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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.
Step 1
As a brand, our mission eliminate any unnecessary and single use-plastic. Through our eco-refills, solid shampoos and soaps, and refill stations, we are constantly working to reduce packaging in every we can!
Step 2
Our Forever Bottle is a sustainable swap designed so you can keep refilling time and time & again. Feel free to also up-cycle and reuse any of our iconic packaging to give your empties a second life!
Step 3
Every material that we use, either by giving it a second life or making sure that its waste can become a resource. To do this, we first make sure that our packs are themselves recycled and recyclable thanks to visionary partners such as TerraCycle®.
Reduce
Eco-Refills: An Easy Way to Cut Down on Plastic
We currently have 26 of our products available in an eco-refill format which use, on average 85% less plastic compared to the original bottle.
These refill pouches are better for the environment and an excellent way to reduce waste. In 2017, our overall use of plastic was reduced by 7% thanks to customers opting for these eco-friendly solutions. So, when there's a choice, go for this eco-option! And you'll be glad to know that we plan to sell even more eco-refills in the future!
Solid Shampoo: A Solid Choice for the Planet
In order to make our products as eco-friendly as possible, L’OCCITANE developed solid shampoos that have the same formula as the liquid soaps but comes in plastic-free packaging.
The solid shampoo uses 3x less quantity per use than a liquid shampoo.
Reuse
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
Our Recycling Programme
A pioneering (and very green!) company, TerraCycle® is the world leader in the collection and recycling of post-consumer waste that's usually considered non-recyclable. TerraCycle® can recycle plastic cups, toothbrushes, pens, batteries, art supplies, cigarette waste...it's an incredible list! Through partnerships with brands like L'OCCITANE, it takes used packaging and turns it into raw materials that can be used to make new items.
Now, more than ever, we must aim for sustainable solutions, a cleaner environment and a more circular economy. TerraCycle® is helping to make this possible.
Our Aromachologie Range: 100% recycled packaging for the past 10 years!
Do you know why the bottles in the Aromachologie range have a green colour? It's because they're designed to be green! In the world of cosmetics, clear plastics are usually preferred, but we chose to use coloured bottles for this range, so we could make them from 100% recycled PET.
By 2025, we want to be using rPET in all our bottles, and we're working with Loop Industries to make this happen!
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.
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!
Refill Fountains
Here at L’OCCITANE we are happy to share that we have multiple Refill Fountains across our stores in UK and Ireland!
Our Refill Fountains will allow you to restock on your favourites without the extra plastic, and paired with our Forever Bottles, you will be making the ultimate eco-conscious choice!
Our Stores
Bring your empty beauty bottles to any of our boutiques in order to recycle them into new items!
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