Many people predicted that Covid-19 would diminish the growing emphasis on sustainable packaging—but it appears to have done the opposite. Almost all of the Top 20 Global Beauty Companies covered in our annual report cite their progress in this area—and much of it includes innovation in packaging.

As much of the Beauty world re-aligns to meet consumer demand, both Sustainable Packaging and Clean Beauty remain prominent tenets in the industry as a whole.

Recently, Amazon launched a “Climate Pledge Friendly” badge, including a callout to Cradle-to-Cradle-Certified products.

Early in October, the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act, the nation’s first state-level ban of 24 ingredients, including mercury and formaldehyde, from beauty and personal care products, was signed into law in California.

At the same time, the Sustainable Packaging Initiative for CosmEtics—SPICE—co-founded by L’Oréal and sustainability consulting firm Quantis, released what it calls “a science-based eco-design tool that assesses the environmental footprint of any cosmetics packaging, empowering beauty packaging engineers to make more sustainable design choices and accelerate innovation toward sustainability.”

Philippe Bonningue, Group Global Director of Sustainable Packaging at L’Oréal—and a member of Beauty Packaging’s Board of Advisors—says, “As the co-founder of SPICE, L’Oréal is proud to see the initiative uniting the cosmetics industry around a shared vision of sustainable packaging…We are pleased to share this experience to help develop the SPICE Tool so that, together, we can drive the industry’s sustainable transformation.”

The E-Commerce Packaging Council (ECPC) specifically targets packaging geared to online sales. Read about the group’s efforts in this article written by founding member Laszlo Moharita, Head of Global R&D E-Commerce and New Business Initiatives, Johnson & Johnson—and a member of Beauty Packaging’s Board of Advisors. The two other active founding members of ECPC are Melissa Dandy, Associate Director R&D E-Commerce, Johnson & Johnson Consumer (watch the video with Melissa); and Brent Lindbergh, Principal and Founder of FUSENEO.

Whether designated for in-store or online, cosmetic packaging is constantly evolving—and Beauty Packaging is dedicated to keeping you informed of all the latest developments—online, in-print and through social media. 

We hope you enjoy this issue,