EU Parliament passes ‘polluter pays’ legislation
The European Parliament has voted in favour of a legislative package that would make the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries financially responsible for cleaning wastewater.
Apotek Hjartat bans sale of anti-ageing products to under 15s
Swedish pharmacy chain, Apotek Hjartat has announced that it will usher in age restrictions on skin care products containing ‘advanced’ anti-ageing ingredients such as AHA and BHA acid, vitamin A and vitamin C.
UK’s Divergence from EU’s Pollution Standards Raises Concerns
England has opted out of adopting these new EU pollution regulations.
EU: We’ll block entry of products made with forced labor
The European Parliament has reached a provisional agreement with the European Union Council to prevent the importation of products made with forced labor in to the bloc.
UK Firms Penalized for Underpayment
More than 500 companies, including Estée Lauder, were targeted by the UK government for failing to pay over 172,000 workers the National Living Wage
EU to bill beauty manufacturers for microplastic clean up
The European Union has drafted a regulation that, if formally adopted, will require cosmetics manufacturers to cover some 80 percent of the cost required to tackle the pollution caused by microplastics.
Chanel creates industry alliance to improve traceability
Chanel has formed an alliance of 15 beauty manufacturers with the goal of improving traceability within the industry. The Traceability Alliance for Sustainable Cosmetics is sponsored by the Federation des Enterprises de la Beaute and aims to address traceability at scale.
LVMH joins up with TikTok to tackle counterfeits
LVMH is said to be in talks with TikTok in a bid to fight the fakes. The social media app and luxury goods conglomerate are hoping to team up to tackle the issue of counterfeit goods being sold via the platform.
UK launches probe into Unilever’s ‘green’ claims
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that it will scrutinise ‘green’ claims made by Unilever via a formal investigation after an initial review uncovered some ‘concerning practices’.
YSL Beaute heads to Parliament with Women’s Aid to fight gender-based violence
YSL Beaute has teamed up with Women’s Aid in a bid to raise awareness of gender-based violence in the UK. The L’Oreal-owned beauty brand’s Abuse Is Not Love campaign aims to educate 2 million people worldwide on the signs of abuse by 2030.
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