Caring for the planet
Protecting resources and limiting the impact on ecosystems is not enough. We must proactively work to transform the world and restore its beauty, which some human activity has altered.
Environmental impact
Protecting the environment and fighting climate change first requires us to reduce our impact in France and around the world.
In 2020, we achieved carbon neutrality (Scopes 1 and 2). Between 2019 and 2024, we reached a new milestone with a 48% reduction in our carbon footprint. And we plan on going even further, with a commitment to reducing our carbon emissions by a further 30% by 2030.
Minimalist formulas
We have made the decision to reduce the number of ingredients in our formulas and reduce the amount of energy required to make them. To keep evolving, we have also developed a dual tool for evaluating our products’ impact on the environment, society and health: the Green score for our formulas, and the Pack score for our packaging.
Reducing energy consumption
100% of energy consumption in all our subsidiaries comes from renewable sources. Our overall energy consumption is also decreasing: we are rolling out voluntary policies worldwide to offset greenhouse gases and optimize natural resources. This extends to our stores, with all our points of sale being given a new environmental score.
Clean distribution and shipping
On an international level, maritime shipping remains the norm and transport by plane is the exception, making up less than 2% of our freight. Outside Europe, we favor maritime shipping, with the aim of implementing increasingly clean solutions that support environmental conservation. This is the reasoning behind our partnership with Neoline and its freight project with sailing ships, which began in 2021.
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Our plants and ingredients
Today, more than 70% of Clarins plants used in our skincare products are organic. We’re going even further: with our Domaine Clarins farms, we want to produce ingredients using methods that follow a regenerative agriculture model.
This ambition is in line with the positive-impact business model we are promoting, moving from a logic of reducing our negative impact on the environment to carrying out positive actions for the areas in which Clarins operates.
Organic first
We are focusing our sourcing on organic plants, which will represent 80% of our herbarium by the end of 2025. Throughout the world, we are encouraging the creation of new networks and ensure their development. Our efforts are recognized by our membership to the Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT), the international NGO that brings together companies acting to ethically source their ingredients from natural sources.
Domaine Clarins
Domaine Clarins embodies our philosophy: producing exceptional ingredients in respect of nature. Following the opening of Clarins’ first ROC (Regenerative Organic Certified)-certified Domaine in 2016, a second Domaine was opened in early 2024. By 2030, 30% of Clarins plants will be produced using this agricultural approach, which has a positive impact on soils and biodiversity.
Responsible sourcing
Our Responsible Sourcing Charter imposes the highest environmental standards on all plants used in our skin care products: our objective involves using sustainable agriculture as a prerequisite, organic as a standard, Fermes Premium Clarins (Clarins Premium Farms) and regenerative agriculture.
Clarins is also a partner of the world’s leading responsible sourcing programs.
- The Global Shea Alliance for sustainable shea butter production
- The Roundtable on Substainable Palm Oil and Action for Sustainable Derivatives (ASD), for a sustainable exploitation of palm oil
- The Responsible Mica Initiative, since its founding in 2017, for a sustainable exploitation of mica
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Circular economy
Reduce, recycle, reuse. The “3 Rs” of the circular economy are principles we strive to apply to the design, manufacturing and distribution of our skincare. Faced with constraints, and sometimes the limits of recycling, our priority is to reduce our materials, especially plastics.
Recycled and recyclable packaging
Recyclable packaging is our priority: all our packaging is subject to constant research to reduce its environmental footprint as much as possible. 37% of the glass and 45% of the cardboard used in our packaging is currently recycled. 100% of the cardboard used in our packaging comes from sustainably managed forests.
By the end of 2025, 100% of packaging in our skincare catalog will be recyclable and/or refillable. And by 2030, 100% of our skincare and make-up packaging will meet this target.
Aiming for zero waste
Between 2020 and 2024, we reduced our plastic consumption by 30%. By 2030, we are committed to a further reduction of 150 metric tons per year (compared with 2023). This includes collecting used packaging in boutiques, removing make-up remover cases and seeking out even more responsible materials for the packaging of our skincare products.
Reuse
Reuse is a real challenge for the cosmetics industry, as it is subject to strict health standards. But it’s a challenge we’re determined to tackle head-on. Since 2020, one of our flagship products – Eau dynamisante – has been refillable. Since 2022, refills have been available for our make-up removers and Tonic Bath & Shower Concentrate, followed by Extra-Firming in 2025. By 2030, we aim to attribute a quarter of our sales to refillable products.
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Protecting nature and biodiversity
Passing on a more beautiful world means going beyond our business activity and working with determination to preserve the environment. For many years, across the world, we have been encouraging, financing and supporting initiatives that respect nature and protect biodiversity.
Protecting natural ecosystems
In the 1990s, Alp Action (now known as Asters) was born in the Alps, a place very dear to Clarins. Thanks to this commitment, we have been able to roll out five environmental conservation programs that protect help protect endangered species.
Since then, our mobilization has continued through numerous initiatives, such as our partnership with Plastic Odyssey, whose ship sails around the world to tackle the challenges of plastic use and share recycling solutions.
Reforestation and agroecology
In 2012, we partnered with PUR to engage in agricultural landscape restoration programs. Through our Seeds of Beauty reforestation initiative, we reached a symbolic milestone at the end of 2024: one million trees planted worldwide.
Our commitment continues locally, through the support of numerous charities and initiatives ran by our subsidiaries around the world. More recently, we have also committed to funding renaturation programs around our industrial sites, and to recycling or reusing 100% of the water we use there.