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Seeing Green

Celebrating progress in sustainable living — how we live, travel, eat, move, dress, play, clean… and more.

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Seeing Green - stories of progress, solutions and inspiration. Topics include: apparel, home, food, travel & tourism, sports & outdoors, beauty, personal care, electric vehicles and more.

Spotlight: Disruptor London
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Spotlight: Disruptor London

Disruptor London is an innovative beauty brand known for its edgy approach to personal care, offering products that blend high-quality ingredients with bold, modern aesthetics. By embedding eco-conscious practices into its business model, Disruptor London aims to inspire its customers to make responsible choices, contributing to a more sustainable future in the beauty industry.

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Spotlight: Aora Mexico
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Spotlight: Aora Mexico

Aora México is a luxury makeup brand founded in 2022, committed to providing high-quality beauty products with a strong focus on sustainability. Based in Mexico City, the brand aims to redefine luxury beauty by combining artistry and sustainability, bringing a fresh, eco-conscious approach to the beauty market.

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Spotlight: Tata Harper Skincare
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Spotlight: Tata Harper Skincare

Tata Harper Skincare is a pioneering luxury beauty brand founded by Tata Harper in 2010. Based in Vermont, the company is known for its commitment to clean beauty, using 100% natural and non-toxic ingredients.

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Spotlight: Sustainable Beauty News Highlights
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Spotlight: Sustainable Beauty News Highlights

Markham launches vegan-friendly collection for men. Euromonitor reports 10% sustainable beauty product growth. Focus on sustainable packaging for premium beauty. Envisioning a sustainable path for cosmetics. L'Oreal / Debut partner on fermentation-based ingredients. And much more.

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Spotlight: Sustainable Beauty & Cosmetics News Highlights
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Spotlight: Sustainable Beauty & Cosmetics News Highlights

L'Oreal to measure footprint of retail elements. Estee Lauder updates on sustainable packaging. Launches of Good Condition (sustainable skincare), BareEarthBeauty.com (natural beauty online store). L'Oreal/Watsons accelerate sustainable beauty in the philippines. And much more…

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Spotlight: Sustainable Beauty News Highlights
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Spotlight: Sustainable Beauty News Highlights

A landscape of the state of sustainable beauty. Refillable skincare pouches from Dionis. Refillable shampoo in a can from Menz Club. Kiehl's on making sustainable cool. Upcycling food waste into beauty. Beauty experts discuss sustainable packaging. Sephora expands takeback, refillables. And much more…

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Sustainable Beauty & Personal Care
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Sustainable Beauty & Personal Care

Brands in the news: L'Oréal, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., Boots UK, YSL Beauty, LUSH, Groupe Clarins, LĀ SOL Collective, COOLA, Arcade Beauty, BASF, SEPHORA, AS Watson, Tree Bottle, Eco Bio Boutique, CivicScience, Green Circle Salons, Farmacy Beauty, ILIA Beauty, Pact Collective, NOBLE PANACEA, APG Globe (Alliance Packaging Group), Give Back Beauty, Mercedes-Benz AG and many more.

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Sustainable Beauty & Personal Care
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Sustainable Beauty & Personal Care

Brands in the news: SEPHORA, Ulta Beauty, Fluency Beauty, Boop, Every Man Jack, Shoppers Drug Mart, TerraCycle, Kiehl's Since 1851, NIVEA, Cabeco, Smithers, L'Oréal, Sparxell, Yves Rocher, GEKA GmbH, LG Chem, Ecovia Intelligence and many more.

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Sustainable Beauty & Personal Care
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Sustainable Beauty & Personal Care

Brands in the news: Ulta Beauty, LUSH, Prevented Ocean Plastic, Babo Botanicals, Coty, L’OCCITANE Group, Berry Global, Inc., Weleda AG, Kering, CHANEL, Evolve Organic Beauty, Quadpack | Certified B Corp, Gerresheimer Glass, Inc., Guyenne Papier, Cosmopak USA LLC, TotalEnergies Corbion, Sulapac Ltd and many more.

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Sustainable Beauty & Personal Care
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Sustainable Beauty & Personal Care

Brands in the news: Evolved By Nature, Barentz, Seadrop Skincare, BRIXY, Collistar, APC Packaging, Genie Supply, M1 Kliniken AG, Ecovia Intelligence , Neutrogena, evolvetogether, UpCircle, SOSHE Beauty, Neal's Yard Remedies, Earthraga and many more.

