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What can we expect from the new Ecocert Sourcing platform?

On October 15, 2026, CosmeticOBS attended Ecocert’s press conference for the launch of its new Ecocert Sourcing platform. Sara Mayor (Director of the Cosmetics Business Unit at the Ecocert Group) introduced us to this new tool.

Organic cosmetics: sales are rising only in pharmacies

Sales of organic cosmetics are rising in chemists, but falling in organic shops and health and beauty shops. In organic shops, however, the decline is slowing. This is shown by the figures presented by Antonin Le Masle, Business Analyst at OpenHealth, during a webinar organised by Cosmébio and Synadiet on 15 October 2026.

A French FEBEA white paper on digital risks

Digital fraud has ceased to be a marginal phenomenon and has become a systemic threat to businesses, including those in the cosmetics sector. This white paper, which FEBEA has just published, aims to document the scale of the phenomenon and identify the conditions necessary to strengthen protection against it.

Joint call to action against counterfeiting

On September 30, 2026, nine organizations representing European industries, including Cosmetics Europe, released a document calling on the European Union to strengthen liability rules for online platforms and intermediaries in order to better prevent the sale of dangerous, illegal, or counterfeit products to European consumers.

Manifesto for the Digital Transition

In late September 2026, a coalition of organizations published a manifesto outlining recommendations for a digital transition. It advocates for a “one product, one EU Data Carrier” approach and calls for the implementation of a harmonized, flexible, and technology-neutral digital labeling system that would allow certain physical information to be replaced with information accessible online.

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Distribution: new agreement between Unipex and Berkem

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The Berkem group, supplier of cosmetic actives (among others) has just announced its partnership with Unipex. The company will be in charge of the dis...

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Seppic and Botalys become partners

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Seppic and Botalys (a Belgian start-up specialized in the cultivation of rare and medicinal plants) have signed a research partnership for the co-deve...

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Arcade Beauty launches its decarbonization plan

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Climate issues are at the heart of industrialists’ concerns. Aware of the impact of its activity on the environment, the Arcade Beauty group intends t...

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Cosmetic Valley commits to the preservation of Gabon's biodiversity

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Study the cosmetopoeia of Gabon, protect it and make it a lever for commercial development… This is the commitment that the French cosmetics industry ...

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

L'Oréal France No. 1 in gender parity

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Equileap is the first organization to provide data and information on gender equality in the corporate sector. It has ranked the ESG performance (Gend...

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Aptar Beauty announces the acquisition of ID Scent

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Aptar Beauty, expert in packaging distribution systems for the cosmetics industry, has just acquired ID Scent, a company specialized in paper sampling...

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Intellectual property infringements: a major threat to SMEs

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According to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), infringeme...

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Natrue has partnered with the Organic Trade Board

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The natural and organic cosmetics certification body has just announced its association with the Organic Trade Board (a British organization composed ...

Monday, February 27, 2023

A collective of cosmetic brands calls for a swifter ban on microplastics

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In an open letter to the European Commission, a group of brands and associations from the cosmetics industry are calling for an acceleration of the mi...

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Regulation of super-promotions: an "invisible" impact on inflation, according to the FEBEA

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While the debate continues in the French parliament concerning the price cap on non-food products, the FEBEA continues to advocate for a strict contro...

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Pochet Group awarded the "Relations Fournisseurs & Achats Responsables" label

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The Pochet Group continues its race for certifications. After receiving the Gold grade from Ecovadis in 2022, the company has now been awarded the Res...

Monday, February 20, 2023

Cosmetics Europe launches a database of cosmetic ingredients

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Cosmetics Europe, the association of federations representing the European cosmetics industry, has launched Cosmile Europe, an online database of cosm...