CIDESCO launches sustainability initiative
CIDESCO, the world standard for beauty and spa therapy, is encouraging its members, students and schools to become more aware and supportive of environmental issues by issuing them with guidelines to becoming a more sustainable operator. With its guidance, CIDESCO is emphasising that eco-efforts are not about sacrifice, but about…
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Selfridges bans single-use wipes in beauty halls
Selfridges has announced it is removing all single-use, plastic-based beauty wipes from sale and use in its beauty halls. Instead, the store will provide recyclable or re-usable alternatives in a bid to encourage its customers to consume more sustainably. Less than a fifth of Selfridges customers knew that it can…
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Unilever pledges to cut plastic use in personal care products
Unilever, producer of beauty and personal care products, food and beverages and cleaning agents, has pledged to reduce the amount of virgin plastic in its packaging by 50% by 2025. Europe’s seventh most valuable company – behind brands including Toni&Guy, Sure, Simple & Tresemmé – sees around 2.5 billion people…
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Tracy Sutton shares five ways to limit your impact on the environment
Our industry’s war with waste is significant. Public awareness surrounding packaging, plastic pollution and the environment is at its highest due to media coverage, new regulations and reports. No one knows the absolute right thing to do in order to solve the issue, and everyone has different values and approaches,…
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Why should the beauty industry care about waste?
Our TV screens, social feeds and browsers are increasingly flooded with images of beaches, oceans, animals and extreme climates affected by litter, particularly plastics. Many companies are ‘doing their bit’ by re-evaluating packaging and processes, however this is only the tip of the iceberg if we want to dramatically reduce…
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CIDESCO supports ban on glitter that contains micro-plastics
CIDESCO has called on its global membership to help protect the environment by advising schools, students and make-up artists to only use glitter made from non-plastic alternatives. Standard glitter that is used for dramatic and costume make-up designs is made from etched aluminium that is bonded to a form of…
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Beauty industry to be offered free recycling waste collections
Recycling provider, Free Collections, is introducing a free glass waste collection service for the UK beauty industry. Each year, the beauty industry contributes to tonnes of glass waste as opposed to recycling. The new service is set to change the landscape of recycling in the industry by removing both the…
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Mintel announces sub-zero waste as 2019’s global beauty and personal care trend
Mintel has announced ‘sub-zero waste- as the trend set to impact global beauty and personal care markets in the coming years. Beauty manufacturers, companies and brands will now have to shift to a whole new paradigm when approaching zero waste and sustainability, focusing on every aspect of the supply chain.…
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Botanicals reveals Plastics Promise
Soil Association certified skincare brand, Botanicals, has announced its Plastics Promise. The promise will see the company support the use of environmentally-friendly ingredients and packaging. “I am passionate about the benefits of using natural, organic skincare – for our health and beauty but also for our planet,” Wendy Stirling, founder…
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