At Beiersdorf, we have over 130 years’ experience creating
safe, reliable and environmentally friendly products that delight our customers
all over the world.
As part of our sustainability strategy 'We Care' we work
closely with our suppliers to tackle ethical, social and environmental issues
right along our supply chain. We select raw materials of the highest standard
and continue to invest in innovation to ensure we no longer rely on scarce
resources. To achieve our goals, we’ve also embedded a sustainability criterion
into our research, procurement process, and packaging processes: helping our
company to ‘avoid, reduce, reuse and recycle’ wherever possible.
In 2006, we
developed a Raw Materials Policy that internationally standardised our raw
materials criteria. By making sure we know where our materials originate from
and consistently researching new ways to design more eco-friendly production
processes, we’re working hard to reduce our environmental footprint.
Alongside our suppliers we’re changing how we work with our
raw materials. By switching to sustainable palm oil, eliminating
water-insoluble and non-biodegradable microplastics or microbeads from our skin
care products, using organically produced argan oil that supports the Fair
Trade System, and eliminating all types of animal testing, we develop great
products that do good for our planet.
As part of our worldwide Sustainability Initiative, we use
low-energy production technologies, reduced transportation, and waste
minimisation to reduce the environmental impact of our packaging. In fact, approximately
90% of our packaging material is recyclable. By reducing the amount of material
we use but maintaining the stability and quality of our packaging, we’ve
reimagined our packaging process to protect our environment and pass on cost
savings to our customers.