Study the cosmetopoeia of Gabon, protect it and make it a lever for commercial development… This is the commitment that the French cosmetics industry has just made through an endowment fund supported by Cosmetic Valley. The announcement was made on the occasion of the first edition of the One Forest Summit, held in Libreville on March 1 and 2, 2023.
“At the initiative of the President of the Republic, the cosmetics industry has actively participated in the roundtables and debates held in the Gabonese capital on the issues of sustainable forest management, an essential objective to meet several of the challenges facing the world such as climate change, water stress, invasion by monocultures and biodiversity loss.”
On the occasion of this summit, the French cosmetics industry announced the implementation of a new development tool: a financial endowment of more than 500,000 euros for the study of the forest cosmetology of the Congo basin (Central Africa). This funding, supported by the Cosmetic Valley endowment fund, will allow the allocation of grants for the realization (on site) of internships, doctoral theses and post-doctorates in the field of cosmetology.
This commitment of the French cosmetics industry aims to enable the study and identification, by local actors, of plant genetic resources from the forest and their traditional uses for the protection and beauty of skin and hair.
“This initiative is fully in line with the efforts made for several years by the Cosmetic Valley competitiveness cluster. I hope that it will develop and allow virtuous cooperation between France, Europe and the African continent,” said …
