L’Oréal Hong Kong recently earned the Gold Award in the “Shops and Retailers” sector at the Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence (HKAEE) for its outstanding sustainability efforts. This prestigious recognition, organized by the Hong Kong Environmental Campaign Committee and the Environment and Ecology Bureau, highlights the company’s commitment to sustainable practices as part of its “L’Oréal For the Future” initiative.
L’Oréal has been driving sustainable transformation throughout its value chain, from product innovation and sourcing to transportation, retail, and consumption. The company’s efforts in sustainability have positioned it as a leader in the beauty industry, blending environmental responsibility with business success.
Eva Yu, the President and Managing Director of L’Oréal Hong Kong, expressed gratitude for receiving this award, stating,
“We are deeply honored to receive the Gold Award at the Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence. This is a testament to our unwavering commitment to sustainability. As the market leader, it is our responsibility to not only provide the best in beauty, but also lead in meaningful actions to protect the environment and contribute to the community we serve.”
Remarkable Green Initiatives by L’Oréal
The HKAEE award evaluation focuses on rigorous criteria, including green leadership, sustainability programs, performance, and partnerships. L’Oréal Hong Kong was recognized for its numerous sustainability achievements over the past year:
Green Office: L’Oréal Hong Kong’s office is LEED Platinum certified, utilizes 100% renewable energy, and consistently reduces energy consumption year after year through various energy efficiency measures.
Green Operations: The company has eliminated plastic packaging for local product packaging, ensuring all disposals from warehouses are recycled. Additionally, L’Oréal minimizes CO2 emissions in transportation by using sea and rail shipment, as well as electric vehicles for local transport.
Green Retail: L’Oréal’s new stores in Hong Kong are 100% eco-designed, using sustainably sourced and certified materials, along with reusable and recyclable components.
Green Consumption: In collaboration with Watsons stores, L’Oréal has collected over 600,000 empty beauty bottles from consumers for recycling. The company is also introducing more refillable beauty products to reduce packaging waste, offering sustainable options for environmentally conscious consumers.
Through these initiatives, L’Oréal Hong Kong continues to demonstrate leadership in sustainability, showing that protecting the environment and achieving business success can go hand in hand.
About L’Oréal:
L’Oréal is a global leader in the beauty industry for 115 years. It dedicates to fulfilling the beauty aspirations of consumers worldwide. The company’s purpose is to create beauty that moves the world, embracing beauty as essential, inclusive, ethical, generous, and sustainable. L’Oréal is diverse portfolio of 37 international brands and ambitious sustainability goals. Through its “L’Oréal For the Future” program, L’Oréal provides quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity, and responsibility to consumers globally. In 2023, the group achieved sales amounting to 41.18 billion euros. That was supported by over 90,000 employees in more than 60 countries. L’Oréal invests heavily in research and innovation. It has 20 research centers globally and over 4,000 scientists. These are bdedicated to inventing the future of beauty and establishing itself as a Beauty Tech powerhouse.
About “L’Oréal For the Future”:
“L’Oréal For the Future” is the company’s global sustainability program. In fact, the program outlines its vision and commitments for 2030. Moreover, this initiative focuses on transforming L’Oréal’s operations to respect planetary boundaries by addressing key environmental challenges. Additionally, the program includes achieving 100% renewable energy across all operated sites by 2025. That also ensures all water used in industrial processes will be recycled and reused by 2030. Moreover, sourcing 100% of biobased ingredients and packaging materials sustainably, with none linked to deforestation. Additionally, L’Oréal aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across all scopes by 50% per finished product by 2030.
For more information on “L’Oréal For the Future,” please visit: www.loreal.com/en/commitments-and-responsibilities/for-the-planet/
