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Coty Inc. has launched a four-year “Turnaround Plan” focused on
three pillars: rediscover growth, regain operational leadership and
build a culture of pride and performance. Coty intends to move its
management headquarters to Amsterdam by July 1, 2020. The company
will also reorganize into regional commercial teams and create
brand marketing units for Luxury and Consumer Beauty. Professional
Beauty is expected to remain a distinct business unit.
Changes to Coty’s Executive Committee, effective Jan. 1, 2020,
include: Edgar Huber, President of Americas & Asia Pacific; Gianni
Pieraccioni, President of Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA);
Fiona Hughes, President of Consumer Beauty Brands and Simona
Cattaneo, President of Luxury Brands.
Colep has been awarded two Gold medals and three Silver medals by
EcoVadis for best practices in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
& Sustainability at five of its manufacturing sites. Colep launched its
first Sustainability Report at the end of 2018 in which
the company describes its five pillars of energy,
waste, water, products and people.
Qosina Corp., the parent company of Qosmedix, has received ISO
22301 Certification, the international standard for a controlled business
continuity management system, which protects against, reduces
the likelihood of and ensures that a business can recover from
disruptive incidents.
Clariant Masterbatches has established a Regional Packaging Center
(RPC) at its Phanthong, Thailand facility to provide service and
support to the Asia-Pacific region. The center contains formulation,
process and analytical experts and machinery. The RPC is currently
operating and will receive equipment upgrades through the first
quarter of 2020.
Givaudan has invested CHF 120
million ($123.35 million) to build
a 12,000 square meter Innovation
Centre in Kemptthal, Switzerland,
near Zurich. The LEED Gold-designed
center will house 300 employees to
enable flavor, taste and fragrance
creations for various industries,
innovative research capabilities and
close collaboration and co-creation
with customers, partners and start-ups. The building’s user-friendly design
reduces water and energy consumption and improves environmental and
economic efficiencies by up to 45%, Givaudan said.
To help increase the store’s transparency,
Target has released the new Target Clean icon to
simplify shopping for products that do not contain
chemicals such as phthalates, sodium laureth sulfate,
propyl-paraben and butyl-paraben. The icon
is on Household Essentials, Beauty and Personal
Care and Baby items. Target said the icon helps to drive proactive chemical
management and reduce the amounts of unwanted chemicals in the
homes and workplaces of consumers.