Natural look: Leading cosmetics companies promise to co-develop environmental impact scoring system

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Five cosmetics brands group together to meet demand for more transparency concerning environmental impact of beauty products | Credit: iStock
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Five cosmetics brands group together to meet demand for more transparency concerning environmental impact of beauty products | Credit: iStock

L'Oréal and Unilever among five global companies that are to work together to develop an environmental impact scoring system for beauty products

Five leading cosmetics companies have partnered to develop an industry-wide environmental impact assessment and scoring system for cosmetics products to help meet a growing demand from consumers for greater...

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