Uncertainty Abounds With SEC Climate Reporting Rule Tied Up In Courts

Uncertainty Abounds With SEC Climate Reporting Rule Tied Up In Courts

 
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Despite questions surrounding the SEC rule, including disputes being litigated in the US Eighth Circuit, companies must prepare to meet the new climate disclosure requirements in addition to related mandates in California and abroad. Experts emphasize opportunities beyond compliance.

OTCs ‘Notably Absent’ From UNGA High Level Antimicrobial Resistance Meeting

OTCs ‘Notably Absent’ From UNGA High Level Antimicrobial Resistance Meeting

 
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Nevertheless, the problematic text of the political declaration, which industry argues incorrectly implies that the United Nations General Assembly is advocating for a restriction on sales of commonly used non-prescription antimicrobials, such as topical antifungal thrush and foot creams and antiviral cold sore treatments, was approved.

Haleon Partners With Bower App To Help UK Consumers Recycle Toothpaste Tubes

Haleon Partners With Bower App To Help UK Consumers Recycle Toothpaste Tubes

 
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In return for scanning and recycling toothpaste products, UK consumers will be able to collect points which they can then convert into cash, coupons or charity donations, thanks to a partnership between Haleon and the Bower recycling app.

EU’s Chemicals Strategy Demands Cosmetics Industry Transparency, Public Outreach

EU’s Chemicals Strategy Demands Cosmetics Industry Transparency, Public Outreach

 

Cosmetics Europe’s John Chave highlights the important role that industry must have in educating the public about chemicals used in cosmetic products. The association’s COSMILE Europe database launched last year is one such measure to combat misinformation while industry braces for potential impacts resulting from new hazard categories under the Classification, Labeling and Packaging (CLP) regulation.


Attention, Industry! Colorado EPR Registration Deadline For Packaging Producers Is Days Away

Attention, Industry! Colorado EPR Registration Deadline For Packaging Producers Is Days Away

 

Single-use packaging producers should heed the 1 October deadline in Colorado’s EPR law for paper and packaging to register with Circular Action Alliance lest they face enforcement action, said an advisor for that organization, which is leading the program’s administration, at IBA’s Cosmetics Convergence Fall 2024 Virtual Symposium.

Over the Counter: Data Tech CEO On Digital Tools Driving Faster, More Sustainable Personal Care

Over the Counter: Data Tech CEO On Digital Tools Driving Faster, More Sustainable Personal Care

 

In this episode of HBW Insight's Over The Counter podcast, we connect with Neil D’Souza, CEO of Makersite GmbH, a data software company based in Stuttgart, Germany that offers “next generation” product data management tools that help personal care and other industries manage product sustainability, cost and compliance.

German Industry Concerned It Will Be Hung Out To Dry By EU Wastewater Directive

German Industry Concerned It Will Be Hung Out To Dry By EU Wastewater Directive

 
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The revised EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive, which obliges pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries to contribute at least 80% towards the costs of removing micropollutants from wastewater through quaternary treatments, will place an additional burden of around €2bn per year on German manufacturers, says Pharma Deutschland. 

Companies Facing Common Challenges On Road to EU Sustainability Compliance

Companies Facing Common Challenges On Road to EU Sustainability Compliance

 
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Key challenges facing companies working to implement the European Sustainability Reporting Standards have been identified by the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group. Onur Durmus, Partner at sustainability consultancy ERM, shares his thoughts on EFRAG’s findings and offers takeaways for firms that will be subject to the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.


Unilever Enters Public-Private Partnership with USAID To Support EPR In Developing Countries

Unilever Enters Public-Private Partnership with USAID To Support EPR In Developing Countries

 

The public-private partnership follows a meeting in June between Unilever’s chief sustainability officer Rebecca Marmot, USAID administrator Samantha Power, EY global vice chalir, sustainability, Amy Brachio, and Sens. Dan Sullivan, R-AK, and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI, to discuss the impetus for the CIRCLE Alliance and Unilever’s experience to date implementing its plastics strategy.

‘Inside Regulatory Affairs’ With E.l.f. Beauty’s Gary Peiffer And Meredith Spencer

‘Inside Regulatory Affairs’ With E.l.f. Beauty’s Gary Peiffer And Meredith Spencer

 
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In this installment of HBW Insight’s “Inside Regulatory Affairs” series, Meredith Spencer and Gary Peiffer, regulatory leaders at e.l.f. Beauty, discuss the accelerated pace of legislative and regulatory change around the world, increased focus on chemicals’ environmental as well as human health impacts, and the importance of driving a collaborative, “problem solver” mentality throughout organizations.

