Making beauty sustainable

Acting sustainably is a duty that comes naturally to Brand Architekts.

Throughout the last 12 months, we have continued to focus on reducing, replacing and educating our consumers on how best to recycle and minimise waste.

We are committed to supporting a more circular economy and have been working very hard with our key suppliers to drive this agenda right across our supply chain.

Constantly looking for better ways to adopt a more sustainable business model, we have focused our attention primarily on new product development and product re-engineering across our key brands.

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All our plastics, or packaging made of plastic, are now 100% recyclable.

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New products made of a minimum of 30% PCR.

Our actions:

Plastic reduction: we continuously challenge ourselves to re-think our packaging formats and materials, working closely with third parties to reduce packaging waste and bring innovation. With the launch of our Fish Sea Salt Spray, we are introducing Prevented Ocean Plastic (POP™) as a material and will be rolling it out with other launches next year. 78% of our plastic packaging now contains PCR (post-consumer recycled plastic), including 91% of our Christmas gifts, 100% for Super Facialist for Men, 100% for MR Expert Solutions and 88% for Super Facialist.
Eco-conscious board: Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) approved board is now used across most of our single products and we plan to further extend this certification across the portfolio in 2024.
Transparency: we strive to encourage and inspire people to make the right choices for themselves and the planet and believe this starts with transparency of information. Therefore, our products have been updated with more detailed information and encouragement to recycling.
Packaging reduction: We continue to reduce, wherever possible, our packaging footprint. A recent example is Skinny Tan's reconfigured shipping packs, we have moved away from using inner cartons within outer cases, resulting in less use of corrugated board material.
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Ethical sourcing: our strategy is to operate in an ethical way and seek collaboration with like-minded partners committed to make a positive impact on communities, people, and our planet. We work diligently to source our ingredients responsibly and with attention to potential impacts on the environment.
Supplier collaboration: we pride ourselves in collaborating with a wide and diverse network of suppliers and always looking to improve and strengthen our sourcing practices.

Our people, culture and values

We believe that any business thrives on the diversity of its people and, very simply, we seek to mirror the society around us.

We therefore recruit and promote talent equally wherever it may come from, and regardless of gender, age, orientation, ethnicity or disability. This is not only the right thing to do; it enriches the way we think and act, and helps us never to lose sight of the customers we serve.

One benefit of the pandemic was that it showed us how employees can benefit from working from home, whilst also highlighting the need for an office. As a result of listening to our employees we have changed all employee contracts to reflect a new hybrid way of working and all employees have the right to work 15 days per annum abroad.

We have upgraded our London office to become a hot desk hub that encourages creativity and collaboration.

All employees now benefit from a bi-annual PDR (performance & development review), PDP (personal development plan) and training opportunities.

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