WE ACT
For the planet.
We are on a journey to sustainably change the way we operate.We have made great strides in some areas but need to make more progress in other areas. We have set 2030 goals to hold ourselves accountable.
We Act on Water at every step of our value chain.
Water is our #1 priority as it’s roughly 75% of our total environmental impact*
*Source: average product footprint of a L’Oréal Professionnel product, 2021 data. Water footprint covers freshwater ecotoxicity, freshwater eutrophication, water acidification, marine eutrophication water scarcity.
Where we are today:
5,000 salons using Water Saver: a water efficient showerhead launched by L’Oréal Professionnel that enables salons to save up to 69% water savings*.
100% of our products produced in Europe come from a factory that recycles and reuses 100% of water for industrial purposes.
*Water flow rate
Our 2030 goals:
Use 100% recycled or reused water for industrial purposes in our factories.
Offer water-saving products or technologies to enable consumers in water-stressed markets to meet their hygiene and beauty needs.
Our 3 pillars: Reduce, Reuse & Recycle.
Our packaging circularity strategy revolves around 3 pillars: Reduce, Reuse & Recycle.
Where we are today:
1. Reduce: we have reduced the amount of virgin plastic we use by 41% in since 2019*
2. Reuse: 47% of our plastic* is made from recycled materials
*2024 full year.
Our 2030 goals:
1. Reduce by 50% in absolute the use of virgin plastic for product packaging compared to 2019.
2. Source 50% of all materials used in product packaging either from recycled or biobased sources.
3. Reduce the packaging intensity of our products by 20% compared to 2019.
*2024 full year.
We manufacture our products with renewable energy.
We have reached 100% renewable energy use on our owned & operated factories.
Where we are today:
1. All L’Oréal Professionnel products manufactured in L’Oréal operated sites have reached 100% renewable energy use.
2. The AirLight Pro hair dryer uses 19%* less energy.
*Instrumental test, AirLight Pro vs. most sold premium hair dryer in Europe (> 150€).
Our 2030 goal:
1. Reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 57 % compared to 2019.
2. Reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services, upstream transportation and distribution and business travel by 28% compared to 2019.