Cosmed is deploying a structured operational mechanism at regional level: seven regional Biodiversity&Cosmetics Meetings, organized in partnership with the French Office for Biodiversity (OFB), the French General Commission for Sustainable Development (CGDD) and the French General Directorate for Enterprise (DGE).
Cosmed, a federation of small and medium-sized businesses and ETIs in the cosmetics sector, is organizing seven regional Biodiversity&Cosmetics Meetings in 2026. The meetings are organized by Cosmed's regional Cosmetopôles, in partnership with the French Office for Biodiversity (OFB), the French General Commission for Sustainable Development (CGDD) and the French General Directorate for Enterprise (DGE).
Biodiversity&Cosmetics regional meetings
The scheme will include seven regional days devoted to themes linked to the cosmetics industry's impact on and dependence on biodiversity. The days aim to « transform biodiversity issues into concrete actions for SMEs and accelerate the transition to action »according to the association.
Three regional stages announced:
- May 21, 2026 - Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur: «Biodiversity Raw Materials» - topics to be announced: assessment of dependence on natural resources in the raw materials portfolio; levers for action to secure supplies while helping to preserve ecosystems; opportunities offered by co-products.
- May 28, 2026 - Grand Ouest: «Packaging Biodiversity» - topics announced: solutions to reduce the footprint of packaging on ecosystems; supplier commitment; innovations in bio-based materials.
- June 9, 2026 - Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: «Biodiversity Water» - topics announced: understanding the industry's water footprint; tools for measuring, reducing and compensating for pressures on water resources.
Each regional day focuses on a specific theme, with the aim of ’ educating companies about biodiversity impacts and dependencies »from« identify existing best practices, obstacles encountered and solutions that can be mobilized »and« building an ecosystem of committed players ".
All of this work - a summary of the regional Biodiversity Days, an inventory of practices, identified levers for action and initial sectoral trajectories - will form the subject of a deliverable that will be officially submitted to the Ministry of the Environment at the end of 2026.
At the same time, Cosmed is participating in an inter-institutional working group led by the OFB, the CGDD and the DGE, with a three-pronged objective: to take stock of existing initiatives; to diagnose action levers specific to the cosmetics sector; and to draw up impact-reduction trajectories.
