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In this podcast, Rae Stanton of Lush Cosmetics talks to Catherine Weetman about Lush’s innovative approaches to packaging, including ‘naked’ packaging, new materials and bring-back initiatives that help Lush ‘close its own loop’ on packaging.
Rae Stanton is the Earthcare Retail Lead for Lush Cosmetics UK and Ireland, using Permaculture principles to provide environmental best practice insight and guidance on packaging, sourcing regenerative ingredients and much more.
We find out how Lush embeds Permaculture and regenerative agriculture approaches into its business practices, and why Lush realised it needed to ‘own the packaging solution’ instead of relying on municipal recycling collections.
Rae explains how Lush engaged its customers in designing ‘bring-back’ solutions, including asking them how much the reward should be.
Podcast host Catherine Weetman helps businesses use circular, regenerative and fair solutions to do better, with less.
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Read on for more on our guest and links to the people, organisations and other resources we mention.
Links we mention in the episode:
- We Are Lush website
- The story of Lush
- Lush Community forum
- Lush’s Environmental Policy
- Spring Prize website to learn how Permaculture is put into practice and feel inspired by so many amazing groups
- Wecare@lush.co.uk Customer Care portal
- @lusher.than.we.found.it on IG
- earthcare@lush.co.uk
- Lush Cosmetics on YouTube to see behind the scenes on our buying stories, product innovations, interviews etc.
- Join the Lush Community online to be first to get insights, Lush gossip and join the conversation
- Rowena’s approach to single-use packaging free makeup
- Indigeneous Climate Action on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/indigenousclimateaction/
- Ethical Consumer magazine https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/
- Permaculture Association https://www.permaculture.org.uk/
About Rae Stanton – Earthcare Retail Lead for Lush Cosmetics
Working for Lush for seven years, across Retail and Head Office Support teams, Rae currently sits within the Earthcare team at Lush UK & Ireland.
A range of experience across a varied career inside and outside Lush has embedded Rae’s passion for shaking up sustainability within the cosmetics industry and beyond. Working alongside industry specialists and internal experts, Rae’s current role is focused on providing environmental best practice insight across the Lush Retail business.
As a company, Lush aims to ‘Leave The World Lusher Than We Found It’. Having a knowledgeable and invested community is key to achieving this vision.
Through internal communication and external outreach, Rae’s passion lies in facilitating an understanding of the importance of moving beyond sustainability towards regeneration, and, most importantly, turning this understanding into meaningful action.
One day working on implementing national packaging schemes, the next creating staff training around regenerative ingredients sourcing and the importance of permaculture – the Lush Earthcare team certainly hold a diverse and ever-flexing role within the wider Lush business.
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