Supply Chain and Sustainability Summit

Discuss critical sustainability-related legislation that has been enacted (or is on the horizon) and the compliance implications for cosmetic and personal care companies.  What do companies need to do to comply and by when?  How can companies engage in regulatory rulemaking and implementation?  Topics covered include Post Consumer Resin (PCR) Mandates, Extended Producer Responsibility Laws, Environmental Marketing Claims, and ESG Reporting.  Q&A to follow.

Rachel Gartner, McDermott Will & Emery

What is the state of plastic recycling in the U.S. and what market forces are affecting post-consumer recycled resin supply?  Join IBA in a discussion with Paula Leardini of ICIS and Melissa Niebes of Federal Package to learn more about U.S. Plastics Recycling infrastructure capabilities, resin grades and capacity, and how PCR supply-demand balance is playing out in the beauty industry.  What do you need to know to meet compliance, cost, and consumer demands for recycling in the years ahead?  Q&A to follow.

Melissa Niebes, Federal Package

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws focused on packaging have been enacted in the EU, Canada, and now four U.S. states in an effort to place responsibility for waste management on “producers” rather than municipalities.  In order to comply with EPR laws, producers are required to join a “Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO)” designated in each jurisdiction.  Circular Action Alliance is a Producer Responsibility Organization created by the largest CPG companies in the U.S. and was recently approved to administer Colorado’s EPR program.  They will share the fundamentals of EPR laws, the role of the PRO in an EPR program, and how they intend to collaborate with IBA members and other recycling system stakeholders in the coming months and years.  If you are asking questions like, What is a PRO?  What does a PRO do?  Why am I required to join? then this session is definitely for you.  Q&A to follow.

Olivia Barker, Circular Action Alliance

Environmental laws aim to incentivize producers to design refillable and reusable product systems to improve circularity, but this is a daunting task for the beauty industry.  Infrastructure and guidelines to support refill and reuse are not established for consumers, retailers, or manufacturers.  The FDA guidelines for labeling, safety, and regulatory requirements do not take reuse and refill into account.  Retailers have turnover and shelf space expectations for every sku.  Reverse logistics are not conducive to refill and reuse models for consumables.  How can the Beauty industry tackle the demand for circularity and progress when there are so many pitfalls in the way?  Panel discussion with Q&A to follow.

Richie Rubin, Garcoa

Simone Swafford, Vogue Regulatory

Get an inside look into raw material availability, capacity, and supply to augment your procurement and forecasting insights heading into 2024.  What materials are tight, what pricing changes are on the horizon, and what are the drivers affecting key material markets?  Join IBA in discussion with Erin McCusker of multinational ingredient distributor, Barentz, and Alta Beauty brand founder, Thembisile Mashinini, as they walk through ingredient supply and demand across the beauty landscape.

Thembisile Mashinini, ALTA Beauty

How do we use biology to inspire innovation?  Join us as Jen Novakovich from The Eco Well talks green ingredient innovation with founders and leaders of the bio-based ingredient revolution in cosmetics and personal care.  Learn how biology serves as a material model, a manufacturing engine, and a high throughput testing lab.  Also delve into the challenges of bucking convention and educating industry and consumers.  Inspiration is where Biology meets Beauty.  Q&A to follow.

Sonia Renac, Geltor

Leigh Winters, The Innovation Company

Rita El-Khouri , K18

As retailers and regulators are looking to standardize reporting of sustainability and ESG data, companies need to understand how best to comply.  A comprehensive Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) strategy and Climate Action Plan can differentiate a company for investors and retailers.  Complete Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) reporting can set a brand apart from peers and help major retailers like Walmart and Target meet their sustainability reporting requirements.  Learn tips, insights, and best practices to improve sustainability performance and optimize your sustainability reporting from Maggie Spicer of Source Beauty ESG and Nathalia de Macedo from NSF.  Q&A to follow.

Nathalia Macedo, NSF

Lisa Spicka de Bevacqua, NSF

How are Supplier Diversity programs evolving over time and what is the value of certification?  What is the process for companies to certify as a diverse business?  How does the Beauty industry promote and benefit from supplier diversity throughout the value chain of material and ingredient sourcing, packaging design and creative services, testing facilities and labs, and finally with the brands themselves?  Learn about the Billion Dollar Roundtable, what it takes to certify a company, and why supplier diversity matters in a lively panel discussion with leaders from Ulta Beauty, Citi, The Complete Package and Certify My Company.  Q&A to follow

Rick Burian, Ulta Beauty

Heather Cox, Certify My Company

Elizabeth Corrigan, The Complete Package