TAGS: Skin Care Hair Care Sustainability / Natural Cosmetics Decorative Cosmetic
The winners of this year’s Sustainable Beauty Awards were announced at a dedicated awards reception in Paris.
Attended by about 120 executives, the awards reception gave recognition to operators who are pushing the boundaries of sustainability in the beauty industry.
International Awards Category
The winners have been selected by a judging panel from a natural food retailer, industry association, ingredients firm, media, and consulting firm. A winner and runner-up were announced for each international awards category.
Sustainable Packaging
The winner is DTS Europe (Portugal) with its Pacific packaging. Launched in June 2023, the mono-material enables the entire packaging to be recycled without being dismantled. The pump can be used for skin care products and color cosmetics.
MacroHI (Taiwan) is runner-up with its recycled HDPE packaging for its Aromase and juliArt beauty products.
Sustainability Pioneer
The joint winners are AAK Personal Care (Sweden) and Weleda (Switzerland).
AAK Personal Care gets recognition for its direct impact partnerships with suppliers, industry organizations, and social enterprises. Weleda received accolades for the sustainability of its new logistics center in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany. It is certified platinum by the German Sustainable Building Council.
The runner-up is O’ right (Taiwan) which gets recognition for its net zero carbon emissions over several years.
Sustainability Leadership
O’ right (Taiwan) is the winner for its great sustainability endeavors. Apart from being a carbon-neutral organization, the natural hair care company is using green electricity, and sustainable packaging, and has developed formulations using upcycled and/or natural ingredients.
The natural cosmetics & supplements company Ringana (Austria) is the runner-up.
New Sustainable Product
Weleda (Switzerland) is a winner with Skin Food Facial Cleansing Balm. Launched in 2022, the organic skin care product is part of the iconic SkinFood range. It contains natural extracts and is UEBT and Natrue certified, as well as certified climate-neutral.
Apivita (Greece) is runner-up with Beevine Elixir Wrinkle & Firmness Lift Cream Light Texture, containing upcycled vine leaves and propolis.
Sustainable Ingredient
Organic Bioactives (New Zealand) is a winner with
OceanDerMX™ Lift & Firm Freeze Dried, Preservative Free. The skin care active contains organic botanical ingredients that are harvested by indigenous Māori women. It is produced using green extraction technology.
Industrial Technology Research Institute (Taiwan) is runner-up with I-Proteo, which is made by upcycling pineapple leaves.
The Sustainable Beauty Awards reception was hosted at the Crowne Plaza Paris – Republique on the evening of 30
th October. The event was co-hosted alongside the European edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit.
Source: Ecovia Intelligence
