Cosmed is the winner of a Call for Expressions of Interest (AMI) issued by the Rhône Méditerranée & Corse water agency, aimed at reducing the water footprint of cosmetics companies.
Cosmed has won a €1 million Call for Expressions of Interest (AMI) from the Rhône Méditerranée & Corse (RMC) water agency. Cosmed's mission will be to coordinate a collective approach within the cosmetics industry to support company projects aimed at reducing micropollutants and saving water.
Focus of the collective approach
The project is based on four main lines of action: defining the qualitative and quantitative impact of industrial activity on water resources, characterizing discharges and installing equipment to reduce micropollutant emissions, implementing water-saving actions and equipment, and lastly, defining indicators for monitoring consumption and discharges, and generating sector-specific reference data.
Financing for companies
Companies supported by Cosmed and whose projects are approved by the Agence de l'Eau will be eligible for funding of up to 70 % for VSEs and SMEs, and up to 40 % for ETIs and large companies.
Mathilde Guyader, Cosmed's Environmental Services Manager, comments: «.« The cosmetics industry has a clear responsibility towards water resources, both in terms of its consumption and the quality of its waste. This AMI gives us the means to act collectively and on a large scale. "
Cosmed member cosmetics companies with industrial sites in the Rhône-Méditerranée and Corsica catchment areas can apply before June 30, 2026 via a form drawn up by Cosmed.
