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We're honoured to share that we kicked off #BritishBeautyWeek with our very own CoFounder Amir Afshar attending an inaugural CEO roundtable at 10 Downing Street earlier this week - led by the British Beauty Council; thank you to Millie Kendall O.B.E., Victoria Brownlie MBE, Jacqui Burchell for including us! The discussion was chaired by the PM's Special Advisor for Business & Investment, Varun Chandra, Minister for Creative Industries, Sir Chris Bryant and the newly appointed Minister for Investment, Poppy Gustafsson OBE. Thank you to the leaders in attendance for sharing your perspectives and candid reflections on how we approach driving sustainable growth and unlocking investment opportunities within the beauty sector - it was a very inspiring session and we're excited for the next steps. Sue Fox - The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. Thierry Cheval - L'Oréal Demetra Pinsent - Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Dan Williams - Orean | B Corp ™ Sam McKnight - Hair by Sam McKnight Caroline Hirons - Skin Rocks™ Oliver Felstead - PELHAM Mark Winter - No7 Beauty Company Peter McNab - Superdrug Andy Lightfoot - SpaceNK Apothecary Sarah Boyd - SEPHORA Anabel Kindersley - Neal's Yard Remedies Simon Coble - Medik8 Emma Dawson - VIEVE If you're looking for truly sustainable alternatives to plastic for beauty and personal care packaging - we'd love to hear from you and see how we can support you.

Excited to be nominated as a finalist in the upcoming Packaging Europe awards! 🎉 Click through to learn more about Vivomer and our Tubby range of Home Compostable primary packaging designed to hold personal care and cosmetics. Check out more of our product lineup here too: https://lnkd.in/ek-y6nS7

Want to help shape the future of biomaterials? 🧫🌱 Join us at Shellworks, where we're on a mission to revolutionise the world of sustainable packaging. We're looking for a dynamic Biomaterial Scientist to join our innovative team! As a Biomaterial Scientist at Shellworks, you'll play a crucial role in developing cutting-edge biomaterial formulations that pave the way for a waste-free future. If you're passionate about pushing the boundaries of sustainable materials and thrive in a collaborative environment, we want to hear from you - https://lnkd.in/gizABsV8

Thanks for the support Sam Bentley - showcasing that sustainability doesn't have to mean compromise! Stay tuned - Lots more to come this year! 🧫 If you're struggling to make your packaging more sustainable, contact us at hello@theshellworks.com to see how we can help.

It’s that time of year, so let’s take a minute to reflect. Over the last couple of years, we’ve been working closely with nature to create solutions that reimagine how we make, use and dispose of plastic. We’ve now reached a huge milestone having created over half a million pieces of #Vivomer packaging parts. This means that we’ve prevented the production of 25 tonnes of petroleum-derived plastic, eliminating the impact that this would have had on human, animal and environmental health. We’re incredibly proud of the material difference that we’re making right now. But it’s only just a dent - we need your help. As we dive into a new year, we encourage you to question the end-of-life of the products that you love. If you’re a brand looking to transition to a regenerative packaging solution then get in touch and let’s kick start the year right. Contact us at hello@theshellworks.com. #biomaterials #sustainablepackaging

The Plastic Pollution Treaty is an opportunity to create a global solution to the plastics crisis. This initiative from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), is a global, legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution, from production to waste management. This treaty will facilitate global action from signatory countries to tackle the plastic pollution crisis head on, similar to the approach taken in the Paris Climate Agreement on climate change. The treaty intends to “[address] the full lifecycle of plastic, including its production, design and disposal.” (UNEP). Through adopting a circular economy approach to plastics, the treaty plans to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, and to protect human health and the environment, whilst contributing to sustainable development. As a legally binding agreement, the UNEP Plastic Pollution Treaty has the potential to transform the world’s relationship to plastic waste. So, what’s next? The next step in the negotiation process will happen at INC-4, April 2024 in Ottawa, Canada.

Over 11 million tonnes of plastic waste flow into the ocean every year. To put that into context, we’re talking about the equivalent of: ● 11 million small cars ● 22 million grand pianos ● 1089 thousand Eiffel towers What’s more, is that without urgent action, this number is expected to triple in the next twenty years. This would mean that we can expect 23-37 million tonnes of plastic to be entering our ocean by 2040. The impact of this is enormous. Plastic waste is being mistaken by animals as food. For example, Sea Turtles mistake plastic bags as jellyfish which slowly fills their stomachs with indigestible trash. This is endangering marine life and aquatic ecosystems. Plastics don’t biodegrade, rather, they break down into smaller pieces known as microplastics that are toxic to marine life (as well as impacting human and environmental health). We need immediate collective action to reduce the production and consumption of unnecessary virgin plastic. As the UNEP have said; “we are all in this together, and together, we can, we must solve the marine litter and plastic pollution problem.” Source: UNEP, 2021

Vivomer is officially food-safe. Our material, Vivomer, is now compliant with the EU regulation 10/2011 meaning that our products are certified for the long-term storage of all foods. This opens up huge opportunities for what Vivomer can be used for when it comes to packaging, across all categories. Vivomer can be moulded into almost any shape and we welcome new challenges. So, if you have a project in mind then get in touch and let’s make it happen: hello@theshellworks.com