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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 18, 2025

Groupe Berkem acquires Laboratoires Eriger

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The Berkem Group announces the acquisition of Laboratoires Eriger, a company specializing in technologies derived from pharmaceutical research for the...

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Beiersdorf France progresses in the Professional Equality Index

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Beiersdorf France reached an important milestone in 2024 with a score of 96/100 on the Professional Equality Index, marking a five-point improvement o...

Monday, March 17, 2025

Legal action against the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive

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On 10 March 2025, Cosmetics Europe, just like EFPIA (European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations), announced that it had filed a...

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Sustainability: Metsä Board publishes its roadmap to 2030

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The cardboard packaging supplier has revised its sustainability objectives as part of its CSR policy. New features include staff diversity and workpla...

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Expanscience supports the most vulnerable women

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As part of its CSR policy, the cosmetics group has announced that it is working with Association Joséphine, France’s leading network of solidarity-bas...

Monday, March 3, 2025

Industry calls for simplification of the Green Claims Directive

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The time has come in Europe to cut red tape and keep businesses competitive. These are the pillars on which several associations representing the indu...

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

3rd EcoVadis platinum grade for Fedrigoni

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The Italian papermaker has just achieved a hat-trick! For the third year running, Fedrigoni has been awarded the Platinum Medal by certification body ...

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Free... to the very ends of your hairs!

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A depilatory brand that advocates the “wearing” of hair, isn’t that the world upside down? And yet, that’s exactly what Veet’s latest marketing campai...

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

French cosmetics exports: current situation and future challenges

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The French cosmetics industry is a powerful one, making a significant contribution to the country’s commercial competitiveness. To gain a better under...

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

When Sephora explores the link between cosmetics and... music!

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The territories of beauty seem to be infinite. The cosmetics giant has just announced its participation in a series exploring the intertwined relation...

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

The FEBEA publishes the Water saving plan for the cosmetics sector

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In line with the measures set out in the 2023 Water Plan, the FEBEA has drawn up a Water Saving Plan for the cosmetic sector. The aim is to draw up an...

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

5th meeting of the French Cosmetics Sector Committee

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The fifth meeting of the French Cosmetics Sector Committee was held on 28 January 2025 under the chairmanship of the Minister for Industry and Energy,...