A strong commitment to environmental protection.

Sothys is committed.

OPTIMISATION.

Social and environmental responsibility.
The Selection
  • We choose recycled materials (e.g. PET)
  • We use 100% cardboard and paper from sustainably managed forests.
  • We removed all PVC many years ago.
Redesigned packaging
  • We select design-focused yet lightweight packaging
  • We are reducing the volume of our gift boxes and cardboard
Easier recycling
  • We are developing more and more packaging in single materials or with separable elements to make them easier to identify and sort.
  • +95% of our packaging comes from Europe
  • Our production that supports the green transition

Our key figures.

A constant commitment.

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To protect the environment.

Sothys is committed to protecting the environment through our guideline, the 3 R: REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE.

ZEROCELLOPHANE OR LEAFLETS

ON OUR SOTHYS ORGANICS® LINE.

What are our commitments for the future?


To draw inspiration from and protect The Jardins Sothys (The Sothys Gardens).

It is a remarkable place, which is dedicated to beauty and where nature is nurtured like a living art work.

Sustainable development, engagement, authenticity: a complete commitment at all times which goes hand in hand with the brand’s respect for people and nature.

The 3 R’s Sothys.

Our guideline.

REDUCTION.

A commitment of every moment.
Our water consumption
  • We constantly test and optimize water flow circuits in our manufacturing unit.
  • We collect rainwater and use it to water The Jardins Sothys (The Sothys Gardens).
Our energy consumption
  • Electricity: 39% reduction since 2013.
  • Fuel: 32% reduction since 2013.
Our carbon footprint
  • We sort and recycle cardboard, plastic and used paper.
  • We select transport partners committed to sustainable development.
  • We choose boats over planes as much as possible for long-distance shipments.

Our key figures.

REDUCE

Design differently from the outset to minimise the environmental impact of packaging.

Number of components. We are working on reducing the number of components for certain products.

Weight. Our Sothys specific design packaging has been redesigned with a lower plastic weight.

Volume. We favour lighter and more compact design packaging. We reduce the volume of our boxes and cartons.

Transport. We favour short circuits. Our POS displays are mainly manufactured in Europe.

REUSE

Reintroduce materials that have already had a life in the design of products, or give products a second life.

Recycled materials. We are integrating more and more recycled materials into our products.

Promotional articles. We develop promotional items from recycled materials whenever possible.

Refill. Our Crème 128 from the Secrets de Sothys® luxury range is available as a refill.

Active ingredients. Some of our active ingredients, developed through advanced research, are derived from environmental co-products, such as saffron flower in our youth face cream range.

« In particular, Sothys invests 1% of its revenue into protecting nature through Les Jardins Sothys® and by sustainably managing its 4-hectare site within a 26-hectare protected forest reserve. »

RECYCLE

Favour recyclable materials and make identification and sorting easier.

Paper and cardboard. More than 95% of the paper and cardboard we use comes from sustainably managed forests and is 100% recyclable.

Mono materials. We favour mono-material or separable packaging to make it easier to identify and sort.

Recyclable materials. We use PET for our bottles. (PET = fully recyclable transparent material resembling glass with all the advantages of plastic)

PVC. We removed all PVC a number of years ago.

Our partners

PLASTIC BANK® & TENAKA.

PLASTIC BANK®

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Sothys has committed to an initiative to fight plastic pollution and poverty.

Each kilo of plastic used to produce the packaging for our Sothys Organics®, Evasion body and Hôtellerie ranges is offset by the harvest, at equivalent weight, of used plastic.

1 KG OF PLASTIC USED,1 KG OF COLLECTED PLASTIC

TENAKA

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Sothys is partner of Tenaka.

A Social and Solidarity Economy company which contributes to the regeneration of coral reefs in protected marine areas of the Coral Triangle, epicentre of global marine biodiversity.
On the ground, in the Malaysian peninsula, a reef will be restored on behalf of Sothys in the heart of this Marine Protected Area.