Cosmetic Environment & Safety: A day of sharing for the sustainable future of the cosmetics industry

On July 1st, the Cosmetic Environment & Safety conference brought together key players in the sector around a common goal: to accelerate the ecological transition of the cosmetics industry.

The inaugural conference by Sandrine Berthet (DGE – Ministry of the Economy) set the tone for the day: cosmetics, a pioneering sector in the ecological transition, thanks to eco-design, sobriety and responsible innovation.

The session dedicated to water management highlighted concrete solutions:

• Measurement of water sobriety (Marion Serre, EVEA)
• Rapid detection of contaminants (Cécile Duclairoir, University of Rouen)
• Effluent treatment using microalgae (Jean-Michel Pommet, ZENI)
• Controlled industrial recycling (Sylvain Cipriani, CAP INGELEC & Maxime Plazolles, LABORATOIRES M&L)

The morning concluded with a strategic presentation by Pierre Ebran (TALENZ AUDIT) on the CSRD directive, highlighting the challenges of compliance and transparency.

An afternoon focused on action and innovation

The afternoon was devoted to the eco-design of cosmetic products and packaging, with a focus on environmental performance as a lever for competitiveness.

• Matthieu Paillot (KISACO) opened the session with a powerful keynote address on the environmental footprint and the various assessment tools.
• Laurent Gilbert (EcoBeautyScore Association) presented the ECOBEAUTYSCORE tool

🌱 Innovation was there:

• Pulse, the first low-carbon alcohol from legumes (Laetitia Delaye-Beineix, Intact Regenerative)
• Results of the Improve-Pack project on packaging optimization (Dhaou Ghoul, HIGHSYS). Project led since 2023 by COSMETIC VALLEY, in partnership with Normasys, aimed at evaluating and improving packaging systems in the cosmetics industry in the Seine Valley.

🔬 The issues of safety and recyclability of packaging were addressed by:

• Barbara Robin-Duchesne (WatchFrog) & Frank Ponelle (Expanscience Laboratories)
• Charlotte Thevenet (POLYMERIS), accompanied by Eastman and Texen
• Anne-Sophie Moriceau (Intertek) & Cyntia Vialatte (ITERG)

🏅 Congratulations to Estelle REN from the University of Limoges, who was awarded the best poster prize for her work: "Development and characterization of an eco-responsible sunscreen formulation based on hydroxyapatite"

🙏Thank you to all the participants for their presence, and to all the speakers for the quality of their presentations!

Finally, the congress also launched a call for expressions of interest (CEI) on the theme of water. The objective: to identify innovative solutions to better preserve, manage, or recycle this key resource in cosmetics production. The CEI is open until September 15, 2025. Information and applications: www.idcosm.com

📅 The date is set for the 5th edition of the congress, on July 1, 2027 !

An event organized by COSMETIC VALLEY, in partnership with the Normandy region and the Seine Eure Agglomeration.

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Over the years, the Perfumes and Cosmetics Regulatory Issues Congress has become the essential event for all professionals in the sector.

Organized for more than 20 years, this benchmark event allows you to stay informed of the latest regulatory developments , to interact with the supervisory authorities and to share your experiences with your industry counterparts .

On the program:
✔️ Conferences built with the support of a Scientific Committee of experts
✔️ Enriching interprofessional meetings
✔️ An interactive format that encourages discussion

👉 Preliminary program coming in July

Register now to make sure you don't miss anything from this edition: - 20% until July 25 , 2025
👉 REGISTRATIONS at the “Early Booking” rate

An event organized by COSMETIC VALLEY, with the support of Chartres Métropole, in partnership with FEBEA and the French Society of Cosmetology.

Contact

parfumscosmetiques@advbe.com // +33(0)1 41 86 49 06

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The congress is Cosmetic Environment & Safety: see you in a few days in Louviers & in Digital!

The program for this 5th edition includes: an overview of the various environmental impact assessment tools, water management, industrial effluent treatment and wastewater management in the sector, packaging and safety of recycled packaging, content/container interactions, a focus on the EcoBeautyScore tool, an update on the CSRD directive, new eco-designed ingredients, etc.

They will be there, and you?

Alpol, Chanel, Rocher Group, Hermès, Intertek, Gilbert Laboratories, L'Oréal, SGS, Silab, Strand Cosmetics Europe, Tech Nature, University of Rouen, University of Le Havre ...

👉 Discover the full program HERE

👉 REGISTER FOR THE CONGRESS HERE

📅 Cosmetic Environment & Safety - 4th edition , the congress of innovations with positive impacts for the sector, July 1, 2025, in Louviers & in Digital.

In parallel with the congress:

• COSMETIC VISIT : Would you like to discover what goes on behind the scenes at France's leading port and its initiatives in terms of transport safety and ecological transition?
  The day after the "Cosmetic Environment & Safety" conference, on Wednesday, July 2, COSMETIC VALLEY invites you to a site visit to HAROPA PORT, in Le Havre (76). Visit reserved for COSMETIC VALLEY members. Register here
  
• COSMETIC VALLEY is providing the IMPACT SCORE tool to help our industry measure and improve its impact. As part of the conference, we invite you to calculate your Impact Score.
  The Impact Score is a solution designed and built collectively by committed entrepreneurs and business networks. It allows any company to assess its 360° social and ecological impact in just 2 hours and to make its level of progress visible.
  Please contact us for free access to this tool. This tool will be shared with all conference attendees. More information

An event organized by COSMETIC VALLEY, with the support of the Normandy region, the Seine-Eure agglomeration, the AD Normandie and the Rouen-Normandie Metropolis.

Information

Fanny AUDOUIT - faudouit@cosmetic-valley.com

https://www.safety-cosmetics.com/fr