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Live Average annual emissions trends for Cosmetics

This chart illustrates the average industry Carbon emissions (Actual emissions published on Ecodesk). A higher average line often illustrates a greater measurement boundary – i.e. more overall responsibility.


Live Scope 1, 2 & 3 emissions data for Cosmetics

Companies in blue have accounted for all 15 subcategories of WBCSD/WRI recommendations for Scope 3 reporting (see "Edit my profile". Scope 3 means indirect responsibility including manufacturing, use and recycling among other categories). Those in white have not yet accounted for all subcategories. "Accounted for" means either fully reported or not applicable.

Latest Scope analysis for 2011

The outer pie shows the relative number of organisations reporting S1, S2 and S3, (where S1 = 100). Some organisations report one figure denoting all three scopes. The inner pie shows the company, country or industry sector in this profile.

  • Outer: Retail sector average
  • Inner: Cosmetics

The data which forms the graphics in Ecodesk is aggregated live and automatically from company profiles already published. Ecodesk Live picks the latest available complete year for data comparison.

For example, 2011 data has not yet been reported by most organisations - hence the low data line It should NOT be considered a total figure of any sector or country.


Company Staff Revenue USD Carbon Mt CO2-e Energy Gj Water m3 Waste t  
Novartis 119,400 50,600,000,000 USD 1,500,000 17,450,000 89,800,000 276,500 View Profile »
Boots 115,500 36,038,110,000 USD 233,830 1,890,000 44,876 View Profile »
L Oreal 66,619 25,778,000,000 USD 174,800 2,876 2,956,000 135,200 View Profile »
Shiseido 45,780 6,923,914,000 USD 77,196 1,250,000 9,879 View Profile »
SCA 45,341 16,055,000,000 USD 5,277,000 102,763,400 231,000,000 1,585,386 View Profile »
Avon Cosmetics 42,000 10,862,800,000 USD 139,341 1,077,998 1,678,511 View Profile »
Colgate Palmolive 39,000 15,564,000,000 USD 670,000 7,236,000 5,500,000 View Profile »
Kao 34,743 14,479,000,000 USD 425,000 11,617,000 198,200 View Profile »
Beiersdorf 20,350 5,748,000,000 USD 71,350 659,164 834,338 19,363 View Profile »
Clorox 8,100 5,231,000,000 USD 527,000 2,674,800 3,354,150 11,379 View Profile »
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