PRESSRELEASETHE ECOBEAUTYSCORE CONSORTIUM IS NOW LIVEWITH 36 INDUSTRY PLAYERS IN A BREAKTHROUGH INITIATIVETO ENABLE MORE SUSTAINABLE CONSUMER CHOICES

36 cosmetics and personal care companies as well as professional associations have joined forces toform the EcoBeautyScore Consortium, aiming to develop an industry-wide environmental impact
assessment and scoring system for cosmetics products.
With small and large companies and associations from 4 continents, the EcoBeautyScore Consortium istruly global and inclusive. It remains open for other companies and associations to join.
The 36 members so far include: Amorepacific, Babor, Beiersdorf, Colgate-Palmolive, Cosmébio,COSMED, Cosmetic Valley, Cosmetics Europe, cosnova, Coty, The Estée Lauder Companies, Eugène
Perma, FEBEA, The Fragrance Creators Association, Henkel, IKW Beauty Care, The International Fragrance
Association, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., JUST International AG, Kao, L’Oréal Groupe, LVMH,Nafigate, NAOS, Natrue, Natura &Co, NOHBA, Oriflame, P&G, Paragon Nordic, Puig, PZ Cussons, Shiseido,Sisley, STANPA, Unilever.
The purpose of the EcoBeautyScore Consortium: enable consumers to make sustainable choices throughan environmental impact assessment and scoring system
The EcoBeautyScore Consortium is developing an industry-wide environmental impact assessment andscoring system for cosmetics products. The approach has a global scope and may help provide
consumers with clear, transparent, and comparable environmental impact information, based on acommon science-based methodology. This will contribute to meet growing consumer demand for
greater transparency about the environmental impact of cosmetics products (formula, packaging andusage). Indeed, a significant proportion of consumers (42%) is interested in buying brands thatconcentrate on circular and sustainable practices1.
The work plan of the EcoBeautyScore Consortium: to co-build a scientific methodology for theenvironmental impact assessment and scoring system
The Consortium is working with the experienced sustainability consultancy Quantis to ensure a robust andscientific approach to co-build an assessment methodology and scoring system that are guided by andarticulated around:
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A common method for measuring environmental impacts throughout the lifecycle of products,backed by the principles of the “Product Environmental Footprint” (the European Union’s PEF
scientific method based on life cycle assessment (LCA) for quantifying the environmental
footprint of products).
A common database of environmental impact of standard ingredients and raw materials usedin formulas and packaging, as well as during product usage.
A common tool that enables the assessment of the environmental impact of individual products,
usable by non-experts.
A harmonized scoring system that enables companies, on a voluntary basis, to inform consumers
about the environmental footprint of their cosmetic products. The methodology, data base, tooland scoring system will be verified by independent parties.

1 Source: Capgemini Research Institute, Circular Economy for a sustainable future report, August–September 2021

1Operationally, the EcoBeautyScore Consortium is also supported by Capgemini Invent (projectmanagement) and Mayer Brown (legal counsel).
The EcoBeautyScore Consortium next steps
The 36 members of the EcoBeautyScore Consortium have started to work together organized in thematic
working groups. A footprinting and scoring prototype is targeted for end of 2022, providing theenvironmental scoring for a selection of product categories at first. It will then be verified by independentparties.
The EcoBeautyScore Consortium is calling on cosmetics and personal care companies and professional
associations to join this unique initiative
This Consortium is open to all cosmetics and personal care companies, regardless of their size orresources. Other stakeholders will be informed and consulted throughout the process. All companies will
benefit from the pre-existing work and are invited to contribute with their own experience. The
Consortium will also consult external experts, including scientists, academics, and NGOs to make sure theprocess is as inclusive as possible. The work developed by the Consortium will be published and may beused on a strictly voluntary basis by both Consortium participants and all other interested parties.
Cosmetics and personal care companies and professional associations wishing to know more are invited
to contact: contact@ecobeautyscore-consortium.org.

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