Clarins B Corp certification
In 2025, the Clarins Group obtained B Corp certification for all its brands and activities worldwide.
This recognition is not only testament to our excellence in sustainable development – it also validates the direction of our strategy towards a positive-impact business model.
B Corp, a global movement
Founded in 2006 in the United States, B Corp brings together companies who want to affirm their social mission and demonstrate their positive action through an independent assessment of their global performance. Clarins is proud to join the B Corp community and to take part in this worldwide movement towards a more inclusive, equitable and environmentally friendly economy.
B Corp is also a new milestone in a 70-year-old history.
Clarins is founded by Jacques Courtin.
The very first Clarins’ skincare range hits the shelves: the Oils powered by 100% pure plant extracts.
The ARP is founded, a rheumatoid arthritis charity that became known as the Fondation Arthritis in 2006.
– The very first partnership is established with Alp’Actions (known today as Asters).
The Prix Clarins pour l’Enfance launches.
Plastic bags are phased out: a first in the cosmetics industry.
The very first fairtrade schemes are launched, and the Sustainable Development department is set up.
Start of first partnership to supply school meals.
Plastic microbeads removed from all rinse-off formulas.
The Domaine Clarins opens in the French Alps: the first ever regenerative farming model.
Launch of the Clarins We care program, to "caring for people, caring for the planet".
Clarins is made an official member of the UEBT (Union for ethical biotrade).
Clarins incorporates the following mission statement into its bylaws: ‘Making life more beautiful, passing on a more beautiful planet’.
Change of Clarins governance, with the third generation of Courtins taking over the reins.
Launch of Clarins TRUST, the first blockchain-based traceability platform for Clarins products and ingredients.
Clarins partners with Mary's Meals to provide millions of school meals.
The second Domaine Clarins opens in France’s Gard region, ultimately paving the way for a third of all Clarins plants to be grown using regenerative agriculture methods.
80% of plants in Clarins’ collection now organic.
Clarins is B Corp Certified.
Clarins is founded by Jacques Courtin.
The very first Clarins’ skincare range hits the shelves: the Oils powered by 100% pure plant extracts.
The ARP is founded, a rheumatoid arthritis charity that became known as the Fondation Arthritis in 2006.
– The very first partnership is established with Alp’Actions (known today as Asters).
The Prix Clarins pour l’Enfance launches.
Plastic bags are phased out: a first in the cosmetics industry.
The very first fairtrade schemes are launched, and the Sustainable Development department is set up.
Start of first partnership to supply school meals.
Plastic microbeads removed from all rinse-off formulas.
The Domaine Clarins opens in the French Alps: the first ever regenerative farming model.
Launch of the Clarins We care program, to "caring for people, caring for the planet".
Clarins is made an official member of the UEBT (Union for ethical biotrade).
Clarins incorporates the following mission statement into its bylaws: ‘Making life more beautiful, passing on a more beautiful planet’.
Change of Clarins governance, with the third generation of Courtins taking over the reins.
Launch of Clarins TRUST, the first blockchain-based traceability platform for Clarins products and ingredients.
Clarins partners with Mary's Meals to provide millions of school meals.
The second Domaine Clarins opens in France’s Gard region, ultimately paving the way for a third of all Clarins plants to be grown using regenerative agriculture methods.
80% of plants in Clarins’ collection now organic.
Clarins is B Corp Certified.
B Corp, a (very) demanding label.
An international benchmark, this certification is now considered the most comprehensive way to transparently measure companies’ environmental and societal impacts in 5 key areas of their activity: employees, the community, the environment, customers and governance.
In 2021, Clarins included a new raison d’être – Making life more beautiful, passing on a more beautiful planet – into the company’s bylaws: in addition to economic performance objectives, social and environmental impacts are now taken into account in equal measure.
One step closer to an enterprise with a positive impact
Far from being the final stage, for Clarins obtaining the B Corp label is the next step towards becoming a company with a positive impact. Our 2030 roadmap aims to make us a model for the cosmetics industry to follow.