Some of the leading organisations involved in sustainability in the European beauty industry will be gathering at the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit in Paris on 18-20th of October 2010. With sustainability coming to the forefront, this new edition looks at the various ways beauty companies can reduce their social and environmental impacts. Major topics on the summit agenda include biodiversity preservation, offsetting carbon emissions, green formulations, ethical marketing and sustainable packaging.
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GENEVA – In the context of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity, United Business Media (UBM) and the Union for Ethical Biotrade (UEBT) launched the Biodiversity Awards, to be presented at the Health Ingredients Fair Europe (HIE) in Madrid, November 2010. UBM and UEBT are now accepting nominations for candidates for these awards, until 1 October 2010.
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GENEVA – A meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Montréal, Canada, concluded on Sunday with important progress towards achieving an international agreement on access and sharing of benefits derived from the use of the planet’s rich biodiversity. At the same time, the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) report for business was released, drawing attention to the vast economic benefits of biodiversity, as well as the need for companies to take the lead in conservation and sustainable use.
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