AmorePacific donates KRW190 million to save endangered plants
AmorePacific has signed a sponsorship deal with Taean-gun-based Cheollipo Arboretum in a bid to save endangered plants. The South Korean cosmetics giant will donate KRW190 million over a two-year period to the conservation institution. Cheollipo will channel the funds...
South Korea set to pass cosmetics animal testing restrictions bill
The National Assembly’s Health and Welfare committee in South Korea has passed a bill that will ban the use of cosmetics and cosmetic ingredients. According to Cruelty Free International, the committee will apply for the bill from 2018, two years earlier than was...
Eco&more becomes first Chinese company to join PETA’s cruelty-free cosmetics list
Shanghai-based Eco&more has become the first Chinese personal care company to join PETA’s cruelty-free list of companies that refuse to make products that are manufactured using animals to test the products, formulations or ingredients. It is a historic move for...
One in five Asians blame manufacturers who use palm oil for haze
Some 18 percent of people surveyed in countries affected by the haze believe that companies who produce products containing palm oil are responsible for the air pollution that has blanketed Southeast Asia for months on end. A YouGov survey asked 7,536 residents in...
Clariant promotes palm oil sustainability with education initiative for Malaysian farmers
Swiss specialty chemicals group Clariant has teamed up with Wilmar International and L’Oréal to educate Malaysian palm oil producers on sustainability, certification and supply chain traceability – and increase productivity by 20 percent. The project, named...
P&G dandruff research hailed for potential to treat chronic skin conditions
Procter & Gamble scientists have discovered a link between dandruff and a microbe found on the scalp that could have ramifications for the prevention and treatment of skin conditions such as eczema and seborrheic dermatitis, and even skin cancer. P&G’s...
Unilever targets new mothers with new Indian campaign for Lifebouy soap
Unilever has released a docu-ad, produced by Mullen Lowe Lintas for the Lifebouy brand, to raise awareness of the importance of hand-washing in early motherhood. The tear-jerking video – part of Lifebouy’s Help A Child Reach 5 initiative – features a young child...
AmorePacific promotes K-beauty tourism with second innovation center
AmorePacific has cut the ribbon on its second Jeju Creative Economy Innovation Center. The company invested more than KRW100 billion to establish its second facility, which is intended to foster research, support start-ups in Jeju and promote tourism to the island....
Kimberly-Clark signs ‘haze-free’ declaration to quell consumer protests in south-east Asia
Kimberley-Clark has become one of the first companies to issue a ‘haze-free’ declaration, proclaiming that its paper and wood-based products are sourced sustainably in the face of growing protests over the air pollution caused by forest fires in Indonesia. Thanks to...
Did a child suffer for your eyeshadow? Child labor accusations resurface as children found mining mica
The Times of India has revived accusations that the mica used by global brands to add glitter to make-up products including powders, mascara and lipsticks, is being mined by children. According to the paper, German health care company Merck was accused of supplying...
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