About

The aim of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit is to encourage sustainability in the beauty industry by bringing together key stake-holders and debate major issues in a high-level forum. Launched in 2009, the summit now takes place in the major geographic regions of the world.
The 16th North American edition will be hosted in New York City on 5-6th June 2025.  Like previous editions, the summit will bring together key stake-holders in the beauty industry, including cosmetic manufacturers, ingredient & raw material suppliers, retailers & distributors, industry organisations & certification agencies, researchers & academics, investors, etc.
Other editions in this international series will take place in Europe (27-28 Oct), the Asia-Pacific and Latin America. Only the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit brings together senior executives involved in sustainability from the beauty industry on a regular basis at international locations.
The summit is organized by Ecovia Intelligence, a London-based specialist research, consulting & training company that focuses on  global ethical product industries. We organize workshops, seminars sustainability summits  at international locations throughout the year. We have been encouraging sustainable development in our specialist industries for over 20 years. More details

Summit Themes

The prior North American edition comprised four dedicated sessions and a training workshop…

Session One: Sustainability Update

Session Two: Green Ingredients

Session Three: Marketing Developments

Session Four: Customer Impacts

Workshop: Sustainability Metrics

Who should attend?

The Sustainable Cosmetics Summit is devised for key stake-holders in the beauty industry that include:

  • Cosmetic brand owners & manufacturers
  • Chemical, raw material & ingredient companies
  • Retailers & distributors
  • Packaging companies
  • Certification agencies
  • Industry organizations
  • Academics & researchers
  • Investors & financiers
  • Other stake-holders

Each edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit brings together leading organizations involved in sustainability in the beauty industry; including small and large cosmetic companies, ingredient firms, packaging companies, industry associations, certification agencies and NGOs. Only the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit brings together senior executives from across the beauty industry on a regular basis at international locations.

The North American edition will be hosted in New York on 5-6th June 2025.

View the pictures of the previous edition here.