Coty is committed to playing our role in protecting the natural environment while disrupting the beauty industry with new, different, and simply better products. Our environmental strategy is underpinned by circularity, nature preservation, and our ambition of Becoming Carbon Kind.
Coty recognizes our role in the Paris Agreement. Our climate strategy of Becoming Carbon Kind lays out our plan to achieve Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)-approved 2030 emissions reduction targets and to validate net-zero targets. For more, see our FY24 Sustainability Report and Environmental Policy.
Coty has over-achieved its Scope 1 and 2 emissions reduction targets, achieving an 82% reduction in FY24 versus the 50% target. This achievement is the result of reducing energy consumption, transitioning to renewable electricity sources, and on-site renewable energy generation.
We are a member of RE100 and use 100% renewable electricity in our factories and distribution centers. Eight of our factories, labs, and offices are also carbon neutral.
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Four Coty plants have rooftop solar panels aiming to meet between 10-20% of the sites’ electricity needs. Coty’s largest and first North American solar array went live in 2024 at our Hunt Valley, US site. We installed over 2,100 solar panels and 11 inverters on a roof-mounted solar array, which will provide approximately 12% of the site’s electricity needs.
The majority of our overall GHG emissions come from our value chain, or Scope 3. Focusing on ten ‘Becoming Carbon Kind’ priority areas, we are actively working towards our SBTi commitment to reduce our Scope 3 emissions by 28% by 2030.
Products are the driving force at Coty, but they are also the greatest contributors to our Scope 3 emissions. We apply principles of eco-design to our innovation process through our Beauty that Lasts Index and internal ‘Carbon Kind’ product score. For our existing product portfolio, packaging renovation and alternative ingredients are a key focus.
Air freight reduction is our main transport priority as it accounts for a disproportionate amount of our transport-related emissions.
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In 2024, Coty launched Infiniment Coty Paris, our most ambitious fragrance project to date, reintroducing Coty as a consumer-facing brand. Infiniment Coty Paris is our first full collection to be manufactured with 100% alcohol from recycled carbon emissions. The packaging is thoughtfully designed—refillable bottles with a minimalist outer case made from plant fiber.
Our packaging is key to protecting our products. It is also a significant contributor to our environmental footprint. We aim to use less, better, and different packaging with a focus on the four ‘Rs’: Reduced, Recycled, Recyclable, Reuse/ Refill.
We are members of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation - the world’s leading circular economy network - and have ambitious packaging targets to promote circular design. We are also a member of the Sustainable Packaging Initiative for Cosmetics (SPICE).
We are committed to reducing the impact our packaging has on forests and aim to use FSC or PEFC-certified material.
For more, see our FY24 Sustainability Report.
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In 2024, COVERGIRL relaunched its iconic Clean Invisible Foundation in a squeezable tube made of 30% PCR plastic, reducing packaging weight by 94%. Meanwhile, the formula features 100% natural-origin pigments, is non-comedogenic, vegan, fragrance free, and is formulated without the use of parabens, sulfates, or talc.
Our green formulation strategy focuses on the removal of carbon-intense materials, integrating upcycled and innovative alternative ingredients, and the use of Green Science.
We have partnered with carbon recycling experts LanzaTech to introduce their innovative ethanol from recycled carbon into our fragrances, while Green Science helps us to minimize our impact on natural resources. Biotechnology, one of the pillars of Green Science, enables us to create skincare ingredients in a laboratory that are largely identical to their natural state. For more, see our FY24 Sustainability Report.
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French skincare brand Orveda has strong roots in biotechnology, prioritizing its use to develop active ingredients. One of three signature ingredients present in most Orveda products is Kombucha extract (Saccharomyces Xylinum Black Tea Ferment), a fermented sugared black tea that is extremely effective. Kombucha extract is developed using biofermentation. By using microorganisms to transform a natural substance, this process delivers new benefits including radiance and freshness.
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In 2021, Coty announced a strategic partnership with carbon recycling experts, LanzaTech, which has enabled us to innovate and integrate carbon-captured alcohol into our fragrance portfolio. Carbon emissions which would typically be released into the atmosphere are recycled into alcohol pure enough for use in fine fragrances. This process also uses less water and reduces the need for agricultural land compared to traditional methods of alcohol production. In 2023, Where My Heart Beats Eau de Parfum from Gucci’s The Alchemist’s Garden collection became the world’s first globally distributed fragrance manufactured using 100% carbon-captured alcohol.
Safeguarding nature and biodiversity is crucial for securing the long-term future of our business. We are strengthening our program following a nature impact assessment in line with the Science Based Targets Network guidance. For more, see our FY24 Sustainability Report.
We aim to reduce our water consumption, improve water efficiency, and monitor water discharge across our operations.
We recognize the impact that palm oil has on the planet. Coty is a member of the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and 100% of the palm oil we purchase for our production sites is RSPO-certified. In addition, Coty is a member of Action for Sustainable Derivatives (ASD), an industry-led collaboration that seeks to achieve the responsible production and sourcing of palm oil derivatives. We participate in ASD’s annual transparency mapping exercise to trace our supply chain, while also disclosing our Tier 1 palm oil derivatives suppliers. You can find the list here.
Within our operations, we are committed to reducing the waste we generate, maximizing the recycling of resources, and disposing of unavoidable waste in a way that has the lowest environmental impact.
We send zero waste to landfill from our factories and distribution centers and have already exceeded our target to recycle 80% of waste generated by Coty factories and distribution centers by 2030.
