Greenhouse gas emissions linked to use of the products(1)
There has been a decrease of - 24% in (tCO2 eq/kg of formulas sold) between 2016 and 2022.
The target for 2030 is - 25% tCO2eq/kg of formula sold.
C/ Respect for biodiversity
Giving preference to sustainably sourced renewable raw materials
When sourcing its raw materials, the Group is committed to guaranteeing, over and above quality considerations, the sustainability of resources.
In 2010, the signatory countries to the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted the Nagoya Protocol. This protocol aims to regulate access to the genetic resources of a given region and to ensure the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of those resources.
Conscious of these issues well before the Nagoya Protocol came into force, L’Oréal’s Research Department has adopted, since 2005, an approach aimed at securing its sourcing channels for the future. This approach must address the issues surrounding sustainable use of biodiversity. To do so, the Group gives preference to, inter alia, renewable raw materials (2) while ensuring that they are responsibly sourced.
For more than 10 years, green chemistry has been a catalyst for L’Oréal’s sustainable innovation policy. L’Oréal has adopted its principles to promote the use of renewable raw materials, to design raw materials serving to reduce waste and to preserve the water cycle. In a broad sense, green chemistry aims to prevent upstream pollution and to combat the use and contamination of the environment at source. The increasing use of plant-based ingredients presents supply risks due to climate change (availability and price) and canal so result in environmental consequences through the cultivation of the crops that produce these ingredients (deforestation, soil depletion, consequences for biodiversity, etc.). It is therefore necessary to take measures to ensure the long-term sustainability of supply.
In 2022, among the raw materials newly referenced by the Group 82% in number were renewable and 24% in number respected green chemistry.
Products marketed in 2022 with a proportion of renewable raw materials above 98%
| Product | Product type | Brand |
|---|---|---|
| Face cleanser | Face cleanserProduct type KIEHL’S CALENDULA CLEANSING FACIAL BAR |
Face cleanserBrand Kiehl’s |
| ATELIER COLOGNE BOHEME FLEUR DE TANGER CREME MAINS ET ONGLES | ATELIER COLOGNE BOHEME FLEUR DE TANGER CREME MAINS ET ONGLESProduct type Body care |
ATELIER COLOGNE BOHEME FLEUR DE TANGER CREME MAINS ET ONGLESBrand Atelier Cologne |
| HAIR DRINK LAMELLAR PINEAPPLE | HAIR DRINK LAMELLAR PINEAPPLEProduct type Haircare |
HAIR DRINK LAMELLAR PINEAPPLEBrand Garnier |
| EVERPURE SIMPLY CLEAN SHEER OIL | EVERPURE SIMPLY CLEAN SHEER OILProduct type Oil |
EVERPURE SIMPLY CLEAN SHEER OILBrand L’Oréal Paris |
In 2022, in addition to marketing new products with a very high proportion of renewable raw materials, L’Oréal updated its formulas that were already on the market. For example, Lancôme updated the formula for its GENIFIQUE CREMEBARRIERE NUIT face care product, increasing the percentage of renewable materials from 31% to 92%. Kiehl’s updated the formula for its KIEHL’S CREAMY EYE TREATMENT WITH AVOCADO eye care product, increasing the percentage of renewable materials from 35% to 93%. La Provençale launched a complete certified organic or natural makeup routine. It includes certified organic makeup containing up to 100%naturally sourced ingredients, without compromising the result or the sensory experience.
The Group also set up the Green Sciences transition programme to drive change in its portfolio of raw materials, with the aim of ensuring that ingredients have a favourable environmental profile. To do so, the programme is based on production and transformation processes that respect human health and environmental ecosystems.
Thanks to the Green Sciences pillars, the Group can optimise the production and transformation of raw materials in the existing portfolio, as well as those under development. The Sustainable Cultivation pillar will ensure biomass production while respecting best practices for agriculture and biodiversity, soil quality, use of phytosanitary products, greenhouse gas emissions and sound water management.
The biomass transformation pillars correspond to biotechnology and fermentation, green chemistry and extraction processes. The Group promotes green chemistry principles aimed at developing ingredients with a favourable environmental and human safety profile. These ingredients are made from plant raw materials from renewable resources, minimising the number of synthesis stages, the consumption of non-ecotoxic solvents and energy, and the production of by‑products.
(1) Calculation made on the basis of the energy consumption required to heat the water for rinsing the products concerned. In 2022, a new calculation methodology was used for body products (shower gels). It only takes into account the water volumes related to the shower required, i.e. the water needed to rinse the cosmetic products.This methodology impacts the Group’s overall water volumes and consequently the overall Scope 3 GHG emission volumes (impact on all GHG emissions of between7 and 8%). The baseline for 2016 was recalculated using this methodology. It will be published in early 2023.
(2) This means that the carbon content is primarily of plant origin.