Cosmetics + Personal Care
Sustainability has become a top priority and a key driver of product and business model innovation for leading cosmetics and personal companies as they look to navigate shifting stakeholder expectations and the challenges of an increasingly resource-constrained world.
In this defining decade, brands will need to shift from being mere purveyors of products to champions of sustainable transformation and transparency.
We understand key industry challenges
Supply chain engagement
Supporting suppliers in adopting sustainability best practices on climate, biodiversity and plastics can significantly reduce the impact of upstream activities.
Product portfolio transformation
To become sustainable businesses, brands must take action through their products. Transforming your product portfolio through the integration of ecodesign and circularity has the potential to drive significant impact reduction across the value chain.
Consumer engagement
The use phase is responsible for 40% of the sector’s impact. Changes in consumer habits through a mix of information, education and incentivization can help you reach your targets and deliver on your sustainability commitments.
Digital transformation
As the industry embraces sustainable practices along the value chain, requirements for reliable data and transparency are rapidly increasing. Key players need to develop and integrate technology solutions that will help measure, track and report sustainability performance at scale. Managing data flows is becoming pivotal to ensure seamless integration and ethical practices.
5 key topics for the beauty industry in 2024
2024 is slated to be a pivotal year for the cosmetics and personal care industry, with pressure mounting for a shift from pledges to concrete sustainability action. Quantis has identified five key themes identified for the year ahead, including consumer engagement, ecodesign, new ingredients, the road to net zero, and nature pathways. From empowering consumers to make better choices, to integrating sustainable practices and assessing nature-related risks, the industry has clear areas in which to prioritize efforts for a brighter, more sustainable future of beauty.
How we can help
For nearly two decades, more than 50 leading cosmetics and personal care companies have chosen Quantis to guide them on the journey towards sustainable business transformation and operating within planetary boundaries.
We work together to set ambitious goals, deploy effective and meaningful strategies, measure and monitor progress, and foster collaboration among industry players through pre-competitive initiatives.
+ Accelerate and institutionalize sustainable innovation
By collaborating with your brand to integrate ecodesign into your products and packaging, we help you meet growing consumer demand for greater transparency about the environmental impacts of your products.
+ Develop science-based strategies and roadmaps beyond climate
Companies that work solely on carbon are missing out on major opportunities to make real progress on their sustainability strategies. We work with you to set ambitious actions on biodiversity, water, land-use change, plastics and ecotoxicity in order to avoid impact transfer and align your business with planetary boundaries.
+ Brand story communication
Credible communications are essential to driving sustainable change. Our experts partner with you to shape credible, authentic and relevant brand communications that resonate with your consumers and stakeholders and steer clear of greenwashing.
+ Activate and transform your supply chain
We work closely with your company to ensure that efforts and resources are focused on addressing the most relevant impacts and making meaningful strides towards the larger strategy.
Trusted by more than 1200+ businesses
Case Study
Armani Beauty
Measuring the environmental performance of Giorgio Armani and MY WAY fragrance launch
Case Study
BVLGARI MAN WOOD ESSENCE
First steps towards designing a sustainable perfume
Case Study
Beautycounter
Beautycounter partnered with Quantis to identify the key sustainability issues impacting its brand and build a strong business case for action.
Related content
The hidden face of beauty: Mitigating raw material risks in sustainable cosmetics
With thousands of ingredients used in today’s beauty product formulas, and the importance of packaging as the face of the product, R&D and product design...
The SPICE initiative unveils environmental taskforce for reuse solutions
SPICE launches taskforce for sustainable cosmetic packaging reuse, uniting 36 companies to assess environmental impact.
Everything businesses need to know about the EU's CSRD
The CSRD is expected to directly impact about 50,000 companies, including 10,000 non-EU companies.
Nature is the crisis we’re ignoring
A conversation with Erin Billman of the Science Based Targets Network and Edith Martin of Quantis on nature crisis.
Land degradation + desertification: how inaction on nature-related risks will leave businesses high and dry
If businesses fail to address land degradation, they’ll fail in every aspect.
Tackling water challenges in the cosmetics + personal care industry
Both highly dependent on water and a major driver of water-related impacts, the cosmetics and personal care industry has a critical role — and a...
