of thousand...

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

The French cosmetics sector in the age of energy sobriety

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The French cosmetics sector has long been committed to reducing its environmental footprint and energy consumption. In order to help the whole sector ...

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...

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Luxe Pack Monaco: more and more sustainability at Aptar

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Aptar Beauty + Home presented its new products at the major packaging professionals’ meeting in Monaco (held at the Grimaldi Forum between October 3 a...