UK Spending Review 2025: What it means for beauty
This week, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, presented the UK Spending Review 2025 to Parliament, here’s what is means for beauty.
PEPR: Businesses must complete packaging reporting by April 1
The Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) was launched in 2024, with PackUK having been appointed scheme administrator this year. The scheme requires obligated businesses to report on packaging data, such as the recyclability of their packaging, how they recycle it, and details on packaging that they have manufactured.
Global Recycling Day: More beauty brands come together for The Great British Beauty Clean Up
The Sustainable Beauty Coalition’s waste management campaign reached new heights this Global Recycling Day.
Boots, John Lewis, Tesco, Maybelline, Cult Beauty, Lookfantastic, Elemis, L’Occitane and more back launch of ‘The Great British Beauty Clean Up’
The British Beauty Council’s Sustainable Beauty Coalition is launching ‘The Great British Beauty Clean Up’ in March, with support from more than 50 retailers, brands and industry professionals
Green Claims: EU legislation to be confirmed with UK set to follow suit
With an increasing number of anti-greenwashing regulations being negotiated across the UK and the EU, here’s what brands need to know.
British Beauty Council’s Sustainable Beauty Coalition to launch ‘The Great British Beauty Clean Up’ to tackle industry waste
In 2025 the British Beauty Council’s Sustainable Beauty Coalition is pushing new boundaries to collaboratively tackle beauty industry waste head on.
Beauty Ai: Where are we now?
Beauty Ai has become a constant within industry over the last decade, with developments intensifying via virtual try-on and other systems. With the Government launching its ‘Ai opportunities action plan’, where are we with beauty Ai?
World Earth Day 2025: Prestige beauty refill sales have quadrupled since 2021
The beauty industry is undoubtedly working to reduce its impact on the environment – to mark World Earth Day 2025, here’s how the prestige sector is shifting to meet the needs of savvy conscious consumers.
PFAS in make-up: What are the chemicals and how are they used?
At the close of 2022, there was increased media coverage surrounding PFAS in make-up (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). The CTPA has released a statement on the usage of these chemicals in make-up, here’s everything you need to know.
79% of consumers have difficulty trusting beauty brands’, according to new Provenance report
Greenwashing has become rife over the last decade as beauty brands have been trying to stay ahead of consumers’ interest in planet-friendly purchasing. From SKNN’s refillable disaster to Bondi Sand’s SPF claims, beauty brands are constantly finding themselves in hot water for untrue claims – and for good reason.
