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THE WHAT? Israel is mulling the possibility of decriminalizing cannabidiol, according to a report published by The Jerusalem Post. THE DETAILS The Health Ministry is examining the removal of CBD from the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance so health and beauty products containing the ingredient can be marketed in the country. THE WHY? The WHO has declared …

THE WHAT? Pantone has announced its Color of the Year for 2022. Created for the occasion – a first in Pantone’s Color of the Year tradition – Pantone 17-3938 Very Peri is said to encourage personal inventiveness and creativity and has been selected in a bid to help us ‘embrace this altered landscape of new …

THE WHAT? Shiseido has announced that its open innovation program, led by Shiseido Research Institute, fibona, has decided to start collaborating with overseas start-up companies. The Co-creation program has selected Korea’s LABnPEOPLE Co as its first overseas partner. THE DETAILS With Medical Beauty named as its first theme, the J-beauty giant is aiming to create …

THE WHAT? The Estee Lauder Companies has released its Green Score methodology to assess and measure the sustainability of ingredients and formulas based on green chemistry principles. THE DETAILS The US prestige beauty giant has published a peer-reviewed manuscript, named Applying Green Chemistry to Raw Material Selection and Product Formulation at The Estee Lauder Companies, …

THE WHAT? The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for North America in 2021.  THE DETAILS Focusing on large global companies, the ‘DJSI are float-adjusted market capitalization weighted indices that measure the performance of businesses selected with environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria,’ according to a press release.  THE …