Beauty Products

P&G Cuts CO2 Emissions and Water In Half Since 2002

P&G Cuts CO2 Emissions and Water In Half Since 2002

The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) has reduced (per unit of production) water consumption by 52 percent, energy usage by 48 percent, CO2 emissions by ...

October 20, 2009

L’Oreal Cuts Water Use, GHG Emissions More Than 6%

L’Oreal Cuts Water Use, GHG Emissions More Than 6%

L'Oreal bolstered its commitment to an eco-responsible business model by reducing energy and water consumption, waste and CO2 emissions in 2008, according to the company's fifth ...

October 8, 2009

Green Seal Adds First U.S. Standard for Personal Care Products

Green Seal Adds First U.S. Standard for Personal Care Products

To help consumers sort out sometimes false and misleading environmental claims, Green Seal has launched its Green Seal certification for personal care products after 18 ...

July 2, 2009

Aveda Touts Rainforest Connection

Aveda Touts Rainforest Connection

Aveda President Dominique Conseil discusses rainforests and climate change. He calls for people and businesses to sign up ...

June 24, 2009

Wal-Mart Reduces Carbon Emissions/$1M Sold to 53 Tons

Wal-Mart Reduces Carbon Emissions/$1M Sold to 53 Tons

[Editors note: A previous headline mischaracterized Wal-Mart's global emissions based on erroneous information from the chart above from the Wal-Mart report.] While seeing an overall rise in ...

June 9, 2009

ConAgra, P&G Among Honorees for Sustainable Packaging

ConAgra, P&G Among Honorees for Sustainable Packaging

The winners of the 21st DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation for consumer goods include some of the biggest brands in the industry such as Estee Lauder, Whole ...

May 29, 2009

Diamond Delivers Greener Packaging

Diamond Delivers Greener Packaging

Diamond Packaging is using recyclable and renewable source materials and wind power to create a greener package for Highland Lilac Perfume. The Rochester, N.Y.-based company designed ...

May 14, 2009

Unilever Adding Sustainably-sourced Tea, Palm Oil, Tomatoes

Unilever Adding Sustainably-sourced Tea, Palm Oil, Tomatoes

As part of its plans to roll out Rainforest Alliance-certified teas worldwide by 2015, Lipton is making the United States its next market for the ...

May 7, 2009

Aveda Outlines Steps for C2C Certification

Aveda Outlines Steps for C2C Certification

Health and beauty products company Aveda recently achieved gold-level Cradle to Cradle (C2C) certification for seven of its products, becoming only the second U.S. ...

May 6, 2009

L’Oreal to Reduce GHG Emissions, Water Consumption and Waste by 50%

L’Oreal to Reduce GHG Emissions, Water Consumption and Waste by 50%

In celebration of Earth Day, L'Oreal has announced its long-term environmental plan for 2005 to 2015, which includes greater reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, water consumption ...

April 23, 2009

Aveda Installs Solar System at L.A. Distribution Facility

Aveda Installs Solar System at L.A. Distribution Facility

Aveda announced the installation and activation of a photovoltaic solar power system at its west coast distribution center in Los Angeles. The solar system is expected to provide power for 85 percent of ...

October 8, 2008

Burt’s Bees Cuts Water Use By 20%, Electricity 14%

Burt’s Bees Cuts Water Use By 20%, Electricity 14%

Burt's Bees released its first CSR report this week. In the first half of 2008, the company reported it has cut its electricity use by 14 percent per sales dollar and ...

September 10, 2008

Body Shop Shares Green Product Stories

Body Shop Shares Green Product Stories

The Body Shop is rolling out its “Nature's Way to Beautiful” campaign in print, online and in-store this week, BrandWeek reports. The branding effort includes telling the stories behind the products through ...

August 27, 2008

Burt’s Bees Sets Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goal

Burt’s Bees Sets Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goal

Burt's Bees has pledged to  cut its U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 35 percent per dollar sales from 2006 to 2011. Last fall, Burt's Bees joined the US EPA's Climate Leaders program ...

July 29, 2008

Estee Lauder Exec’s Advice On Sustainable Packaging

Estee Lauder Exec’s Advice On Sustainable Packaging

John Delfausse, vice president of package design at Estee Lauder Co., recently tackled the need for sustainable packaging by creating a glass bottle and metal sleeve for its Donna Karan Gold fragrance ...

July 25, 2008

Big Brands Back Organic Standard For Beauty Industry

Big Brands Back Organic Standard For Beauty Industry

The first organic standard for the U.S. beauty and personal care market has launched with the support of 30 founding members including Aveda, Estee Lauder, L'Oreal, and Origins, according to the ...

March 6, 2008

The Body Shop Switches To Sustainable Palm Oil

The Body Shop Switches To Sustainable Palm Oil

The Body Shop says it has become the first cosmetics and toiletries retailer to introduce sustainable palm oil into the global beauty industry. The company is working with Daabon, a certified organic producer in ...

July 13, 2007

L’Oreal Releases Sustainable Development Report

L’Oreal Releases Sustainable Development Report

L'Oreal has released its 2006 Sustainable Development Report (Website, PDF). According to the report, in 2006: > Energy use down by 3.5 percent > Direct carbon dioxide emissions from factories and warehouses reduced by 4.8 percent > Waste ...

June 18, 2007

Estee Lauder Installs Solar Power System

Estee Lauder Installs Solar Power System

Estee Lauder has installed a 600-kilowatt solar energy system at its manufacturing facility in Oakland, New Jersey. The project is one of New Jersey's largest rooftop mounted solar installations as well the largest third-party solar energy supply ...

April 20, 2007

Advertisers

Get EL Daily in your inbox, subscribe to free newsletter

Recent Daily News [ see all ]

  • 11/20/2009
  • 11/19/2009
  • 11/18/2009

Recent Jobs

Post a Job
Jobs powered by Simply Hired

Comments and Discussions

Gary Markowitz on Supermarkets Tackle Emissions Reductions, Fuel Efficiency
"Supermarkets waste over 10 percent of their energy through improper..."

peter in ireland on Ontario May Follow California’s Lead on TV Energy Efficiency
"Governor Schwarzenegger is shooting himself in the foot! 1...."

Environmental Leader on S. America Takes Most Urgent View of Copenhagen Talks
"The survey respondents (the PDF report mentions 4,000 respondents in 38..."

Jake on UPS Trying New Hydraulic Hybrid Trucks
"A point of clarification: the Reuters press release referenced herein reports that 20 UPS will purchase..."

Custom Organic Shirts on S. America Takes Most Urgent View of Copenhagen Talks
"90% of North Americans believe it is urgent to get a global climate..."

peter dublin on California City’s Green Building Ordinance Applies to Commercial Buildings
"Why energy efficiebnt regulation on buildings –..."