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COMPANY

LUMSON

PEOPLE & ENVIRONMENT AT THE HEART OF

LUMSON’S STRATEGY

Lumson, one of the leading players in primary
packaging for cosmetics and make-up, has published
its 2023 Sustainability Report, which strongly reflects
the Group’s vision of ‘sustainable innovation,’ its
integrated, collaborative approach that involves all
its stakeholders, as well as its corporate mission:
to pursue a policy of research and innovation
and create international partnerships to achieve
common goals. The Sustainability Report highlights
the milestones Lumson has achieved concerning
sustainability, as well as the challenges it will face
in the future. The common thread? Commitment
to social responsibility and community well-being.
“Lumson has identified climate change as a focal issue,
thus the need to reduce our impact,” explains Nadia
Valdameri, Group Quality Assurance Manager and
Sustainability & ESG Manager. “In particular, we have
embarked on a mission of supply chain engagement
that aims to monitor its impact on climate change ‘from Valdameri. “EU member states had 18 months to
cradle to gate,’ meaning upstream of our organization, incorporate the CSRD requirements into their legal
and to increase the reliability and transparency of systems. For companies like Lumson, which fall into
our CSR Report.” Among the company’s upcoming the ‘Large Unlisted (Private) Companies’ category
goals for 2025-2026 are obtaining ISO 14064-1 (a and that at the end of the reporting period, have
standard that allows organizations to quantify their exceeded at least two of the following size criteria:
GHG emissions to implement Carbon Management a) an average of 250 employees; b) a balance sheet
policies) and subsequently, ISO 14067 (a standard total >€20 million; c) net revenues >€40 million, the
that provides organizations with a means to deadline was set at 2025 for consolidated financial
calculate the carbon footprint of their products and statements, to be published in 2026. However,
helps them better understand how to reduce it). It’s Lumson’s board chose to start this process early and
important to note that Lumson voluntarily chose to publish two voluntary sustainability reports, in 2022
draft its Sustainability Report starting in 2023 to and 2023, which would allow us to get a snapshot
implement an effective sustainability strategy and of how the company is doing and begin a gap
ensure the achievement of the objectives outlined analysis in order to comply with the new standards.”
in corporate policy. “In November 2022, the Corporate “Sustainability remains at the top of Lumson’s priority
Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which list,” continues the Manager, “and being awarded
amends Directive 2014/95 (NFRD), was adopted by the the Gold Medal EcoVadis in 2024, with the 98th
European Parliament and Council,” continues Nadia percentile and a score of 76/100, placing us in the

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