Podcast 244: The forgotten pillar of sustainability

Once we consider sustainability in magnificence, we regularly image eco-friendly packaging or natural substances. However have you ever ever stopped to contemplate the folks behind the merchandise?

On this week’s episode of Inexperienced Magnificence Conversations, host Lorraine Dallmeier—Chartered Environmentalist, Biologist, and CEO of System Botanica—unpacks the often-overlooked cornerstone of sustainability: moral provide chains.

Constructing on final week’s inspiring dialogue with Rahama Wright, founding father of Shea Yeleen, Lorraine delves into why sustainability isn’t nearly defending the planet but additionally about supporting the communities that develop, harvest, and course of the substances we love.

Tune in now to uncover how moral provide chains can revolutionise the sweetness trade and discover out what it actually means to be sustainable.

“Sustainable magnificence isn’t simply inexperienced—it’s honest. With out moral provide chains, the idea of sustainability falls aside.” – Lorraine Dallmeier

Key takeaways:

• Sustainability requires social fairness: Sustainable magnificence is extra than simply the planet. It’s about having honest wages and improved residing requirements for ingredient producers.
• Truthful wages profit manufacturers too: Supporting honest commerce doesn’t simply uplift communities. It creates extra resilient provide chains, higher-quality substances, and higher long-term outcomes for magnificence companies.
• Moral provide chains want dedication: Constructing an moral provide chain is a long-term effort. It entails transparency, belief, and funding throughout international industries—but it surely’s very a lot achievable and extremely rewarding.
• Your function as a aware client or formulator: If you happen to’re a client, purchase from manufacturers that prioritise moral sourcing. If you happen to formulate your individual merchandise, select suppliers who worth honest labour practices to make an precise distinction.

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Lorraine Dallmeier is a Biologist, Chartered Environmentalist and the CEO of System Botanica, the award-winning on-line natural beauty science faculty. Learn extra about Lorraine and the System Botanica Staff.