L'Oreal

IBM and L'Oréal join forces to give sustainable cosmetics an AI makeover

Technology

IBM and L'Oréal join forces to give sustainable cosmetics an AI makeover

New partnership will help beauty company meet its L’Oréal for the Future target of basking more of its product formulas from bio-sourced materials by 2030

clock 17 January 2025 • 2 min read
Ezgi Barcenas: 'We're on a constant cycle of learning, unlearning and relearning'

Management

Ezgi Barcenas: 'We're on a constant cycle of learning, unlearning and relearning'

L'Oréal's chief corporate responsibility officer reflects on how growing up in Cyprus 'profoundly shaped' her career in sustainability, and the value of a multidisciplinary background

clock 20 November 2024 • 7 min read
L'Oréal investment in Abolis to fund new generation of bio-based beauty ingredients

Investment

L'Oréal investment in Abolis to fund new generation of bio-based beauty ingredients

Global beauty brand joins €35m Series A funding round as part of sustainable ingredient innovation deal with Abolis and Evonik

clock 13 September 2024 • 3 min read
Net Zero Salons: L'Oréal debuts new initiative to trim hairdresser emissions

Management

Net Zero Salons: L'Oréal debuts new initiative to trim hairdresser emissions

Beauty firm partners with Net Zero Now to provide hair salons across the UK with advice on how to reduce their carbon emissions and energy bills

clock 26 January 2023 • 3 min read
Study: Microplastics found in 90 per cent of leading cosmetics products

Supply chain

Study: Microplastics found in 90 per cent of leading cosmetics products

Research prompts calls for stricter legislation and deeper research to curb the prevalence of tiny synthetic polymer particles

clock 08 April 2022 • 5 min read
L'Oreal declares 'no rinse' conditioner saves 100 litres of water per bottle

BusinessGreen

L'Oreal declares 'no rinse' conditioner saves 100 litres of water per bottle

L'Oreal brand says new innovation will help firm meet its 2030 goal to cut water consumption by a quarter

clock 17 January 2022 • 1 min read
Enzyme-based plastic recycling moves a step closer with new demo plant

Recycling

Enzyme-based plastic recycling moves a step closer with new demo plant

Consortium speeds towards full commercialisation of innovative recycling approach

clock 05 October 2021 • 2 min read

Recycling

'World first': Top brands produce plastic bottles using enzyme recycling process

Consortium featuring L’Oréal, Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo, and Suntory Beverage & Food Europe tout major plastic recycling breakthrough

clock 28 June 2021 • 3 min read

Risk

How the world's growing water crisis is endangering $300bn of business value

Taking action to deal with water shortages and pollution will cost $55bn, just a fraction of the cost of failing to act, CDP estimates

clock 01 March 2021 • 7 min read

Recycling

Make Up Not Make Waste: L'Oreal announces raft of recycling initiatives

The new initiatives build on L'Oreal's ambitious 2030 sustainability strategy, launched in June

clock 10 September 2020 • 2 min read