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A French FEBEA white paper on digital risks
Brand hijacking, mirror sites, online counterfeiting, phishing campaigns, CEO fraud, reputational damage and disinformation campaigns: cyber threats are on the rise and affecting businesses of all sizes. In response to this exposure to cybercrime, FEBEA has just published the white paper “Digital Risks: Challenges and Prospects for the French Beauty Industry”, and has made it available free of charge on its website.
Groupe Berkem acquires Laboratoires Eriger
“We are delighted to integrate Laboratoires Eriger’s cutting-edge technology into our group. The production tools will be transferred to our industrial site in Chartres, a city synonymous with excellence and competitiveness for international players in the cosmetics industry. Laboratoires Eriger’s recognized know-how will be an invaluable asset in consolidating our expertise in plant-based chemistry and strengthening our position in the active cosmetics market.
3rd EcoVadis platinum grade for Fedrigoni
With a score of 90/100 following its 2024 audit by EcoVadis, Fedrigoni can pride itself on remaining in the very exclusive club of “platinum” members. Only 1% of the companies assessed by the organization score so highly. In addition to all its sustainable development actions, Fedrigoni has also taken part in the EcoVadis Academy, which offers content dedicated to improving CSR skills.
The opportunities of the European Ecolabel for cosmetic products
“Mobilizing the industry for a clean and circular economy was one of the building blocks of the European Green Deal that at the same time was recognizing the need to empower consumers in the green transition,” Silvia Ferratini said. “In the past years, several initiatives were issued with the intention to empower sustainable choices from consumers.” Silvia Ferratini then cited three texts that she described as relevant to both the European Ecolabel and the cosmetics sector.
Rethinking Cosmetic Packaging: Turning Regulatory Constraints into Drivers of Circular Innovation
Driven by the PPWR (European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation), Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes, and upcoming environmental labeling frameworks, cosmetic packaging is entering a new era.
Three questions to... Julien Pasquini, General Manager, Roc France
CosmeticOBS: Roc has been around for seven generations. Why talk about redeployment for a brand that’s already well established? Julien Pasquini: Historically, Roc is a French brand, created by pharmacist Jean-Charles Lissarague in 1957. After being bought out by the American industrialist Johnson & Johnson, sales in France were entrusted to a local distributor. In this way, all strategic decisions were taken in the United States.
Expanscience supports the most vulnerable women
Founded in 2006, Association Joséphine provides care for vulnerable women to help them reintegrate into society and the workplace, and regain control over their lives. To help the organization continue to operate, Expanscience (through its Actifs Cosmétiques division) has pledged to donate 1% of revenues from the sale of Pixalia, an ingredient that promotes healthy skin and hair.
CEAC 2025 aims to stay ahead
As usual, this conference will provide a mix of plenary sessions, multiple parallel breakout sessions and extensive networking opportunities. The preliminary programme is now known. 9:15 – 10:30: What do we want for regulation? What would positive regulatory change look like from the cosmetics and personal care industry’s perspective? This session will explore this question through a panel discussion.
Three questions to... Gregory Pays, Business Developer at Nuon
CosmeticOBS: Nuon is a young start-up that is not yet well known throughout the cosmetics ecosystem. What makes it special? Gregory Pays: Nuon belongs to the Kaiyan Medical group, a long-standing expert in the manufacture of light therapy devices. The idea behind Nuon came from the fact that many brands didn’t necessarily want to add a “device” to their cosmetics offering.
Sustainability: Metsä Board publishes its roadmap to 2030
Metsä Board’s new or revised sustainability objectives for 2030 are as follows: • Increase the target share of certified wood fiber to 100% • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions from purchased logistics by 30% • Exclude wood raw materials and purchased pulp from the tracking of fossil fuel-free raw materials and packaging materials, in order to be able to more easily track the progress of other fossil fuel-free raw materials • Extend the “zero workplace accidents” objective to subcontractors in...
U'Cosmetics 2025: who are the winners?
For one day, UCO Bretagne Nord vibrated to the rhythm of cosmetics projects from all over France. Out of 40 pre-selected teams, only 10 were selected to defend their project in front of a panel of experts. Here is the list of winners (with their concept pitch). One team won two prizes.
No summary judgment for Filorga jars
Plasticos Faca, one of the leading manufacturers of high-end cosmetic jars, supplied Filorga with a “T 65” jar for packaging facial care products for several years. Considering that Filorga was using packaging similar to the T 65 after the end of their collaboration, Plasticos Faca sued it for copyright infringement, unfair competition, and parasitic competition. The Court of Appeals rejected all of Plasticos Faca’s claims.
L'Oréal becomes the 3rd largest patent filer in France
The beauty heavyweight filed 740 patent applications in 2024, compared with 570 in 2023, an increase of 30%, “the highest increase recorded among the top ten players in the ranking,” comments INPI. The group joins Stellantis (1289 filings) and Safran (1216 filings) at the top of the list. “L’Oréal is also one of the leading holders of patents in force in France, with a portfolio of 5037 active titles at December 31, 2024.” The LVMH group also features in the ranking.
Beiersdorf France progresses in the Professional Equality Index
The company made progress on all criteria, including a narrowing of the pay gap, a fair distribution of promotions and increases, and perfect parity among the highest earners. These results testify to Beiersdorf’s commitment to strengthening diversity and inclusion within its organization. “These results testify to our long-term commitment to professional equality and inclusion.
Eurofragance strengthens its perfume team
CosmeticOBS-The Cosmetics Observatory is the leading source of information for the cosmetics sector. European and international regulations, market trends, ingredient news, new products, reports from congresses and trade fairs: CosmeticOBS offers professional cosmetic monitoring updated in real time, on a daily basis.
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