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More than 30 representatives from across the Action for Sustainable Derivatives (ASD) membership gathered in Paris this month for the initiative’s annual in-person gathering, bringing together sustainability leaders, technical experts and supply chain practitioners to reflect on progress, share experiences and help shape ASD’s future direction.
For three days in Paris, the global beauty and personal care industry came together at in-cosmetics Global 2026 to explore what comes next for ingredients, formulation, innovation, and sustainability.
Last year, we reflected on how the Mosaik Initiative, led by Kaleka and supported by Action for Sustainable Derivatives, was beginning to move beyond early foundations and into tangible impact. One year on, that sense of momentum has not only continued, but it has also accelerated, deepened, and expanded into new and critical areas.
We’re delighted to share that Clariant, one of our long-standing ASD members, has released a new episode of their Sustainability Shift podcast.
Last year, we shared a story of progress. A story of how the Mosaik Initiative – led by Kaleka and supported by ASD Members – was cultivating systemic capacity for a sustainable palm oil landscape in Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan.
In the 12 months since, the work has deepened, expanded, and evolved. It’s not just about impact anymore. It’s about momentum.
Brussels played host to the latest gathering of Action for Sustainable Derivatives (ASD) members as we met to celebrate, collaborate, and vision the future for collective action.
As the Action for Sustainable Derivatives (ASD) Impact Fund celebrates its second anniversary, there is plenty of positive news to report from the Kaleka Mosaik Initiative – the project designed to drive regional economic development and sustainably restore landscapes in two of the largest palm-producing districts in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Action for Sustainable Derivatives (ASD) is an industry-led collaborative initiative which brings together companies in the cosmetics, home and personal care, and oleochemicals industries to collectively tackle environmental and social supply chain issues around palm oil and palm kernel oil derivatives, as well as other derivative commodities. ASD is co-managed and co-facilitated by BSR and Transitions, two organizations with extensive experience and expertise in supply chain sustainability and business collaborations.
At the start of 2022, a group of Action for Sustainable Derivatives (ASD) members teamed up to launch the ASD Impact Fund, which allows our members to pool resources and collectively invest in on-the-ground projects that drive sustainable palm production in priority sourcing areas.
Leading cosmetics, personal care, healthcare and oleochemicals companies are providing funding to a project that will generate positive environmental and social impact in the region where they source palm oil derivatives.
Member profiles
In this ASD Member Profile, we speak with Laurent Schubnel, Group CSR Leader at Gattefossé, about his journey into sustainability, the realities of palm sourcing, and how collaboration through ASD is helping the industry move forward.
In this member profile, we speak with Darcy Kelly, Life Cycle Assessment Engineer at Innospec, a global specialty chemicals company, about her role, the realities of sustainable sourcing, and why collective action through ASD is essential to driving change across the palm supply chain.
As one of ASD’s newest members – and the first Japanese company to join the collaboration – the NIKKOL Group is keen to enhance supplier engagement and boost transparency within its home markets. Here, General Manager of Purchasing Headquarters, Yuri Troitsky, explains the key challenges he hopes ASD membership will help to overcome.
