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BARALAN PRESENTS

ITS FIRST ESG REPORT

By staying true to its values and embracing innovation,

it continues to lead the way toward a more sustainable

future for the beauty packaging industry

Baralan, a leading company in primary packaging for the cosmetics
and beauty industry, presents its first ESG 2024 Report.

OVERALL COMMITMENTS HOLISTIC SUSTAINABILITY
In an ever-changing environment, FRAMEWORK AND OPTIMIZING
Baralan’s efforts in packaging sustainability PACKAGING PORTFOLIO
are integral to its broader sustainability Baralan’s corporate strategy is inspired by
agenda, which encompasses vital issues the current legislations and principles that
such as climate change, sustainable guide the company in promoting policies
sourcing, packaging and human rights. and practices that ensure decent working
With global customers in the beauty conditions, gender equality, social
industry in more than 70 countries, with protection and inclusion. The Company
Europe and United States as its main commits to link business continuity with The company is committed to maintaining
markets, Baralan announces a vision the idea of a more sustainable future, the highest standards of quality and
and strategy to validate its commitment going beyond simple compliance with the compliance, being certified by, ISO 9001,
with a guiding framework for continuous law, but enriching management choices Ecovadis and Sedex andin 2025 the
improvement. The company, which has with purpose and a broader perspective. company is working to obtain the SA8000
been innovating for over 60 years, is Baralan also adopts a circular economy certification. Baralan has chosen to build
committed to optimizing its packaging model to reduce its environmental impact this report with the help of re/sources,
portfolio through strict environmental by designing recyclable, reusable and the beauty sustainability consultancy,
criteria, following sustainable products and decreasing “Reporting ESG commitment will
a comprehensive consumption of virgin raw materials. become a standard in the beauty
approach to improving The Company takes a comprehensive industry. Companies like Baralan are
recyclability, promoting approach based on strict environmental not only demonstrating their efforts
reusability, reducing criteria, ranging from improving to improve their product portfolio but
packaging weight and recyclability to promoting reusability, also their work in the entire sourcing
incorporating higher from reducing packaging weight to and supply chain. Sustainability is
levels of recycled incorporating higher levels of recycled about improving beauty products
content. Moreover, content. It understands that the quality of for the environment while taking a
it is committed to its products begins at the very foundation higher perspective on building a more
driving recycling performance across its of its operations and the supply chain meaningful future for our industry.“
operations, by leveraging in technology plays a key role. The company currently Eva Lagarde, founder of re/sources
and research, investing to contribute measures GHG emissions in Scope 1 and and co-writer of this report.
to a more sustainable future. Lastly, 2 and is preparing Scope 3 (supply chain) Baralan looks to the future with the
it is focusing on fostering a culture GHG emissions measurements for the aim of creating value for shareholders,
of responsibility and accountability current year. An ongoing commitment the environment, employees, customers
throughout the supply chain, aiming to to increase internal awareness and and the community. Sustainability
promote more consciousness and to engagement on sustainability issues permeates every aspect of operations,
raise awareness creating a more robust through targeted communication, recognizing the urgency of addressing
infrastructure that reduces carbon promoting training programs climate change and working
emissions through concrete actions. and employer branding activities. to reduce emissions globally.

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