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Sustainable Beauty & Personal Care
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Sustainable Beauty & Personal Care

Brands in the news: L'Oréal, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., Unilever, CHANEL, Groupe Clarins, Albéa Group, Coty, SEPHORA, NOCIBE, Circul'R, Hermès, Kiehl's Since 1851, Diptyque Paris, Future Origins, Genie Supply, Sulapac Ltd, Cheekbone Beauty Cosmetics INC, Ecovia Intelligence and many more.

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Video: 5 in 5 (week in review)
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Video: 5 in 5 (week in review)

Check out episode 15 of my new weekly video recap of five highlights in sustainable living news in five minutes curated from my #SustainableLife blog at greenlivingdoug.com. Today's recap includes: electric vehicles 2023 sales results and 2024 outlook, sustainability driving brand preference in the Beauty sector, sustainability as a differentiator in home sales, the GrubHub Food Trends Report sees the importance of sustainability in restaurants, and a new partnership to advance electric motorsports – on land and sea.

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Sustainable Beauty & Personal Care
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Sustainable Beauty & Personal Care

Brands in the news: CHANEL, Prada Group, L'Oréal, Parfums Christian Dior, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., L’OCCITANE Group, Gjosa SA, AXILONE GROUP, Eastman, Hourglass Cosmetics, Karma Wallet, Fig.1, Kao Collins, Texen, Sulapac Ltd, Joico, AMOREPACIFIC, Persistence Market Research Pvt. Ltd. and many more.

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Sustainable Beauty & Personal Care
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Sustainable Beauty & Personal Care

Brands in the news: Harrods, The Body Shop, BEAUTYSTREAMS , Orveon Global, CleanHub, Sia Partners, Quadpack | Certified B Corp, Filtrona, Infinite Online Shopping Pvt. Ltd., Trivium Packaging, Tata Harper Skincare, BAMBII Beauty, New Laboratories Cosmetic Manufacturing and many more.

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Sustainable Beauty & Personal Care
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Sustainable Beauty & Personal Care

Brands in the news: L'Oréal, Mary Kay Global, Unilever, Shiseido, Weleda, Organic Bioactives, DTS EUROPE, AAK Personal Care, Schwan Cosmetics International GmbH, Arcaea, Nudy Rudy US, Laboratoires Expanscience, ECOALF, Sulapac Ltd and many more.

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Video: 5 in 5 (week in review)
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Video: 5 in 5 (week in review)

Check out episode 11 of my new weekly video recap of five highlights in sustainable living news in five minutes curated from my #SustainableLife blog at greenlivingdoug.com. Today's recap includes sustainability in the petcare sector, IKEA's recommitment to sustainable living for the many, a new refillable pod system for beauty products, electric vehicle sales increases outside the U.S., and plant-based food growth in European restaurants.

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Sustainable Beauty & Personal Care
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Sustainable Beauty & Personal Care

Brands in the news: Unilever, True Beauty Ventures, The Green Beauty Community, Green Circle Salons, The 7 Virtues Beauty Inc., Weleda, DTS EUROPE, AAK Personal Care, O'right, Lumson Group, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Aptar, Ecovia Intelligence (Organic Monitor), Beauty Kitchen UK Ltd, Eastman, Organic Harvest, JUNOCO, MSL Solution Providers, The Green Woman and many more.

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Video: 5 in 5 (week in review)
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Video: 5 in 5 (week in review)

Check out episode 9 of my new weekly video recap of five highlights in sustainable living news in five minutes curated from my #SustainableLife blog at greenlivingdoug.com. Today's recap includes sustainable sports venues, beauty refill programs, Japanese electric vehicles unveiled, plant-based foodservice growth and recommerce revenue boost.

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Sustainable Beauty & Personal Care
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Sustainable Beauty & Personal Care

Brands in the news: The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., SK Chemicals, Walmart, Perfect Corp., Dieux, SOLIDU, Kindred Black, SEPHORA, Meiyume, Milk Makeup, Axiology Beauty, E.L.F. BEAUTY, Tower 28 Beauty, Inc. and many more.

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Sustainable Beauty & Personal Care
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Sustainable Beauty & Personal Care

Brands in the news: Pact Collective, Bluebird Climate, Tata Harper Skincare, Ere Perez Natural Cosmetics, DTS EUROPE, Ceremonia, PUJOLASOS wood & pack, Melixir, PAUL PENDERS USA LLC, TECHNICAPS , Skin Story Clean Beauty, VIROSPACK - The Dropper Company, Silgan Dispensing, COSMOGEN , Quadpack, Pibiplast Spa, PROCOS GmbH, Cosmetics Europe - The Personal Care Association and many more.

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