2022 Universal Registration Document

Research: the transition to Green Sciences and Biology is picking up speed

The scientific revolution of Green Sciences

Green Sciences cover all the scientific fields on which R&I relies to achieve L’Oréal’s objectives in terms of the preservation of natural resources and biodiversity. They have completely revolutionised the way we understand and do science, which focuses on three areas:

• sustainable cultivation to reinvent the way we grow our raw materials. By applying these responsible agricultural techniques, L’Oréal is preserving water resources, contributing to soil health and strengthening biodiversity while limiting greenhouse gas emissions and respecting populations and their ecosystems ;
• green transformation such as biotechnology, green extraction and green chemistry, to extract and transform raw materials to obtain the ingredients required for formulations ;
• formulation sciences, which, by combining ingredients from Green Sciences, enable us to offer responsible and sustainable products to consumers, while complying with our safety and performance requirements.

“Sustainable” partnerships

The R&I teams worldwide are bringing about a new scientific revolution in cosmetics, based on the principle: Science x Nature x Technologies. This dynamic innovation ecosystem makes it possible to increase the opportunities for research and innovation to:

• explore new areas of knowledge;
• transform the portfolio of raw materials through partnerships(e.g. Microphyt for microalgae)⁽¹⁾;
• innovate in extended labs with the Green Sciences Incubator, thereby supporting start-ups.