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Green glam guide

6 September, 2024

Are you looking to shop for sustainable beauty products that actually work? The annual Marie Claire UK Sustainability Awards are your perfect guide to the leading sustainable beauty, health, and wellness brands.

Judged by a panel of 50 leading sustainability experts, including our own Giles Gibbons, CEO of Good Business, these awards highlight the best in sustainable and ethical practices. Reflecting on the progress since the awards began four years ago, Giles noted the outstanding advancements in creative solutions, with innovations that don’t compromise on quality.

For instance, Conserving Beauty has developed waterless technologies by working in collaboration with a Scottish manufacturer of burn dressings, and has created dissolvable, non-toxic face wipes, sheet masks, and pimple patches that are safe for waterways. Or Make Waves, which offers refillable deodorant with a supply chain entirely based in the UK, working exclusively with low impact ingredients and sustainable partners. And SURI, which has introduced an electric toothbrush with brush heads made from corn starch, bristles from castor oil, and a body crafted from aluminium.

This year’s entries also reflect broader developments in sustainability. Increased legislation is pushing brands towards greater transparency, with more businesses using third-party certifications as a framework for sustainable change and a consumer trust mark. Additionally, an increase in impact reporting and transparency around supply chains has led entries to provide more evidence of supplier scorecards and audits.

The Awards showcase the progress in making the beauty industry more sustainable and ethical, celebrating the brands that are making a positive impact. Why not browse through the winners with your morning coffee?

By Alice Railton