October 21, 2009

Next Generation Summit on Natural Beauty and Sustainability

Sustainable Cosmetics Summit

The leading organizations involved in sustainability in the beauty industry will congregate in Frankfurt (November 16-17th, 2009) for a new generation summit.

The Sustainable Cosmetics Summit aims to cover the major issues the beauty industry faces concerning sustainability, natural, organic, fair trade and ecological products. Major themes covered by this new summit include ethical sourcing of natural & organic cosmetics, CSR & sustainability best-practices, potential of food ingredients in cosmetics, and green formulations. The summit programme comprises a detailed conference and dedicated workshops.

Click here to download the full conference programme

    Key Papers Include...
  • Opportunities in the Global Market for Ethical Cosmetics: Natural, Organic and Fairtrade
  • Targeting the Green Consumer: Findings from a Global Survey
  • Retailer Perspectives on Eco-Labelling and Natural & Organic Cosmetic Standards
  • Ethical Sourcing of Cosmetic Ingredients
  • Biodiversity and Sustainable Sourcing
  • Overcoming the Preservatives Conundrum
  • Fairtrade in Cosmetics: Pitfalls and Opportunities
  • Green Chemistry Applications in Cosmetics
  • The Potential of Food Ingredients in Cosmetics
  • and more...

Who should attend?

The summit is geared at business, marketing and technical professionals from cosmetic manufacturers, raw material & food ingredient companies, retailers & distributors, industry organisations & certification agencies, researchers, investors and others looking at sustainability and ethical beauty products. 

Confirmed speakers & delegates include...

Natural cosmetic companies such as Weleda, Korres Natural Products, Themis, etc.

Large cosmetic firms, including Unilever, Henkel, Johnson & Johnson, Schwan-Stabilo Cosmetics, etc.

Ingredient companies such as Dr. Straetmans, Cognis, SC Johnson, Eco Oil, Givaudan, etc.

Certification agencies & associations, including NaTrue, CosmeBio, Ecocert, Union for Ethical BioTrade, Fair Labelling Organisation, Colipa, etc.

Researchers & consultants such as Boston Consulting Group, Organic Monitor, Green Chemistry of Excellence at University of York, etc.

Only the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit will bring together senior executives from across the beauty industry at a single event. More details on the downloadable conference programme.

Venue The summit will take place at the prestigious Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof hotel. The venue is close to Messe Frankfurt, host to the

Natural Ingredients / Food Ingredientstrade shows.

Previous events & Testimonials

Since 2007, Organic Monitor has been organizing summits, workshops and seminars on the natural beauty industry.

More information on previous events & testimonials is available here

In the press

This high-level summit is receiving extensive media coverage. Recent media coverage includes...

New Summit on Sustainability in Beauty Industry

Asian Companies Turning to Natural & Organic Cosmetic Standards 

Organic Monitor Launches International Summits on Sustainability in Cosmetics

The Sustainable Cosmetics Summit is a CSR event. It is the first summit of its kind to generate a portion of profits to charitable causes. Spaces are limited so book now to avoid disappointment!

For immediate attention, contact: Tina Gill at +44 20 8567 0788 or email: tinagill@organicmonitor.com

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