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According to a press release, Beauty Actives company Sederma, a part of Croda International has successfully passed the first stage in becoming a member of the Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT).
According to a press release, Beauty Actives company Sederma, a part of Croda International has successfully passed the first stage in becoming a member of the Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT). The two-day audit is the first step to becoming a fully accredited member of the UEBT, highlighting Sederma’s commitment to ethically sourcing ingredients from biodiversity. Already, Sederma’s portfolio is made up of two-thirds natural origin products, with one third obtained through eco-designed processes, including white and blue biotechnology, supercritical CO2 extraction and plant cell culture. This latest success by Sederma is a part of Croda’s 2030 Sustainability Commitment, where earlier this year, the company announced its ambition to become the most sustainable supplier of innovative ingredients, committing to become Climate, Land and People Positive by 2030.
The Fragrance Futures Index 2026, produced by The Fragrance Shop and CPL Aromas, identifies fragrance wardrobing, Gourmand 2.0, ingredient literacy, and alcohol-free innovation as the defining consumer and formulation directions for the year. For perfumers and procurement teams, the report is a sourcing brief as much as a trend document.
IFF's $4.3 billion divestiture of its Food Ingredients business to CVC Capital Partners is one of the largest ingredients-sector transactions in recent years. For cosmetic formulators and procurement teams that source from IFF's fragrance, biosciences, and health divisions, the portfolio shift signals a meaningful reallocation of R&D and commercial attention.
