Cosmetic Valley, competitiveness cluster and coordinator of the French perfume and cosmetics industry, announces a strategic partnership with the Beauty Chair at Essec Business School. This collaboration will strengthen the links between academia and industry, to help train future decision-makers in the sector and support innovation in a constantly evolving market.
Cosmetic Valley will lend its expertise to the Chair's students, providing them with an in-depth understanding of the issues and challenges facing the cosmetics industry, particularly at international level - technological, ecological, digital and geopolitical.
Thanks to its academic expertise and research capabilities, the Essec Beauty Chair will be taking part in the discussions surrounding the future Maison Internationale de la Cosmétique in Chartres, an emblematic project designed to promote the excellence of French know-how in this field.
"Finally, at a time when the future of the cosmetics industry is being shaped by regulatory changes in Europe, tax changes in America, and competitive changes in Asia, Cosmetic Valley and the Essec Beauty Chair will be jointly publishing market studies on the evolution of the global cosmetics sector, emerging trends and major issues for industry professionals.say the two actors.
This partnership illustrates the shared determination of Cosmetic Valley and Essec to prepare the talents of tomorrow and actively contribute to the development of a key sector of the French economy.
"An essential part of the French industry, subject to new competition and increasingly stringent regulations, the cosmetics sector needs sensors and indicators, to master market trends and accelerate research results. Know-how and the art of living are no longer enough to aim for excellence. Innovation and information are essential. Essec will provide them.says Marc-Antoine Jamet, President of Cosmetic Valley.
"We are delighted to strengthen our partnership with Cosmetic Valley. We share common values and objectives. Our ambition is to produce and share knowledge to help our members and students develop innovative and sustainable activities, i.e. those that are economically viable, respect people and our natural environment, and create value for our companies over the long term".says Marc Mazodier, Professor of Marketing and holder of the Essec Beauty Chair.
Photo: from left to right, Julien Malaurent, Deputy Managing Director of Essec, Marc Mazodier, Essec Beauty Chair, Marc-Antoine Jamet, President of Cosmetic Valley and General Secretary of LVMH, and Christophe Masson, Managing Director of Cosmetic Valley.
