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NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

BRAND LAYS OUT LONG-TERM 2030 GOALS TO REDUCE ITS IMPACT ON PLANET AND COMMITS

TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF MAKEUP RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES

Maybelline New York, the world's leading cosmetics brand, introduces its

sustainability program, Conscious Together, which aims to create a more

responsible business model for the brand by transforming its processes,

innovations, and mindset to reduce its impact on the planet.

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The Conscious Together program consists of an ambitious set of goals that

Maybelline aims to achieve by 2030.

    1.        Conscious Packaging: All Maybelline plastic packaging will be made from

        100% recycled plastic.

    2.        Conscious Disposal: Maybelline will invest to help develop makeup

        recycling technologies, in partnership with global sustainability

        consultancy South Pole.

    3.        Conscious Production: By 2025, we will achieve carbon neutrality in all

        our sites by improving energy efficiency and using 100% renewable

        energy. By 2030, we will reduce carbon emissions from our full product

        lifecycle by 50%*

    4.        Conscious Formula: 95% of ingredients will be bio-based, derived from

        abundant minerals or circular processes.

"All of us at Maybelline want to make progress and inspire the industry to make

progress," said Trisha Ayyagari, Global Brand President, Maybelline New York.

"We looked at the key areas where Maybelline could make a positive

environmental impact and set ambitious goals that will guide our actions until

2030. We recognize that there is still so much to do, and we are committed to

concrete actions that will help us accelerate our sustainable transformation."

The brand has already taken some key actions toward achieving its goals:

    -        On packaging, Maybelline has replaced 600 tons of virgin plastic with

        recycled plastic since 2018.

    -        On disposal, the brand introduced in-store makeup take-back programs in

        several countries, in order to help prevent makeup ending up in

        landfills. Through these programs, consumers can bring back any product

        from any brand to be recycled, making it possible for packaging to find

        a new life after their first use.

    -        On production, 73% of Maybelline-owned production facilities are already

        carbon neutral*.

    -        On formulas, the brand has announced the launch of its first high-

        performing makeup line committed to a better world, the Maybelline

        Green Edition range. Each product in the Green Edition make-up line

        contains a minimum of 70% natural-origin ingredients**, as well as

        formulas that are clean*** and vegan****.

         - Green Edition is the first makeup range to be certified by Cradle to

           Cradle*****® Certified Products Program, one of the world's most

           advanced measures of product sustainability. Cradle to Cradle

           Certified® assesses products for environmental and social

           performance including all aspects of product design and

           manufacturing.

*We have achieved carbon neutrality for scopes 1 and 2 emissions inclusive of 8

manufacturing facilities, representing 79% of Maybelline's overall production,

and 58% of total production in 2020.

**Maybelline considers an ingredient to be of natural origin if it is unchanged

from its natural state or has undergone processing yet still retains greater

than 50% of its molecular structure from the original natural source.

***Clean formula means that we choose to formulate this product without certain

ingredients such as parabens and mineral oil, and other ingredients that are

included on a list that some consumers are seeking to avoid. Check our website

at www.maybelline.com to discover more.

****Formulas that are vegan, meaning they have no animal-derived ingredients.

*****Cradle to Cradle is one of the world's most advanced measures of product

sustainability. Cradle to Cradle Certified® assesses products for environmental

and social performance (including all aspects of product design and

manufacturing) across five categories.

     -        Material Health

     -        Product Circularity

     -        Clean Air & Climate Protection

     -        Water & Soil Stewardship

     -        Social Fairness

Contact:

Francia Cooper, francia.cooper@maybelline.com

Julie Delazyn, julie.delazyn@loreal.com

SOURCE Maybelline