The sustainable personal care company Grove Collaborative has launched a new open-source approach to sustainable AI measurement via an expanded measurement partnership with Gravity. It has also made new sustainability commitments while calling on the industry to adopt AI mindfully. The formula, created by Gravity, uses compute time, server power and grid emissions factors to determine […]
Birkenstock Expands Natural Skincare Line
The German footwear company Birkenstock has expanded its line of Care Essentials to include natural skincare products. The new products are hand and body washes and lotions in Relaxing and Balancing variants. Certified COSMOS Natural, the line reflects Birkenstock’s positioning around function, simplicity, and sustainability. The packaging has FSC-certified boxes and bottles made with recycled […]
Free Access to PlasticFree Materials Database
The UK campaign group Plastic Planet has made its PlasticFree global database of sustainable materials for use in cosmetics, personal care and other industries free-to-access. The PlasticFree platform is described as a trusted source of information that serves organisations across 37 countries to help designers, packagers and companies to think about material use and the different options available […]
Le Rouge Français Opens Concept Store
The French natural cosmetics company Le Rouge Français has opened its first stand-alone store in Paris. Located at 16 rue de Turenne in the Marais district, the store is a retail space and immersive showroom. Founded in 2019 by Élodie Carpentier and Salem Ghezaili, the company has certified organic colour cosmetics. The vegan formulations […]
EU Regulations: CSDDD Diluted and EUDR Delay
The European Parliament is diluting the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), whilst the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is likely to be delayed by another 12 months. The European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs has voted to raise the reporting thresholds for the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the CSDDD, reducing the […]