Planet Positive Beauty: A Beauty Lover’s Guide to Sustainable Choices
In a world where our daily rituals are increasingly intertwined with the health of the environment, the concept of ‘Planet Positive Beauty’ has never been more vital. It’s no longer enough for products to simply make us look and feel good; they must also do good.
The Packaging Solutions Summit: Building a Sustainable Beauty Revolution
As an industry driven by competition, sustainable packaging innovation has historically been a series of closely guarded projects, steeped in secrecy but often doomed to fail once scale, accessibility and affordability are factored in.
Not just About Image, the Beauty Industry is Also About Impact
The UK beauty industry is a remarkable economic force. Across professional services such as hairdressers, spas and salons, as well as personal care products and retail, the sector contributes £28.4 billion to UK GDP.
Is Your Brand Ready for the Refill Revolution?
Looking at how the industry can move smarter and faster when it comes to solving challenges and making refillable and reusable packaging more readily available is a key focus of the Sustainable Beauty Coalition (SBC).
Beauty’s Role in a Circular Future: World Recycling Day 2026
Climate change remains one of the most pressing challenges of our time, yet progress is being tested by economic uncertainty and global instability. Despite these pressures, consumer demand across beauty and personal care continued to rise in 2025, especially within prestige beauty, which grew an impressive +10%. Beauty and wellness are increasingly intertwined, and as a nation we’re buying more products than ever, driven by escapism, nostalgia, and a growing focus on self-care.
The Sustainability Guide for Salons and Hair and Beauty Professionals
As the beauty industry navigates a pivotal shift toward greater environmental responsibility, the pressure is on for hair and beauty professionals to also play their part…
The Great British Beauty Clean Up 2026 is live and makes an industry call to recycle, reduce and refill
On Monday 2 March, the British Beauty Council and its Sustainable Beauty Coalition (SBC) officially launched the 2nd annual Great British Beauty Clean Up (GBBCU) at the historic Speaker’s Corner in Hyde Park, London.
Gen Z’s “manifesto for change” calls beauty brands to take action on sustainability
When it comes to sustainability, younger generations tend to be labelled either careless or activists. A recent survey by the British Beauty Council, and UNiDAYS (3,533 UK students from January 5th to 7th, 2026) revealed that students have a strong interest in being conscientious about beauty consumption.
The Great British Beauty Clean Up Partners with MYGroup
Returning on 2 March 2026, ‘The Great British Beauty Clean Up’ (GBBCU) is expanding its remit to further help businesses of all sizes to recycle those hard to dispose of items often used across our industry both by consumers, and professional service providers.
Thinking ‘Future’: How to make your beauty business more planet positive
This industry guide aims to help businesses in the consumer goods value chain, from brands and manufacturers to retailers and e-commerce platforms. It all starts with the brand and manufacturer. They are the architects of beauty products’ lifecycles and have many tools at their disposal to move towards circularity. Be it refillable options, easily processed packaging or sustainable sourcing, brands and manufacturers are foundational to planet positive beauty.
