Lumene Group Earns B Corp Certification

Lumene Group, a leading Nordic beauty company, is a Certified B Corporation.

The achievement emphasizes Lumene Group’s commitment to social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency. As reportedly the first beauty company in Finland to achieve B Corp Certification, Lumene Group stands alongside six other certified B Corporations in the country.

Lumene Group joins more than 9,000 Certified B Corps operating in 96 countries across the globe, representing 162 industries. There is a beauty-specific B Corp group, The Beauty B Corp Coalition.

B Corps are companies verified by B Lab to meet high standards of social and environmental performance and to have made a public commitment to stakeholder governance.

“We at Lumene Group believe that businesses have an important role to play in supporting our environment and society,” said Adrian Innergård, CEO at Lumene Group. “B Corp Certification amplifies our commitment to delivering tangible positive outcomes for all our stakeholders. We are proud of this milestone on our journey to build Lumene Group as the next big export success from Finland and even more excited about the journey ahead. Building on over 20 years of committed sustainability efforts by our teams, we are now ready to take a leading role in showing the world how circular beauty can catalyse positive change.”

The B Corp certification process evaluates every aspect of a business’s operations, focusing on five key impact areas: governance, workers, community, environment and customers. To achieve this certification, companies must score over 80 points and be verified by an independent, third-party analyst to demonstrate their responsible practices in areas like energy use, waste management, water consumption, diversity, ethics and corporate transparency.

Lumene Group achieved a score of 84.5 on their verified B Corp assessment.

Circular Economy Principles

More than 20 years ago, Lumene Group launched its first upcycled ingredient, derived from a side stream of the food industry, applying circular economy principles to the beauty business.

“The B Corp certification offers consumers confirmation that when they buy a Lumeme product, their purchase supports a company committed to creating high-performing beauty products that also consider communities and environment,” said Alain Mavon, vice president, R&D and sustainability at Lumene Group. “As a B Corp, we are also proud to join a leading movement that supports a collective vision of an inclusive, equitable and regenerative economy.”