Podcast 187: A plastic-free future for beauty with Sulapac

On this episode, we’re delving into a problem that lies not solely on the coronary heart of the inexperienced magnificence trade, however one which we elevate in our conversations again and again on this podcast – sustainability and tackling plastic waste.

Once we come throughout modern solutions and sensible options to assist scale back plastic waste within the magnificence trade which might be additionally inside attain of small, indie magnificence companies, we’re eager to discover them and unfold the phrase about how they ship on their promise.

Podcast host and Method Botanica CEO Lorraine Dallmeier is joined by Dr Suvi Haimi, CEO and Co-founder of Sulapac, a pioneering firm primarily based in Finland that’s on a mission to switch standard plastic with sustainable options.

We’re proud to say that a few of our graduate magnificence founders and types are already utilizing Sulapac’s packaging and contributing to a plastic-free future within the magnificence trade. For those who want to observe their lead, we encourage you to hear in to our interview with Suvi as we discover the modern methods Sulapac is combating plastic waste and contributing to a greener planet.

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On this episode with Suvi Haimi of Sulapac, you’ll hear:

• How Sulapac develops supplies that supply the advantages of plastic with out its environmental downsides, particularly microplastic air pollution.
• The alarming statistics of plastic manufacturing and its impression on well being and ecosystems. Sulapac busts the parable that recycling plastic is a viable resolution to plastic waste.
• About Sulapac’s various product vary, together with biodegradable and reusable supplies, past beauty packaging.
• Insights into Sulapac’s collaboration with main manufacturers like Chanel and Shiseido and their work with smaller, unbiased manufacturers.
• Concerning the challenges and alternatives in a altering trade and shopper perceptions in the direction of sustainable packaging.
• Suvi’s imaginative and prescient for Sulapac’s future in contributing to environmental sustainability.

Key takeouts embody:

• Sulapac’s mission and strategy to combatting the worldwide plastic waste disaster.
• The necessity for systemic change within the plastic trade and waste administration.
• Sulapac’s modern strategy in utilizing post-consumer and post-industrial waste for creating biodegradable polymers.
• The significance of training manufacturers and shoppers about sustainable packaging options.
• Sulapac’s efforts in facilitating closed-loop recycling techniques and its impression on lowering plastic waste.

Meet our visitor – Suvi Haimi, CEO and Co-Founding father of Sulapac

Suvi Haimi, together with her distinctive experience and keenness for sustainable options, has led Sulapac to turn out to be a frontrunner within the battle in opposition to plastic air pollution. With a background in biochemistry and pharmaceutical sciences, Suvi combines scientific information with a deep dedication to environmental stewardship. Below her management, Sulapac has been recognised globally for its modern and eco-friendly packaging options.

Hyperlinks to search out out extra about Suvi Haimi and Sulapac:

Sulapac Website
Suvi Haimi on LinkedIn
Sulapac on Instagram

For those who loved this episode on sustainable packaging and options to plastic in magnificence, do delve again into the podcast archives. Go and hear to those associated episodes and subjects:

Episode 143: The brand creating mascara tubes to last 2,500 years.
Episode 117: Should beauty go plastic free?
Episode 118: Plastic is not the enemy – we are.
Episode 115: The microplastics hiding in your cosmetics.
Episode 112: The dirty business of beauty waste.
Episode 93: Innovative beauty packaging with mushroom and seeds.

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Lorraine Dallmeier is a Biologist, Chartered Environmentalist and the CEO of Method Botanica, the award-winning on-line natural beauty science college. Learn extra about Lorraine and the Formula Botanica Team.