Reducing Waste

A Story Of Respect For The Planet A Story Of Respect For The Planet

A Story Of Respect For The Planet

In today's world, any responsible company has a duty to do all it can to reduce waste and prevent pollution. The future of our planet depends on our actions today! At L'OCCITANE, we've been focusing on ways to reduce, reuse and recycle for many years, but there's still more we can do. And we're working on it! 

Some Alarming Facts...

Alarming Fact: By 2050, there could be more plastic than fish in the ocean.

What We Do: We have never had plastic bags in our stores, and are phasing out plastic cellophane and plastic spatulas.

Alarming Fact: 50% of the plastic the world uses is used just once, then thrown away.

What We Do: 31 L'OCCITANE products are already available in eco-refills, which use an average of 85% less plastic than a standard bottle.

Alarming Fact: Over the last 10 years, humans have produced more plastic than during the whole of last century.

What We Do: By 2025, 100% of our plastic bottles will be produced from 100% recycled material.

Our Mission As A Brand

By 2025, 100% of our bottles will be made from 100% recycled plastic, and 100% of our owned boutiques will offer a recycling service.

Reduce

Reuse

The Forever Bottle The Forever Bottle

The Forever Bottle

The Forever Bottle is a chic addition to any home. Made of long-lasting, lightweight and recyclable aluminium, each bottle is embellished with the imagery of L’OCCITANE’s signature ingredients! Available in all L’OCCITANE Boutiques, these bottles can be refilled at Refill Fountains in local participating boutiques or refilled using the L’OCCITANE Eco-Refills.

Recycle

What's Next?

USING 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY

L'Occitane UK consumes 100% renewable energy in our head office, warehouse and all our boutiques. 

Why source renewable electricity? Thanks to a recent carbon assessment, we now know that electricity consumptions in factories, offices, warehouses and stores represent 4% of our CO2 emissions. One way to become a Carbon Net Zero company and mitigate climate crisis is to reduce electricity consumptions and source renewable electricity.

How UK reached this goal: In UK we purchased an EAC (energy attribute certificate). EACs document that the electricity you consume comes from renewable sources. It means that a producer injects into the grid the same quantity of renewable electrical that the one consumed by your activities.

USING 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY USING 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY
ECO-DESIGN: RETHINKING OUR PACKAGING
ECO-DESIGN: RETHINKING OUR PACKAGING

ECO-DESIGN: RETHINKING OUR PACKAGING

We like to keep our packaging simple: no frills or excess! By reducing packaging thickness, we've already saved 28 tons of plastic. And we're currently planning to replace our cellophane protective seals with a new, eco-friendly, compostable solution made from FSC-certified wood fibre. Watch this space!

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