Ecocert Unveils Ecocert Sourcing

Press release - Paris, october 15, 2026

Ecocert Unveils Ecocert Sourcing, an Innovative Cosmetic Ingredient Sourcing Platform Built on Sustainability Data Verified by an Independent Third Party

To meet growing market demands for transparency and the requirements of new European regulations, the Ecocert Group is launching Ecocert Sourcing. This new digital platform, available to cosmetic industry stakeholders (brands, formulators, and suppliers), brings together more than 18,000 ingredients whose sourcing information and sustainability criteria have been independently and rigorously verified by Ecocert as a certification body. Developed in collaboration with industry players, the platform aims to enable more transparent and reliable ingredient sourcing.

The sustainable cosmetics market¹ is undergoing significant transformation: 60% of all new products launched globally in 2025 carried at least one sustainability claim. Consumers increasingly demand natural, safe ingredients and expect greater transparency regarding product origin, composition, and impact. At the same time, evolving European regulations are raising the bar for substantiating environmental claims and requiring companies to better document their commitments. In this context, access to reliable, centralized, and independently verified raw material data has become a strategic necessity to strengthen sourcing decisions, support reformulation initiatives, and substantiate environmental claims.

¹ Euromonitor: The Rise of Sustainable Purchasing Behaviours | Sustainability Magazine. 

• Ecocert Sourcing: Innovation Supporting Responsible Procurement

Designed in collaboration with more than twenty cosmetic brands and ingredient suppliers, the platform addresses a challenge that has become critical for the industry: accessing reliable, verified, and actionable sustainability data while protecting confidential business information. Designed to overcome data fragmentation, Ecocert Sourcing serves as a trusted infrastructure across the value chain. By centralizing independently verified information, it facilitates collaboration between suppliers, formulators, and brands, accelerates the identification of ingredients aligned with sustainability commitments, and helps companies substantiate environmental claims.

For brands and formulators: The platform enables users to easily search and compare sustainability data verified by an independent third party, accelerating ingredient prequalification while reducing time-consuming administrative exchanges with suppliers. When needed, users can directly contact suppliers through the platform to request additional information, guarantees, or discuss specific projects.

For ingredient suppliers: The platform increases visibility among qualified buyers, helping suppliers showcase their commitments while reducing the burden of responding to repetitive information requests and ensuring data confidentiality.

• Sustainability Data Check: Independent Verification of Ingredient Sustainability Data.

To further expand the sustainability indicators available on the Ecocert Sourcing platform, Ecocert is introducing a new independent third-party verification service for cosmetic ingredient sustainability data: Sustainability Data Check.

This process is based on a rigorous assessment methodology that evaluates a range of criteria and issues attestations across several key sustainability areas, including:

• GMOs and biotechnology (non-GMO, no genetically modified microorganisms)
• Animal origin and biodiversity (no animal-derived ingredients, no endangered or protected species)
• Responsible sourcing (verified geographic origin, sustainable palm oil, fair trade)
• Process transparency (verified manufacturing processes, green chemistry, absence of petrochemical solvents)
• Controversial substances (free from silicones, PFAS, chemical UV filters, intentionally added microplastics, etc.)
• Environmental performance (verified biodegradability and verified aquatic toxicity data)

“For a solution to be truly useful, it must be designed together with the people who rely on it every day. That is why we designed Ecocert Sourcing directly with cosmetic brands and suppliers. Today, companies can no longer simply communicate commitments; they must be able to demonstrate them. Our role as a trusted third party is precisely to provide the verified data and assurances they need to formulate more transparent cosmetic products and support their sustainability claims with evidence", said Sara Mayor, Head of the Cosmetics Business Unit at the Ecocert Group.

With Ecocert Sourcing, the Ecocert Group aims to go beyond a traditional raw material database. Developed in response to needs expressed by its partner clients, the platform provides access to robust sustainability data derived from a rigorous independent evaluation conducted by Ecocert experts. At a time of heightened scrutiny around greenwashing, Ecocert Sourcing helps establish trust from the very beginning of the value chain. By improving the reliability of ingredient data, it strengthens the credibility of finished cosmetic products and the claims communicated to consumers.

• Discover the platform: Ecocert Sourcing | Verified Cosmetic Ingredients

• About the Ecocert Group

For more than 30 years, Ecocert has supported organizations worldwide in implementing and promoting sustainable practices through certification, consulting, and training services. A pioneer in organic agriculture since its creation, Ecocert has expanded its expertise across numerous industries. With operations in 29 countries through its international subsidiaries, the Group serves a wide range of sectors, including agriculture and food, cosmetics, textiles, household products, forestry and biodiversity, and fair trade.

More information: www.ecocert.com