🌍 Sustainable Packaging at Lush: Closing the Loop with the Bring It Back Program 🌱 At Lush, sustainability isn't just a buzzword—it's embedded in everything we do. Gary Calicdan, a key member of our Ethical Buying team, has spent the last 16 years ensuring our practices have a positive impact on the world around us. As our Packaging and Print Buyer, Gary oversees the life cycle of our black pots, ensuring that the plastic returned by customers through our Bring it Back program is responsibly recycled and reborn into new pots. 💚 Gary's commitment goes beyond recycling; it's about educating customers on the importance of sustainability. He proudly shares that Lush does not send returned pots overseas or to incineration—everything is handled responsibly and locally. ♻️ With only about 9% of global plastic being recycled, Lush is making strides to improve this statistic. By continually enhancing our processes, including increasing the recycled content in our new pots, we aim to set an example in the industry. 👉 Read the full article and discover more about our Bring it Back program. #Sustainability #Recycling #EthicalBuying #LushLife #BringItBack #CircularEconomy
Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics North America
Personal Care Product Manufacturing
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Leaving the world Lusher than we found it 🌍
About us
Every brand builds itself on a philosophy. It’s what defines them, shapes them, makes or breaks them. It’s what prompts people to gravitate towards or turn away from them. Our approach to skincare keeps in mind that everyone is unique, and that applies to their skin, too. We believe in allowing skin to function naturally, with as little interference as possible. We love products that benefit the skin in a gentle way. We appreciate that you’re the person who’s most familiar with how your skin behaves and reacts to the changing seasons and products you use, and we’ll always be there to help you find the perfect products and skincare routines. We believe that fresh is best. While fruit is growing on a tree, it receives a constant flow of energy. As soon as it’s picked, it starts to decompose. The sooner we use it, the higher its nutrients and the greater the benefit to your skin. With that in mind, we regularly stock our fridge with the finest, freshest ingredients ready to be mixed together and turned into your favorite products. A great example is our Fresh Face Masks, which are made and sent out to stores every week so that your skin can soak up the benefits of all the nutrients and enzymes packed into each mask. It’s the freshest way to keep skin happy! We incorporate our strongest beliefs into the sourcing, production and selling of each product. We never test on animals, nor do we work with anyone who does. Plus, we’re passionate and resolute when it comes to our sourcing process. We put so much love and care into our products, and it’s vital for us to work with suppliers who do the same. Our dedicated ethical buying team is tasked with researching and meeting with suppliers whose values align with ours. If they tick all the boxes, they go into our skincare products. Learn more about our products, people and opportunities here: https://www.lushusa.com/stories
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- Industry
- Personal Care Product Manufacturing
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Vancouver, BC
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 1994
- Specialties
- Beauty, Sustainability, Hair Care, Bath, Manufacturing, Skincare, and Shower
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8680 Cambie Street
Vancouver, BC V6P 6M9, CA
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35 Jutland Road
Etobicoke, Ontario M8Z 2G6, CA
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Did you hear? In celebration of the game’s 15th anniversary, we collaborated with Minecraft, one of the world’s most popular video games. Bridging the digital and physical worlds, we created a range of products inspired by the blocks, mobs and tools of Minecraft’s Overworld. “We have many Minecraft players within the business, so there was lots of reference and resource to pull on when it came to products, creative and messaging,” said Lush Collaborations Creative Lead Kalem Brinkworth (he/him) when he spoke with The Guardian about how the collection was developed. Check out the full article here: https://bit.ly/3Mei86W Craft your calm with Minecraft x Lush: https://bit.ly/4dRTzbC #MinecraftxLush #Lush #LushCosmetics
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ICYMI: Earlier today, Justice for Greenwood Foundation and The Till Institute took part in a fireside chat that delved into the intertwined histories of Greenwood and Emmett Till. The discussion explored the continuing harm of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre on the Black community and the 1955 murder of Emmett Till, a pivotal event in the Civil Rights Movement. Featuring supercentenarian Mother Fletcher, the oldest known living survivor of the Tulsa race massacre, and Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., cousin of Emmett Till, this event also included a screening of the Lush film "Greenwood Is Still Burning", a short documentary recounting the events of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, made in collaboration with Justice for Greenwood. Watch the fireside chat in its entirety here: https://lnkd.in/gM9tk3PB #GreenwoodIsStillBurning #JusticeForGreenwood #DemocracyHouse #FightForJustice
Burning Truth: The Tulsa Race Massacre + Till
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It's been a few weeks since we hosted The Lush Living Room in Vancouver, and we're still buzzing from the amazing energy at the event. 🏳️🌈✨ With a goal of uplifting the LGBTQ+ community in Vancouver and amplifying the voices of queer leaders in our community, it would not have been possible without the incredible creative direction from Jordan Wray (they/he), graphic designer. Check out his post to see some photos from the event!
Feeling a tad proud to have art directed and designed The Lush Living Room! Not only a Pride event, but a space within Lush for the LGBTQ+ community (a community I’m part of), to uplift queer people and what they do, and to hand the mic over. What a fun event to have led creatively, and what a wonderful team to have worked with - big shout out to my colleagues on the Brand team here at Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics North America 💖
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It's official! The LUSH Spring Prize 2025 is now accepting applications until 27th September 2024. Organisations, formal or informal groups, networks, or individuals can apply to the prize if they are working in ways that regenerate the ecological and social systems that they are part of. The Spring Prize welcomes applications from anywhere in the world. The prize was founded in 2017, and is run in collaboration between Lush and Ethical Consumer Magazine. We're excited to welcome other partners like Be the Earth Foundation, Permaculture Magazine, and The Savitri Waney Charitable Trust, supporting some special prize categories this year. As well as receiving prize money, the award recipients are welcomed into a space of peer learning, to share wisdom, techniques, and solidarity with a global movement of regenerators. The Spring Prize awards those that go beyond sustainability by taking holistic approaches to building the health of ecology, economy and social systems. Find out more about the process and apply online at www.springprize.org . Good luck to all the applicants of the Lush Spring Prize 2025! #Permaculture #Agroecology #RegenerativeAgriculture #IndigenousKnowledge #Regeneration
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We're proud to have Pfenning's Organic Vegetables as one of our vendors, providing our Toronto Factory with fresh organic fruits and vegetables that are made into our cosmetics everyday! 💚 Primarily a farm, they're also a centre for community agriculture, connecting local and international farmers to customers across Southern Ontario. They also do important work restoring wetlands, an essential system that fosters biodiversity, protects local watersheds and helps to mitigate Climate Change. Working with vendors who are committed to maintaining a healthy, sustainable environment for future generations is an fundamental part of Buying here at Lush. #Lush #LushCosmetics #Sustainability #EnvironmentalImpact
If you know me, you know I love talking about our wetlands any chance I get. Only 2 years ago, these spaces were retired floodplain fields laying fallow. Now, they're thriving ecosystems! Check out just some of the wildlife we host here -- Coyotes, catfish, beneficial predatory insects, deer, blue herons, rabbits, foxes, snakes, etc. had other plans and couldn't make the filming, but they are regular attendees and spotted frequently. I love our wetlands for so much more than just the habitat they provide. This wetland serves as a natural stormwater management system. In periods of intense rainfall (like when Hurricane Beryl rolled through), this wetland gives the water in our fields a place to go. Rather than this water lingering in the fields and super-saturating the soil, or rushing to the adjacent river and taking the nutrients and soil with it, the wetlands slow the rate of water entering the river, and allows it to be temporarily held back to allow for the slow percolation into the groundwater. It retains water throughout the year -- albeit, with fluctuating water levels -- but this fluctuation is exactly how a wetland should function. More content on our wetlands to come, especially in relation to recent floods from Hurricane Beryl! Follow along on the journey #wetlands #naturalstormwatermanagement #farmwithnature #floodmitigation #hurricaneberyl #ripirianhabitat #naturalized #habitatrestoration Pfenning's Organic Vegetables
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In this edition of our 'Every Job Is a Climate Job' article series, we chatted with Delise Lazarenko, Shop Manager of Lush Midtown in Saskatoon, Canada about our Bring It Back recycling program. ♻ Check out the article and learn more about how the staff challenges themselves to spread the word about our many sustainability initiatives while celebrating their customers and community for supporting Lush in our mission to leave the world lusher than we found it. 💚
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Looking for the best way to store your Lush shampoo bar? Grab one of our 100% natural, reusable and biodegradable Cork Pots. This carbon-positive piece of packaging removes over 33 times its weight in carbon dioxide for every single pot. 🌳 Sourced from southern Portugal, our Cork Pots support re-wilding projects in the region as well as helping your shampoo bars stay dry and last longer. At the end of the product's life, you can return it to the earth to nourish the soil without leaving any toxic residue, because it's completely biodegradable. 🌿 Grab yours here: https://bit.ly/3LMCMus #Reusable #ZeroWaste #Biodegradable #Sustainability
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Let's talk soap! 🧼 We know it, we use it but do we really know how it works? Take a deep dive into the wonderful world of soap and read all about its history, what it really is and more. Shop handmade soap: https://bit.ly/3y27Cfm #Lush #LushCosmetics #Innovation #Sustainability
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Did you hear? We brought our Banned Book Library to RuPaul's DragCon LA this past weekend. 🌈 As a campaigning company, we’re concerned about the impact of book bans and challenges on educators and on truth. For the Banned Book Library, our partner organization Zinn Education Project curated a selection of books by BIPOC and queer authors which center diverse stories and characters. All of the titles were selected from PEN America’s list of books that have been banned or challenged in the United States. "Predominantly the reason that books are being restricted or banned is because they include characters who are LGBTQI+ or because they cover topics like racial justice or the true history of the United States. We think that people and children should have access to the truth about history," explains Seth Antonio Laxman (he/him), Lush advocacy & activism campaigner. "Taking away books from educators and from children is a terrible thing because knowledge is power. Kids should have access to books in which they can see themselves reflected and can learn about others, to increase empathy and human understanding. If you're taking books away, you're taking stories away and you're taking power and knowledge away." We're standing with teachers and librarians to ensure that knowledge is available to all. We believe that when educators have the tools to teach the truth in history, it supports students' understanding of the present so they can build a better future. Take action to resist book bans: https://bit.ly/4ffrM6m Watch the Drag Queen Storytime series, featuring titles from our Banned Book Library: https://bit.ly/46gkfQC #TeachTruth #TruthBeTold #BannedBooks #Lush #LushCosmetics
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