From ingredient sourcing transparency to packaging waste reduction, the natural products sector faces rising pressure from consumers, regulators, and investors to prove its sustainability credentials.
“When it comes to health and wellbeing products, consumers are increasingly choosing natural ingredients over synthetics,” says Sophie Schlachter, Sustainability Advisor.
This shift reflects not only concerns about chemicals in our homes and bodies, but also greater awareness of how products are made – and their impact on the environment once they wash down the sink.
But “natural” doesn’t automatically mean “low impact.”
“Naturally-derived products can have significant environmental and social impacts, are deeply dependent on healthy ecosystems, and remain highly vulnerable to climate-related disruptions across ingredient production and supply chains,” Sophie explains.
With thousands of natural ingredients often used across product portfolios, large companies in this sector must understand and manage their relationship with nature to achieve truly sustainable growth.
In our latest Sustainability Explainer, Sophie unpacks the nature-related dependencies and impacts in natural product supply chains, and highlights key challenges and solutions to support evidence-based, sustainable responses.
About the author – Sophie Schlachter, Sustainability Advisor
Sophie holds a Master of Sustainability from the University of Sydney and has worked across regenerative agriculture and waste management sectors, including for OzHarvest and the Taronga Zoo Conservation Society. Sophie is experienced in business and sustainability analytics, and is passionate about enabling sustainable business that balances profit with positive environmental and social outcomes.
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