The Sustainability Start-Up category will highlight emerging companies offering new solutions that could reshape sustainability practices in the cosmetics and personal care industry. “We see the Sustainable Beauty Awards as inclusive since previous winners have been small start-ups such as Organic Bioactives and P2 Science,” Amarjit Sahota, founder of Ecovia Intelligence, told CosmeticsDesign. Five categories open for entriesIn total, five award categories are open this year:New Sustainable Product Sustainable Ingredient Sustainable Packaging Sustainability Pioneer Sustainability Start-Up (new for 2025)“Each year, we receive about 100 entries to the Sustainable Beauty Awards of which five finalists are selected per award category,” Sahota said. Ceremony to be held alongside Sustainable Cosmetics SummitThe 2025 awards ceremony will take place on 22 October at the Crowne Plaza – République hotel in Paris. The event will be co-hosted with the European edition of the Sustainable Cosmetics Summit, which takes place on October 22-23 and covers sustainability developments in sourcing, formulation, and packaging.