Packaging Materials
Unilever has joined USAID and EY to launch the CIRCLE Alliance
The CIRCLE Alliance – a new $21 million public–private collaboration co-founded by Unilever, USAID and EY – aims to support entrepreneurs and small businesses across the plastics value chain to scale solutions that reduce plastic use, tackle plastic waste and build thriving circular economies. It has a particular focus on women,
Towards a more sustainable glass journey - a case study with Verescence
When making luxury glass for perfume, many factors are to be taken into account. From sourcing to raw materials transformation, as well as glass making and bottle shaping, a lot of energy and resources are utilised. How to ensure that the value chain is optimised? How to ensure the best
Sustainable beauty innovations - week 1st July
From Poetry to eco-design At the request of a house with stringent sustainability requirements, Coverpla was proactive in helping it choose a beautiful refillable bottle and a cap made from bio-sourced resin. Terre d’Oc, from Provence, offers natural products that tell stories of travel, ethics, craftsmanship, scent and wellbeing.
Waste Not, Want Not - How Matsos Transforms Fashion Waste into Luxurious Cosmetics Caps
It’s no secret that the fashion industry has its own challenges when it comes to pollution and waste, especially when looking into fast fashion. It is estimated that 92 million tons of textile waste are produced annually globally, which makes up around 7% of the world’s total amount
Is sustainability ugly? A designer viewpoint.
The beauty industry has implemented more and more sustainable solutions within the last 2 to 3 years. The covid period has highlighted consumers' interest for cleaner, greener and healthier products. But it seems now that with the economic crisis and the general anxiety created within the market consumers do
Sustainable Beauty Packaging Innovations - part 4
This report mostly focuses on “natural” materials that are fully degradable and can nourish the soil. The solutions are coming up in the market, and here is an example of what we find notable.
Beauty refills with pulp or how creativity can support a sustainable design approach
Imagine a lipstick refill where the cartridge does not carry any mechanism. Or imagine a cream jar that houses a refill made of moulded pulp? This is the inventive design created by Morrama, an agency based in London. The team is behind some of the most resounding launches like Wild
Which materials for sustainable packaging?
When discussing sustainable packaging, the choice of material is often one of the first question asked. And in the age of environmental awareness, conscious consumers and engaged brands tend to incline towards material that have a green image like paper or glass. But the reality is that it’s not
Climate Change, Pollution or Resources Depletion: which one do you want to address?
There is no denying that the planet is going through a massive climate change with rising temperatures in summer and cold storms in winter… and weather will keep showing unusual activity with the El Niño phenomenon, so prepare for another hot summer after the freezing storm this winter in the
Aluminium Report
Understanding about aluminium sourcing, manufacturing and its applications in the beauty industry and the sustainability aspect of the material LEARNING OBJECTIVES * To gain an understanding about aluminum regulations and standards * To understand the market context of aluminium * To understand about aluminium sourcing and manufacturing * To learn about the application of
Thermoformed sample & single dose
There are two main types of sampling solutions: * Sachets * Thermoformed doses In the current presentation we will focus on the thermoformed doses and their environmental impact and how you can make them eco-friendly KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES * Learn about the current market context of thermoformed samples * Understand how the thermoformed process
Biodegradability - How does it work?
This report will try to describe in details how biodegradability works, with the following objectives: * Understand the terminology of ‘compostability’ * Gain knowledge about current regulations from Europe, USA and Japan * Gain knowledge about the difference between biodegradability and industrial composting * Understand how industrial composting works * Learn about applications of compostability