Commitments

Bring Beauty & Wellbeing through responsible products

1. Improve the sustainability profile of our products

 

1.1 Commitment: Drive continuous progress by ensuring that product categories improve sustainability profile
year-on-year.
Progress: New
1.2 Commitment: Develop a tool to drive sustainability improvements in product development by 2014.
Progress: New
1.3 Commitment: Continuously increase the use of post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastics in our cosmetic packaging materials.
Progress: On plan. PCR content is continuously being introduced in all new PET bottles and also gradually rolled-out in other tubes and jars. 

2. Focus on Innovation

2.1 Commitment: Launch at least one sustainable Oriflame product innovation annually, for example the innovative Ecobeauty range, from 2015.
Progress: New
2.2 Commitment: Launch a biopolymer packaging.
Progress: New
2.3 Commitment: Focus on innovation by increasing use of actives from plant biotechnology.
Progress: New

3. Focus on product ingredients and safety

3.1 Commitment: Continue sustainability review of ingredients used across our product portfolio. Review all cosmetic ingredients by 2015.
Progress: New
3.2 Commitment: Focus on ingredient impact and work to phase out prioritised ingredients from a safety, environmental or ethical perspective.
Progress: New. Currently fewer than 10 raw materials on the Sin 2.1 list (list of 626 chemicals identified by NGO ChemSec). These ingredients are being monitored.
3.3 Commitment: Continue to implement the Oriflame Product Safety Evaluation process ensuring a single global safety standard.
Progress: Updated. In 2013 there were no incidences of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning the health and safety impacts of our Cosmetic or Wellness products. The safety evaluation process applies to 100% of our cosmetic and wellness products.

4. Market products that meet high social and ethical standards

4.1 Commitment: Respect animal welfare by never using cosmetic ingredients derived from dead animals or which cause harm or suffering to animals.
Progress: Previously achieved / Ongoing. Please refer to the text body for more details.