L'Occitane

L'Occitane's parent company, L'Occitane Group, has committed to avoid certain ingredients to lower its environmental impact, including parabens, phthalates, other petrochemical-based ingredients, uncertified palm oil or palm oil-derived ingredients, microplastics. Despite these commitments, this brand still uses some ingredients that pose a significant threat to the climate, including other petrochemical-based ingredients, uncertified palm oil or palm oil-derived ingredients, microplastics, other. It uses some bio-based or organic ingredients. L'Occitane Group is B Corp certified.

L'Occitane has made some efforts to reduce virgin plastic in its product containers. It had a 2025 target for 100% recycled plastic in its bottles but hasn't shared any updates and it's unclear what proportion of its plastic is currently recycled content. It uses environmentally-mindful materials in its product containers, including ones that are recyclable or recycled. It has made efforts to minimize the amount of material used in some of its product containers by offering solid formats. Its parent company, L'Occitane Group, has made efforts to minimize the volume of material used in its secondary or tertiary shipping packaging.

L'Occitane's parent company shares information on its overall energy strategy. It uses a majority of renewable energy to power its production sites, offices, and storefronts. L'Occitane Group has targets for expanding its use of renewable energy at owned sites to 100% by 2026. It implements energy efficiency measures in its storefronts. It implements water conservation measures and has a group water policy. L'Occitane has a global production span, which is standard for the industry.

L'Occitane offers refills for some products, but puts them in packaging that is unidentified or otherwise difficult to dispose of, which adds to landfill waste. It also offers a limited refillery model in 3 of its stores. Its takeback program, L'OCCITANE Recycling Programme, allows customers to recycle the brand's packaging. It offers bulk sizes for some products, which may help reduce packaging waste. It provides recycling and/or disposal guidance for most of its products.

L'Occitane offers seasonal products or frequent releases, which can encourage overconsumption and production of excess inventory.

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L'Occitane has a prominent sustainability page with comprehensive details on its climate strategy. Its parent company, L'Occitane Group, publishes a detailed annual report with a clear, impact-driven strategy and progress reporting. Its last annual report was published in 2024. L'Occitane shares a complete list of ingredients used in its products on a per product basis.

L'Occitane's parent company, L'Occitane Group, internally measures and publicly reports its company-level emissions It includes a breakdown by scope and identifies its top driver of emissions. The last reporting period was 2024. In its most recent update, its estimated emissions footprint was 481,965 tons CO2e.

L'Occitane's parent company, L'Occitane Group, has SBTi-approved emissions reduction targets for the medium-term (5-10 years). It has reported on its progress within the past year, and is on track for some of its targets. The brand offsets emissions from its shipping for its UK and Ireland orders.

L'Occitane publishes limited information about its supply chain partners, disclosing their names and locations. It traces some of its supply chain. L'Occitane's parent company, L'Occitane Group, shares a supplier code of conduct, which prohibits forced labor, ensures the right to collective bargaining, prohibits child labor, establishes grievance mechanisms, includes environmental clauses. Its code of conduct doesn't disallow unauthorized subcontracting or ensure a living wage, but it has initiatives to expand its offering of living wages. L'Occitane Group has a stated policy of regularly auditing its supply chain partners, which can mitigate human and environmental risks.

Commons wasn't able to find evidence of any trade association memberships or any relevant policy for this brand's parent company, L'Occitane Group. It isn't a member of advocacy organizations advancing climate policy. It doesn't employ any state lobbyists. It didn't donate more than $100k to climate-obstructive candidates or PACs from 2018-2024.