Our path towards sustainability: goals and results 2019/20
Sustainability takeaways 2019/20
B CORP MONTH
Founded in 1983, the Davines Group began as a small research lab and has since then grown into an international company - with a presence in over 90 countries - certified by B Corp. But through it all, we've remained a family-owned business, and have been dedicated to creating beautiful products that keep environmental impact and sustainability in mind since 2006. Every year, we release a Sustainability Report to illustrate our goals and achievements over the past year. Here's a look at our progress from 2019-2020.
WHO WE ARE
What is a B Corp?
In 2016, Davines became a certified B Corporation for the first time. In 2019 we recertified ourselves improving our score from 99 to 117.4.
To achieve the B Corp certification, a company must meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability. As a B Corp, Davines pursues not only profit but also purpose, building a more inclusive and sustainable economy.
What is a Benefit Corporation
In 2019, we became a Benefit Corporation as well. When a company acquires the legal status of Benefit Corporation, it reinforces in its by-laws the long-term commitment to operate not only for profit, but also for the benefit of the planet and the community.
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To be the best for the world, creators of good life for all, through beauty, ethics and sustainability.
— Davines Purpose
OUR PRODUCTS
Davines Group is dedicated to the professional haircare market with the Davines brand, and the skincare market with the brands [ comfort zone ] and /skinregimen/. We specialise in the creation of handcrafted high-quality products, which are scientifically developed using advanced cosmetic technology.
Packaging materials
Recycled packaging
64.1%
of our packaging is recycled
Paper and carboards
92.5%
of paper and cardboard packaging is recycled material
Plastic
55.8%
of plastic packaging is recycled or bio-based
Ingredients in our formulas
Naturality
79.9%
of our ingredients are of natural origin
Biodegradability
71.4%
of our ingredients are highly biodegradable
Scientific garden
The Davines Village garden is used as an open-air laboratory for new ingredients
All percentages in this section refer to the total quantity of raw materials purchased annually.
WHAT WE'RE DOING
Planet
We are a
carbon neutral company
since
2018
We monitor, reduce and offset all emissions from the Group activities that are directly under our control: meaning offices, production and energy sourcing (technically called scope 1 and scope 2).
Key elements of our commitmment towards carbon neutrality are reforestation and regeneration activities, worldwide. Have a look to our projects.
We offset 100% of the CO2 emissions from:
Offices worldwide
All our packaging
Production plant
Commuting to Davines Village
We also started to offset part of:
Corporate events
Business flights
Product Life Cycle, excluding use phase
People
We celebrate diversity
46
nationalities are represented within our company population worldwide
We reward sustainability
95%
of Parma offices executives and top level managers at the branch offices have sustainability objectives
We volunteer globally
1,248
paid working hours for volunteering: reforestation activities, beach clean-ups, cultural opening days and more!
Community
We believe in interdependency
We work to build a network of purpose-oriented partners
B Corp advocacy
5
of our partners obtained the B Corp certification since 2016
We support local activism
60+
local associations we're supporting worldwide
WHERE WE'RE GOING
We joined other B Corps in the Net Zero 2030 commitment to achieve completely net zero emissions by 2030, including CO2eq emissions that are not directly under our control, but that are still related to our activities (scope 3 ).
In order to foster the creation of a new sustainable society, Davines is one of the founding members of Regeneration 2030. The goal of this alliance is to have a positive impact on three strategic areas: economy, environment and society.