2016 Sustainable Beauty Award Finalists Announced:

Organic Monitor is proud to announce the finalists of the 2016 Sustainable Beauty Awards. The awards received another great response, with entries received from across the globe.

After much deliberation, the jury has selected four finalists per award category (listed in alphabetical order)...

Sustainability Pioneer Finalists: Éminence Organic Skin Care, Givaudan, Human Nature (Gandang Kalikasan), Weleda.
The sustainability pioneer award is given to an organisation in the beauty industry that is a leader / pioneer in some aspect of sustainability.

Sustainability Leadership Finalists: Boticario Group, Croda International, Esse Skincare, Weleda.
This award is given to an organisation that is leading in various aspects of sustainability. The operator is displaying overall leadership in sustainability and not mastering a few areas.

Sustainable Packaging Finalists: Boticario Group, Humble Products, Pierre Cattier, Speick Naturkosmetik.
This award is given to a new packaging format that has low environmental footprint in terms of design and / or materials.

Sustainable Ingredient Finalists: Croda International with MajestemTM, IBR Ltd with IBR-CalmDeAge® 1201, L'Oréal Group with Quinoa Husk, TRI-K Industries with Baobab Tein NPNF®.
This award is given to a cosmetic ingredient that makes a significant difference in terms of environmental and / or social footprint.

Green Formulations Finalists: Esse Probiotic Skincare, Urtekram Coconut range, Synthesis Organics, Weleda Evening Primrose range.
This award is given to a cosmetic range with a high level of green (natural / organic) ingredients in product formulations.

The winner and runner-up in each awards category will be announced at a dedicated Sustainable Beauty Awards ceremony in Paris on 24th October. The reception will take place at the Paris Marriott Champs Elysées hotel, hosted alongside the European edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit.