lush fresh handmade cosmetics swwmg – september 2011
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LUSHLUSH FRESH FRESH HANDMADEHANDMADECOSMETICSCOSMETICS
SWWMG – September 2011
• Intro to Lush
• Our Values
• Closed Loop – The vision
• Closed loop – the hurdles
• Closed Loop – the achievements
• Shop of the Tops
IN THIS PRESENTATION…
• Manufacturer and retailer of cosmetics
WHO ARE WE?
• 725 shops in 46 countries
• £300 million turnover
• 17 years of business
• Originally from Poole
LUSH LIFE
CLOSED LOOP – THE VISION
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUmfeOqVXVg
CLOSED LOOP – THE VISION
“And the SIMPLEST of the closed loops are our black pots…”
Customers bring 5 black pots andget a free face mask.
Last year we got 270,000 pots!
CLOSED LOOP – THE REALITY
“And the SIMPLEST of the closed loops are our black pots…”
CleanlinessCleanliness In-house labels and the mystery of the white speck
In-house labels and the mystery of the white speck
Future partnership with remployFuture partnership with remploy Sample pots andmore trialsSample pots andmore trials
CLOSED LOOP – THE REALITY
We’re switching the moulds at the factory to rPET, so theycan be recycled into out bottles….
… that resulted into 31 bags of PVC and rPET mixed feedstock. Any ideas?
A SUCCESSFUL INTERNAL LOOP…
Our EC containers come in HDPE drums….
Our black bottles for the products are made from HDPE… mmmm
BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS
REMARKABLE
RECENT ONE…
CLOSEDLOOP
NEW BOX
OLD BOX
CARD BALE
PAPERMILL
SHOP OF THE TOPS
AND JUST SO WE DON’T GET BORED…
FROM TOP TO POT
Lush Bournemouth and Factory!
Lush Bournemouth and Factory!