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Metsä Board renews its status on CDP’s Triple A List
Paper and cardboard maker Metsä Board has been recognized for its leadership in corporate transparency and performance on climate change, forests, and water security by the global environmental non-profit CDP. Based on data reported through CDP’s 2025 Climate Change, Forests, and Water Security questionnaires, Metsä Board is among an exceptionally select group of companies…
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Le rachat de Kering Beauté par L’Oréal, symbole de l’essor des fusions en 2025
Les fusions et acquisitions en France ont été nombreuses cette année malgré l’instabilité politique et législative, “le monde du business s’étant largement désensibilisé de la politique”, selon la banque américaine Morgan Stanley. Le montant des opérations est attendu en hausse de 12% par rapport à 2024. Malgré une crise politique à rallonge autour du…
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Union européenne : Coup de pouce à la filière du plastique recyclé
L’Union européenne a dévoilé mardi 23 décembre des mesures de soutien à l’industrie européenne du plastique recyclé, en grande difficulté face à la concurrence chinoise. La Commission européenne veut notamment soutenir les investissements dans le recyclage chimique, une technologie consistant à chauffer les plastiques à plusieurs centaines de degrés pour les recycler. Gourmande en…
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European Union looks to boost plastic recycling as Chinese imports rise
The EU on Tuesday, December 23, unveiled proposals to help the European plastic recycling sector, which is struggling against competition from China and other parts of Asia. One of the measures suggested by the European Commission is to bolster investment in chemical recycling — which involves heating plastics to high temperatures to recycle them…
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2025 in Review: Retail Results – Beauty Outperforms Amid Uneven Consumer Confidence
If 2025 underscored one clear reality for global retail, it was that beauty continued to outperform, even as consumer confidence remained uneven and discretionary spending came under pressure. Across markets, retailers grappled with rising costs, shifting tourism flows and cautious shoppers, yet beauty and personal care consistently emerged as a stabilising force—supporting margins, driving…
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2025 in Review: Manufacturers Results – Resilience Amid Uneven Global Demand
With consumer demand fragmenting across regions and price sensitivity rising in developed markets, 2025 proved to be a year of recalibration for beauty and personal care manufacturers. While growth slowed in parts of North America and Europe, resilience in fragrances, dermocosmetics, aesthetics and select emerging markets helped offset pressure in mass beauty and professional…
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2025 in Review: Investing in India – Global Beauty Doubles Down on Long-Term Growth
India’s beauty market entered 2025 with a new sense of certainty. No longer treated as a promising frontier or test-and-learn destination, the country has become a core pillar in global beauty strategies—one demanding sustained capital, local partnerships and long-term commitment. With premiumisation accelerating, digital commerce maturing and organised retail scaling rapidly, India has moved…
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2025 in Review: M&A Activity – Scale and Strategic Focus Drive Dealmaking
As consumer confidence remained uneven and organic growth proved harder to sustain, mergers and acquisitions once again took centre stage in 2025, reshaping the global beauty and personal care landscape. From blockbuster transactions and founder exits to private equity-backed roll-ups and strategic divestments, the year underscored a clear reality: scale, speed and portfolio relevance…
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2025 in Review: Dollars in Dubai – Beauty Investment Defies Global Uncertainty
As growth slowed across parts of Europe, the US and China, and capital became more selective, all eyes once again turned to the Middle East—and Dubai in particular—as beauty’s most dynamic convergence point for investment, expansion and ambition. In 2025, the emirate cemented its position not just as a regional hub, but as a…
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2025 in Review: Jobs & People – Workforce Resets Gather Pace Amid Market Uncertainty
With growth slowing in key markets, costs rising and confidence uneven, 2025 became a defining year for people, power and priorities across the global beauty and retail industry. From boardrooms to shop floors, companies restructured, recalibrated and, in many cases, reduced headcount—while selectively investing in talent deemed critical to future growth. In the US…