Kenvue Prioritizes Plastics As Part of Healthy Lives Mission

Kenvue Prioritizes Plastics As Part of Healthy Lives Mission

 
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Plastics – specifically the reduction of virgin plastic in packaging and the move to recyclable or refillable packaging – is one of nine priority topics Kenvue is focused on as part of its global sustainability strategy, according to the company’s global head of packaging innovation, sustainability and experience, David Lickstein.

'Planting Trees Whose Shade We’ll Never Sit In': Q&A With Fragrance Creators’ Farah Ahmed

'Planting Trees Whose Shade We’ll Never Sit In': Q&A With Fragrance Creators’ Farah Ahmed

 

The Fragrance Creators Association president and CEO discusses the group’s vision for fragrance industry stewardship and opportunities provided by AI, biotechnology and wellness trends in an exclusive Q&A with HBW Insight.


WHO Resolution Targets OTC Antimicrobials, Industry Insists Problem Is Rx Misuse

WHO Resolution Targets OTC Antimicrobials, Industry Insists Problem Is Rx Misuse

 
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A draft declaration to be presented to the UN General Assembly in September suggests that a “lack of regulation of over-the-counter use of antimicrobials” is one of the “drivers of antimicrobial resistance.” Industry, however, insists that misuse and over-prescription of antibiotics are the primary drivers of AMR, and is advocating for the text to be amended accordingly. 

AI-Driven Waste Reduction Delivers ‘Immediate’ Sustainability Gains in Beauty Retail

AI-Driven Waste Reduction Delivers ‘Immediate’ Sustainability Gains in Beauty Retail

 

Perfect Corp. identifies waste reduction at beauty retail as the most effective AI-driven strategy for improved sustainability, based on a survey of C-level industry executives summarized in its report, "The Most Influential AI Trends in Beauty and Fashion."

Environmental Risk Assessments In The EU Pharma Revision – What You Need To Know

Environmental Risk Assessments In The EU Pharma Revision – What You Need To Know

 
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Marketing authorizations for OTC medicines could be rejected if their environmental risk assessments do not meet new requirements proposed within the EU pharma legislation revision. HBW Insight speaks to regulatory law experts Tine Carmeliet and Eline D'Joos to find out what you need to know about the new rules.

Over The Counter: How To Make An Impact With Your OTC Brand, With PA Consulting’s Rhea Patten

Over The Counter: How To Make An Impact With Your OTC Brand, With PA Consulting’s Rhea Patten

 
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Consumers increasingly demand more from health and wellness brands, particularly valuing those that connect wellness with the home environment, PA Consulting's Rhea Patten explains, in this episode of HBW Insight’s Over the Counter podcast. Consumer health companies also now have a responsibility to contribute to global wellbeing, which can in turn enhance brand impact and drive business growth.


PCPC’s Tom Myers On ‘Leaning Into’ State EPR Programs And Reflecting Members’ Corporate Ethos

PCPC’s Tom Myers On ‘Leaning Into’ State EPR Programs And Reflecting Members’ Corporate Ethos

 

In addition to sustainability, Myers noted DEI and advancing alternatives to animal testing among key priorities for the group. “We have member companies that really lead the way on many of those. We want to be able to amplify their good work and their messaging, because they are good corporate citizens” and “it’s what consumers are demanding anyway,” he said in an interview.

‘It's Not Sustainable For Companies To Reformulate For One State’ – PCPC’s Karin Ross

‘It's Not Sustainable For Companies To Reformulate For One State’ – PCPC’s Karin Ross

 
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Legislator education is key to checking state bills that overreach, says Ross, executive VP of government affairs at the Personal Care Products Council, discussing the rising tide of US state bills aimed at restricting ingredient use.

Over the Counter: EPR Consultant Urges Producers To Start Collecting Packaging Data

Over the Counter: EPR Consultant Urges Producers To Start Collecting Packaging Data

 

In this episode, HBW chats with Michael Washburn, principal at Washburn Consulting, on how producers of single-use packaging subject to extended producer responsibility laws rolling out in Oregon, Colorado and California next year can tackle the tedious work of collecting data on packaging materials. 

Grove Collaborative's New Impact Tracker Shows Customers Their Plastic Savings On Each Order

Grove Collaborative's New Impact Tracker Shows Customers Their Plastic Savings On Each Order

 
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The plastic-neutral retailer of personal care, health and wellness, household cleaning and other sustainable products has been focused on enhancing its customer experience and expanding its third-party assortment as it progresses toward long-term, profitable growth. The company revealed on 1 July that it will not be Plastic-Free by 2025, but is on track to avoid 15 million pounds of plastic by 2030.