Tag: Estee Lauder

ELC’s Voice-enabled Makeup Assistant Wins for Innovation at World 50 Impact Awards 2025

Stuart Mitchell

Last month, The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) was honored with the Innovation Award at the 2025 World 50 Impact Awards for its groundbreaking Voice-enabled Makeup Assistant (VMA), a first-of-its-kind, artificial intelligence-powered mobile app to help visually impaired users more easily and confidently apply makeup.  World 50 Group—the global community of business leaders from the most respected and influential companies—announced the winners on Wednesday, March 12, during the Impact Awards ceremony in Miami, where hundreds of global executives from leading organizations gathered to celebrate outstanding achievements in building inclusive workplaces. VMA’s…

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ELC Unveils Fiscal 2024 Social Impact and Sustainability Report & Climate Transition Plan Progress Update

Stuart Mitchell

The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) released its Fiscal Year 2024 Social Impact and Sustainability (SI&S Report). The report showcases the company’s continued work toward achieving its social impact and sustainability commitments. It highlights ELC’s efforts in its focus areas including climate and energy, sustainable packaging, responsible sourcing, ingredient transparency, employee experience and equity, well-being and safety, and impactful social investments.  In addition, ELC published its 2024 Progress Update to its Climate Transition Plan, highlighting its efforts to address climate change. This update outlines ELC’s latest strategic actions, challenges and progress…

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ELC and SMI Announce Cosmetic Glass Recycling Case Study Findings

Stuart Mitchell

The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) and Strategic Materials, Inc. (SMI) published the findings from a cosmetic glass recycling case study to further enhance responsible packaging innovation and advance circularity for the cosmetics industry. This multi-year study identifies key criteria for designing cosmetic glass packaging intended to be recyclable, and learnings from the study will support the industry in designing glass that yields a higher output of recyclable cullet in an effort to increase glass recyclability rates around the world. “At ELC, we’re continually investing and innovating at every step of…

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ELC Partners With Largest Glass Recycler in N.A. to Advance Packaging Sustainability

Stuart Mitchell

As a global leader in prestige beauty with a long-held commitment to sustainability, The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) is committed to providing consumers with breakthrough cosmetic products, packaging, and experiences that deliver exceptional performance and luxury while aiming to reduce environmental impacts. In celebration of Earth Day, the company is proud to spotlight its partnership with Strategic Materials, Inc. (SMI), the most comprehensive glass recycler in North America. As glass continues to be increasingly depended on as a material of choice in luxury cosmetics, ELC and SMI recently completed a…

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The Estée Lauder Companies Shares “The Beauty of Green Chemistry” to Inspire Sustainability in Product Innovation

Stuart Mitchell

The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) has a long history of innovating through the lens of sustainability and is dedicated to inspiring others to do the same. As part of these efforts, ELC previously released its unique green chemistry methodology, which is used throughout the product formulation process to assess and measure the sustainability of ingredients and formulas using green chemistry principles. ELC’s formulators in labs worldwide continue to use this tool to guide innovation for greener alternatives and to assess new product launches across ELC’s in-house portfolio of prestige beauty…

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