Everything you wanted to know about sustainability

2. Everything you wanted to know about sustainability Ed Rolls

3. Introduction • What is sustainability? • Why the need for sustainability? • How can personal care/cosmetic brands be sustainable

4. What is Sustainability?

5. Sustainability is based on a simple principle: “Everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment. Sustainabilitycreates and maintains the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic and other requirements of present and future generations.” Sustainability is important to making sure that we have and will continue to have, the water, materials, and resources to protect human health and our environment. www.EPA.gov

6. Why the need for sustainability?

7. “it now takes the Earth one year and four months to regenerate what we deplete in a year” Global Footprint Network

8. Sustainability has emerged as a result of: • rapid population growth, • economic growth • consumption of our (natural) resources.

14. How can personal care/cosmetic brands be sustainable?

15. Easiest Option….. …..Use raw materials for a company that has sustainable practises • Environmental projects • Community programmes

17. Environmental Initiative • Sudarshan have planted 25,000 trees across India as part of a government project • Plan to plant 5000 more next year • Sudarshan are also involved in community projects

18. Next Option….. …..Become Natural • Using petrochemical derivatives is not sustainable (they will run out) and also energy intensive • Huge range of natural and natural derived ingredients now available

19. Very brief list of our natural offerings ….

21. Salinatural CCL Salinatural TCLS  Salinatural OLG Salinatural BCLS

23. Amino acids as building block - L-glutamic acid • proteinogenic amino acid • building block of protein • found naturally • in our bodies • protein containing foods etc. • made by • fermentation process via corynebacterium glutamicum • raw materials like sugar beets, sugar cane (it's molasses) • used • as flavour enhancer • glutamic acid consumption is approx. 1.7 mio. tons/year worldwide • code: E 621 • intake: 0.3-0.5 g/day in Europe, 1.2-1.7 g/day in Asia • for surfactant production • - consumption is several thousand tons worldwide

24. Range of approved Glucamates *All Products are free of preservatives

25. What about the Palm Oil problem? • Nearly all these natural ingredients to some extent use palm oil • Palm oil yields greater amount of long chain glycerides than most other natural oils • Palm oil plantations can’t be turned back to rainforest • RSPO – Objectives to promote the growth and use of sustainable palm oil • RSPO hasn’t achieved a great deal yet • All our major manufacturers are members • Green palm certificates

26. If only being natural is not good enough….. • Some ingredients are more sustainable than others • New biotechnologies • Low energy production processes

32. Polyglyceryl Technology • Perfect match of eco-efficiency, performance from mild green chemistry • Alternative to petrochemical (PEG) based emulsifiers and solubilisers • Tegocare PSC 3 – Emulsifier • Tegosoft PC41 - Solubiliser

33. Bio-renewable Ceramides • Derived from yeast ferment • Human identical • In-vivo and in-vitro data • Perfect for anti-ageing and moisturising • Skinflux V • Sphingokine NP • Phytosphingosine SLC

34. raw mat. raw mat. enzymatic conventional catalyst recycled reaction reaction volatile comp. catalyst desodor. aqueous waste steam bleaching bleach applied temperature drying aqueouswaste > 180°C 140°C 100°C filtration filter aid solid waste 60°C 20°C packing packing Enzymatic Emollients • 60% energy saving • Lower green house gas production • Reduction of formation of environmentally damaging impurities by 88% • Bio-catylists are derived from nature • Tegosoft AC • Tegosot CR

35. The ultimate in sustainability….. • Looking after environment and local farmers

37. Phytotrade Africa • Established in 2002 • Trade association for natural products of southern Africa • For food/drink and oils for cosmetics • Aims • Alleviate Poverty • Protect Biodiveristy • Develop an economically successful industry that is ethical and sustainable

39. UbuntuTM Natural Range Mongongo Oil • High in Vitamin E, linoleic and elostearic acid • Eleostearic acid reacts with light, to give a protective layer • Suitable for moisturising, restructuring and regenerating the epidermis Baobab Oil • High in palmitic, oleic and linoleic acid • Long shelf life and doesn’t dry out on contact with air • Adds body and shine to hair and combats dry scalp Marula Oil • High in oleic and inoleic acids and high in antioxidants meaning it is one of the most stable natural oils • Softens, nourishes and revitalises skin

40. UbuntuTM Natural Range Khalahari Oil • High in palmitic, oleic and linoleic acids, high in antioxidants to deal with the harsh Khalahari dessert • Suitable for moisturising, restructuring and regenerating the skin Ximenia Oil • Very effective at treating dry skin prone to ageing, and improves function of sebaceous tissues • Xymenynic acid improves blood flow to the skin • Suitable for anti-ageing, eye-care, dry damaged hair, acne ranges Mafura Butter • Melts at 30C, high in in palmitic, stearic, oleic and linoleic acids • Anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activity due to presence of limonids • Very effective free-radical scavenger

41. Fairtrade • Established in 1992 • Visions for a world with justice and sustainability • Standards requires farmers to work to protect the environment • Encouraged to use as little non-renewable energy source as possible • Farmers receive Fairtrade premiums for economic, social and environmental products • In Costa Rica farmers have invested in re-planting of trees to prevent soil erosion and environmentally friendly ovens that used coffee hulls and macadamia nut shells to power them