Sustainable Cosmetics Summit Returns to New York on May 4 & 5

After a four-year absence, the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit returns to North America this spring. This year’s Summit will be held in New York City on May 4&5, according to event organizer, Ecovia Intelligence (formerly known as Organic Monitor).

The executive summit will feature green materials, new technologies and marketing.  For the first time, the summit will discuss how sustainability is encouraging innovation in the beauty industry, according to Ecovia.

Also on the docket are topics such as:
• How are green materials creating novel cosmetic & personal care products?
• What new ingredients are emerging from upcycling and the Blue Amazon?
• How is artificial intelligence helping create sustainable products?
• What innovations are happening in waterless products and deodorants?

Sarah Bloch from the Carbon Disclosure Project will explain how operators can decarbonize their raw material supply chains. She will show how cosmetic and ingredient firms can measure and reduce scope 3 emissions.

Ellie Reed will explain how the Climate Neutral certification scheme is gaining traction (more than 40 cosmetic and personal care brands have adopted the standard).

At the recent UN Biodiversity conference, 195 countries made a commitment to protect 30% of land and water by 2030. An industry expert will discuss the implications of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, especially in terms of sourcing of cosmetic ingredients.

The L’Occitane Group will explain how it is tackling biodiversity loss with its nature-positive strategy. The company has committed to source all its plantbased ingredients from sources that work in biodiversity-positive ways by 2025.

Various speakers will cover the role of green materials in helping the cosmetics industry move to circularity.

Wanvisa McGinnis will speak about how the company is creating functional ingredients by upcycling waste from beet sugar production. Apoena Biotech will highlight the opportunities from the Brazilian archipelago of Fernando de Noronha.

Discussions will also cover the disruptive influence of new technologies on sustainable cosmetics. Kripa Varanasi will discuss how frictionless technology is helping cosmetic companies move to zero waste systems; it is a technology has been adopted by Colgate-Palmolive, Swiss American CDMO, Mibelle Group amongst others.

Other speakers will cover plant cell technology, artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, captured carbon molecules, and mapping supply chains. The final part of the summit will give case studies of sustainable product innovations.

Greg Laptevsky will discuss how his Myro brand is disrupting the deodorants market with its sustainable refillable products. Hedy Scheck will highlight developments in microbiome-friendly products. Starting from skin care, an extensive range of microbiome-friendly products are now being launched. Shane Price, CEO of Green Circle Salons, will discuss practical approaches to move hair salons towards circularity.

The Sustainable Cosmetics Summit Since 2009, the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit has been covering sustainability issues in the cosmetic and personal care industry. The North American edition will be hosted at the Westin New York at Times Square.

More information is available here.