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Editorial Director
Henkel recently opened a new consumer testing center located at its headquarters
in Düsseldorf, Germany. With its recently opened “Beauty Insights” center,
Henkel is not only extending its already existing facilities in Düsseldorf but is
also gaining insights into the use of further product categories—from styling products
to body care to shampoos.
Pictured at the opening of the center (L to R): Kristin Miehlich, “Beauty
Insights;” Vildan Önpeker-Cerci, Corporate Director Global Marketing Henkel
Beauty Care; Jens-Martin Schwärzler, Executive VP Henkel Beauty Care and
Dr. Thomas Förster, Corporate VP Global R&D Henkel Beauty Care.
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Two years into its five-year initiative to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse
gas emissions, global packaging supplier Crown Holdings, Inc. has exceeded
one of its two targeted 2020 sustainability goals. In 2016, the company
announced its plan to reduce energy consumption by 5% per billion standard
units of production from 2015 levels by the end of 2020. As of Dec. 31, 2017,
Crown has surpassed this goal, reducing energy consumption by 5.1% per billion
standard units. Absolute energy consumption has increased by only 1.6%
while the company increased production by over 7.1%.
The company has also made progress toward its goal of reducing Scope 1
and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 10% per billion standard units of
production from 2015 levels. As of Dec. 31, 2017, Crown has achieved more
than three-quarters of this objective after reducing greenhouse gas emissions by
7.6% per billion standard units. Absolute emissions have decreased by 1.1%
even as production has increased by 7.1%.
Verescence, producer of glass bottles for the perfumery and cosmetics industry,
has been presented the Gold award (the highest recognition) by the environmental
rating agency EcoVadis for its social and environmental practices. All
of the company’s manufacturing sites located in France, Spain and the U.S.
also obtained the Gold award. Verescence emphasizes partnerships with local
market players in an eco-sustainable approach and is focused on preserving
local jobs. According to the company, 100% of sites are certified: ISO 9001,
ISO 14001, ISO 22716 (GMP) and OHSAS 18001; 85% of purchases are local;
more than 80% of waste is re-used; 1,000 tons of recycled glass was sold in
2017; carbon emissions and water emissions were greatly reduced and 10% of
yearly investments were dedicated to improving working conditions in 2017.
It can be found in four out of five U.S. households,
yet the ingredients in the household staple are
known only to a handful of people across the globe—
that’s why WD-40 Co. recently enlisted the help
of an armored vehicle to move its secret formula to
a secure bank vault. Starting at the WD-40 Co.
office in San Diego, CA, President & CEO Garry
Ridge entrusted Brink’s Security to transport him
handcuffed to a briefcase carrying the secret formula,
which will be housed safely in a nearby bank
vault. The formula–which hasn’t been touched by
human hands in more than 15 years since WD-40’s
50th anniversary—is the company’s prized possession,
filling iconic blue and yellow cans in 176 countries
and territories worldwide, stated WD-40.
In September, BolognaFiere and UBM India successfully
concluded the preview edition of Cosmoprof India at the
Sahara Star Hotel, Mumbai. With successful signature trade
shows in Bologna, Las Vegas and Hong Kong, the Cosmoprof
platform has now officially established its presence in India, a
dynamic and a growing market for the beauty sector, according to show
organizers. The two- day event hosted 107 companies—both local and international—
from 15 countries. It presented new opportunities for brands
of finished beauty and personal care products to meet with supply
chain leaders in contract manufacturing and private labels, applicators,
primary and secondary packaging, raw materials and ingredients.
“We are finally entering an era in which the Indian beauty industry
is defining its claim in the world market and thriving,” said Yogesh
Mudras, Managing Director, UBM India.
“A slew of established and upcoming companies are making themselves
known as major contenders in the beauty space owing to an
increase in purchasing power of the Indian economy and the rising
interest in beauty…among consumers. Cosmoprof India has offered an
extremely wide platform to an even broader B2B consumer base.”
The next edition of Cosmoprof India will be held June 12–14 at the
Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre. More info: cosmoprofindia.
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