For the past 60 years, environmental protection has been our top priority. We value dealing responsibly with limited natural resources and preserve the natural diversity of our environment.
Before we consider a new raw material for our products, we check the list of endangered plants. We are always on the lookout for new high tech methods of protecting nature and safeguarding sustainable cultivation. For example, we use plant stem cells to enable us to use entire plants and not only part of them.
We do not use any unacceptable ingredients such as silicones, mineral oils and microplastics. Whenever possible, we source our raw materials from certified organic farming or those gathered in the wild.
HOW WE WILL ACHIEVE THE GOAL
ORGANIC SURFACTANTS
Surfactants are used in detergents, care products and cleaning agents in particular because of their cleansing effect. They now have a bad reputation because they land in our wastewater and can only be partially filtered by treatment plants. The degradation products of surfactants can be toxic for fish, crabs and algae.
That is why we are collaborating with the Fraunhofer Institute and Federal Ministry for the Environment as part of a research project on developing organic surfactants. By 2025, we will replace conventional surfactants with organic surfactants.
SUSTAINABLY CERTIFIED PALM OIL DERIVATIVES
We have almost fully achieved our goal of switching completely to 100% sustainably certified palm oil derivatives by 2025. We have been able to cover 99.46% of our requirements with certified palm oil derivatives. Only for one raw material is a certified alternative currently unavailable – we are working intensively to find a sustainable solution for this as well.
Our membership in FONAP and RSPO has made a significant contribution to achieving this goal. It will end as planned in 2025, but this will have no impact on our continued sourcing of certified palm oil derivatives – sustainable raw materials will remain a key part of our responsibility in the future.
ORGANIC SURFACTANTS
Surfactants are used in detergents, care products and cleaning agents in particular because of their cleansing effect. They now have a bad reputation because they land in our wastewater and can only be partially filtered by treatment plants. The degradation products of surfactants can be toxic for fish, crabs and algae.
That is why we are collaborating with the Fraunhofer Institute and Federal Ministry for the Environment as part of a research project on developing organic surfactants. By 2025, we will replace conventional surfactants with organic surfactants.
SUSTAINABLY CERTIFIED PALM OIL DERIVATIVES
We have almost fully achieved our goal of switching completely to 100% sustainably certified palm oil derivatives by 2025. We have been able to cover 99.46% of our requirements with certified palm oil derivatives. Only for one raw material is a certified alternative currently unavailable – we are working intensively to find a sustainable solution for this as well.
Our membership in FONAP and RSPO has made a significant contribution to achieving this goal. It will end as planned in 2025, but this will have no impact on our continued sourcing of certified palm oil derivatives – sustainable raw materials will remain a key part of our responsibility in the future.
It is important to us that our daily activity contributes to protecting the environment. With our research project on organic surfactants and our social and ecological projects, we help to protecting nature and biodiversity.
Guylaine Le Loarer, Head of Research & Development and Sustainability Officer
It is important to us that our daily activity contributes to protecting the environment. With our research project on organic surfactants and our social and ecological projects, we help to protecting nature and biodiversity.
Guylaine Le Loarer, Head of Research & Development and Sustainability Officer
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