{"id":30,"date":"2017-08-08T12:43:15","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T12:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sustainablecosmeticssummit.com\/Namerica\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2025-12-17T14:11:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T14:11:03","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sustainablecosmeticssummit.com\/Namerica\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: small; padding-bottom: 16px; padding-top: 0px; color: #424242; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 50px 0px 0px;\">The aim of the <strong>Sustainable Cosmetics Summit<\/strong> 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.<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: small; padding-bottom: 16px; padding-top: 0px; color: #424242; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 50px 0px 0px;\">The 17th North American edition will be hosted in New York City on <strong>21-22nd May 2026<\/strong>. \u00a0Like previous editions, the summit will bring together key stake-holders in the beauty industry, including cosmetic manufacturers, ingredient &amp; raw material suppliers, retailers &amp; distributors, industry organisations &amp; certification agencies, researchers &amp; academics, investors, etc.<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: small; padding-bottom: 16px; padding-top: 0px; color: #424242; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 50px 0px 0px;\">Other editions in this international series will take place in <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablecosmeticssummit.com\/Lamerica\/\">Latin America<\/a> (6-7 July), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sustainablecosmeticssummit.com\/Europe\/\">Europe<\/a> (27-28 Oct), and the <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablecosmeticssummit.com\/Asia\/\">Asia-Pacific<\/a> (Nov 2027). Only the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit brings together senior executives involved in sustainability from the beauty industry on a regular basis at international locations.<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: small; padding-top: 0px; color: #424242; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 50px 0px 0px;\">The summit is organized by <strong>Ecovia Intelligence,<\/strong> a London-based specialist research, consulting &amp; training company that focuses on \u00a0global ethical product industries. We organize workshops, seminars sustainability summits \u00a0at international locations throughout the year. We have been encouraging sustainable development in our specialist industries for almost 25 years.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoviaint.com\/\"> <strong>More details<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;about_cos_logo&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;24256&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; el_class=&#8221;inner_row_summit&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Summit Themes&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#8ec545&#8243; el_class=&#8221;sep_font&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: Lato;\">The 17th North American edition comprises the following four sessions&#8230;<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; el_class=&#8221;inner_row_summit_content&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: Lato;\"><b>Session One<\/b>: Addressing Sustainability Impacts<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: Lato;\"><b>Session Two<\/b>: Green Ingredients\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<b><\/b>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: Lato;\"><b>Session Three<\/b>: Ethical Sourcing &amp; Biodiversity\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: Lato;\"><b>Session Four: <\/b>Marketing Insights\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; el_class=&#8221;inner_row_attend&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Who should attend?&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#8ec545&#8243; el_class=&#8221;sep_font&#8221;][vc_column_text]The <strong>Sustainable Cosmetics Summit<\/strong> is devised for key stake-holders in the beauty industry that include:[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;inner_row_attend_content&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul style=\"display: block; list-style-type: disc; margin-block-start: 1em; margin-block-end: 1em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; padding-inline-start: 40px;\">\n<li style=\"font-family: Lato; font-size: small; color: #424242; font-weight: normal;\">Cosmetic brand owners &amp; manufacturers<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: Lato; font-size: small; color: #424242; font-weight: normal;\">Chemical, raw material &amp; ingredient companies<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: Lato; font-size: small; color: #424242; font-weight: normal;\">Retailers &amp; distributors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul style=\"display: block; list-style-type: disc; margin-block-start: 1em; margin-block-end: 1em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; padding-inline-start: 40px;\">\n<li style=\"font-family: Lato; font-size: small; color: #424242; font-weight: normal;\">Packaging companies<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: Lato; font-size: small; color: #424242; font-weight: normal;\">Certification agencies<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: Lato; font-size: small; color: #424242; font-weight: normal;\">Industry organizations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul style=\"display: block; list-style-type: disc; margin-block-start: 1em; margin-block-end: 1em; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; padding-inline-start: 40px;\">\n<li style=\"font-family: Lato; font-size: small; color: #424242; font-weight: normal;\">Academics &amp; researchers<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: Lato; font-size: small; color: #424242; font-weight: normal;\">Investors &amp; financiers<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-family: Lato; font-size: small; color: #424242; font-weight: normal;\">Other stake-holders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: Lato;\">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. 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