Sustainability paradigm in the cosmetics industry: State of the art

Rocca, Roberto La; Acerbi, Federica; Fumagalli, Luca; Taisch, Marco

doi:10.1016/j.clwas.2022.100057

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“…Sustainable building materials product sustainability throughout its life cycle. 30 However, up to date the cosmetics industry does not present standards or precise regulations to drive the transition towards more sustainable practices. 30 A wide range of sustainability assessment methodologies are available.…”

Section: Assessment Of Sustainability In Cosmetics Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…30 However, up to date the cosmetics industry does not present standards or precise regulations to drive the transition towards more sustainable practices. 30 A wide range of sustainability assessment methodologies are available. However, they have different objectives, scope and data requirements, which raises many questions about their similarity and the validity of the conclusions drawn.…”

Section: Assessment Of Sustainability In Cosmetics Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…29 In the cosmetics sector, the analysis of sustainability can be approached from various perspectives, encompassing consumers, supply chain, raw materials, and the assessment of product sustainability throughout its life cycle. 30 However, up to date the cosmetics industry does not present standards or precise regulations to drive the transition towards more sustainable practices. 30…”

Section: Assessment Of Sustainability In Cosmetics Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…30 However, up to date the cosmetics industry does not present standards or precise regulations to drive the transition towards more sustainable practices. 30…”

Section: Assessment Of Sustainability In Cosmetics Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…11 On the basis of the above discussion, it is important to emphasize that in most cases the evaluation of the sustainability of cosmetics products and processes is limited to the analysis of the environmental impact, while the social and economic dimensions are most neglected. 30…”

Section: Assessment Of Sustainability In Cosmetics Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Development of an LCA-based tool to assess the environmental sustainability level of cosmetics products

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Purpose The depletion of natural resources and the downgrading of the environment, driven by globalization and consumerism phenomena, are worldwide pushing the interest in sustainable manufacturing paradigm and environment preservation. It is moreover clear to academia and practitioners that the cosmetics industry needs to update its current operations to face new sustainable requirements and norms due to its ever-growing size and massive consumption of natural resources. Different methodologies, metrics, and indicators have been and are being proposed for solving the complex issues of environmental sustainability evaluation of cosmetics processes and products. Methods Among these approaches and methods, product-related assessment tools (e.g., life cycle assessment) are usually more focused on the environmental dimension of sustainability, and they are always based on the life cycle of the product. The core of this paper is on the development of a novel tool to classify cosmetics products based on the results of LCA: the eco-friendliness assessment tool (EFAT). The methodology of the work is structured into 5 main phases: definition of the scientific background of the work, definition of the tool requirements, tool development, testing of the tool, analysis of the results. The eco-friendliness assessment tool proposed is structured into two main parts: (i) process flow 1: environmental impact score and (ii) process flow 2: supplier environmental sustainability assessment. Results The tool has been tested on a cosmetics product manufactured in a cosmetics company located in Italy. The acquisition of raw material process and primary packaging process are the two most critical processes resulting from the impact analysis of LCA methodology. The application of the EFAT tool shows the two possible most sustainable improved scenarios are as follows: (i) exploiting transportation of the primary packaging by sea and (ii) adopting the European location of the primary packaging supplier. The results coming from the tool application allowed the definition of the company product eco-friendliness. The eco-friendliness is symbolized by an alphabetical letter and a color. Conclusions The paper proposes a practical tool to assess the environmental sustainability level of cosmetics products, with the intention to overcome two of the main literature gaps found in the state of the art: (i) absence of LCA methodology implementation in the cosmetics industry on makeup products, (ii) absence of tools that rely on the results of the LCA analysis of a cosmetic product for understanding its sustainability level of sustainability.

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Sustainability paradigm in the cosmetics industry: State of the art

Cited by 20 publications

References 44 publications

Physico-chemical challenges on the self-assembly of natural and bio-based ingredients on hair surfaces: towards sustainable haircare formulations

Physico-chemical challenges on the self-assembly of natural and bio-based ingredients on hair surfaces: towards sustainable haircare formulations

Development of an LCA-based tool to assess the environmental sustainability level of cosmetics products

A green-based approach for noninvasive skin rejuvenation: Potential application of hyaluronic acid

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