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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, October 1, 2024

Octobre Rose 2024: the Belle & Bien association steps up its actions

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The Octobre Rosecampaign is designed to promote breast cancer screening and raise funds for research. To mark the occasion, the Belle & Bien assoc...

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Bris Rocher appointed Chairman of the Green Impact Index Consortium

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The organisation created by 22 companies (including Groupe Rocher, Pierre Fabre, Arko Pharma, Cosmed and Léa Nature) has just announced the identity o...

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

L'Oréal, a model of diversity and inclusion according to FTSE

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The FTSE Global Equity Index evaluates companies on the basis of 24 different indicators divided into four key pillars: diversity, inclusion, people d...

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Blissim renews its commitment to the ‘Octobre Rose’ movement

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The aim of the Pink October event is to raise public awareness of breast cancer screening for a whole month. Many cosmetics companies are getting invo...

Monday, September 16, 2024

Biobased ingredients : L'Oréal announces a partnership with Abolis and Evonik

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The L’Oréal Group has announced a partnership with Abolis Biotechnologies, a biotechnology company, and Evonik, a world leader in specialty chemicals,...

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Acquisition of Nissho Jitsugyo by Berlin Packaging

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Berlin Packaging is continuing its expansion in Japan with the acquisition of Nissho Jitsugyo. This acquisition extends the company’s local presence i...

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Solabia announces the acquisition of a majority stake in PolymerExpert

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The Solabia Group is strengthening its position in the cosmetics and healthcare markets with the acquisition of PolymerExpert, which will open up new ...

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Ho Karan becomes part of the D-LAB group

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The D-LAB Group, specialists in nutricosmetics in France, has just announced the acquisition of the Ho Karan cosmetics brand. The deal is part of the ...

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

SBTI validates Groupe Rocher's carbon plan

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The company, which has been committed to tackling the environmental crisis for several years, wants to reduce its carbon emissions. The group has just...

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

IFF to open a new research center in Shanghai

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The group specialising in the design of cosmetic, pharmaceutical and food ingredients has announced the opening of a “Creative Centre” in Shanghai. Th...

Monday, July 22, 2024

TechnicoFlor launches Flor-Anthropy program

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The company specializing in perfume creation is committed to a CSR approach. TechnicoFlor has devised a project to promote “environmental and societal...

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Berlin Packaging, an increasingly responsible company

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The packaging solutions distributor has published its 2023 Sustainability Report, and can boast some good results. In particular, the company has succ...