Eco-Designed Products
Innovative Eco-Responsible Packaging
Clarins uses a continuous innovation approach, which means that for several years eco-design principles have been an integral part of every stage of the packaging development process. The teams work together to find the best solution that combines performance, ease-of-use and sustainability.
A Global Approach To Eco-Design
Prioritising sustainable materials (all cardboard boxes and corrugated inserts come from sustainably managed forests), reduced weight and bulk (no more spacers or pamphlets in boxes, lighter glass), and materials that are recycled and/or recyclable.
100%
of paper and cardboard come from sustainably managed forests (FSC or PEFC certified)
Working Towards The Circular Economy
To go even further, Clarins is committed to becoming plastic neutral by 2025 where all containers will be recyclable or be recycled.
A circular economy means using materials that are easily recyclable and, when recycling cannot be guaranteed (i.e. plastic), including a post-consumer recycled material (PCR) made from single-use packaging.
Objective
100%
of our containers will be recycled
or recyclable by 2050
Supporting Plastic Odyssey
Clarins is the lead partner
For many years, the Clarins Group has been investing in environmental causes and supporting ecology-related projects.
We want to help build a better world for future generations,” explains Christian and Olivier Courtin-Clarins, directors of the Clarins Group. “It might seem like a utopian ideal, but we believe in it!”
Christian & Olivier Courtin-Clarins
Plastic Odyssey is the first expedition around the world to fight plastic pollution aboard a ship that delivers low-tech solutions to the worst polluting countries so they can turn plastic into a resource.
What are Plastic Odyssey’s missions? :
1
Reduce
Build a sustainable future by rethinking how plastic is used.
2
Reuse
Find new ways to use waste and provide opportunities for local populations.
