Biodiversity and ethical sourcing are key features of this North American edition. At the last UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16), a global framework was established to halt and reverse biodiversity loss, including a commitment to protect 30 percent of land and water by 2030. The summit will explore how the cosmetics industry can help halt and reverse biodiversity loss through ethical sourcing and nature-positive approaches.
Growing importance of ethical sourcing of natural ingredients, developing nature-positive cosmetics, building supply chain resilience through biodiversity actions, social sustainability, … will be discussed during the summit.
Also, a dedicated panel will examine the economic impacts of sustainability.
New and emerging green ingredients, like producing sustainable lipids using biotechnology, will be presented at the summit.
Since COVID-19, raw material supply chains have been disrupted by geopolitical conflict, tariffs, and trade uncertainty. The Middle East conflict is now affecting the supply of petroleum feedstock. Somebody will discuss raw material supply chain volatility and how operators can mitigate associated risks.
Source: Ecovia Intelligence
