Governance

Get to know our management team and members

RBI is coordinated by the EcoVadis Sector Initiative team and a dedicated EcoVadis Program Manager.

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee is RBI’s highest decision-making body. It comprises Executive Level representatives from each RBI member company. Each member designates a program representative to RBI. Meetings take place on a monthly or quarterly basis, depending on the ongoing projects.

Stephane Delbos
Chief Procurement Officer, Coty
Katia Michieletto
Head of Responsible Procurement, L'occitane
Jerome Courtaigne
Sustainable Sourcing Director, L'oreal
Stefano Gottardo
Purchasing Director POSM & Promo, LVMH
Morgane Toutain
Procurement Director, Shiseido
Romuald Deston
Global CPO of Aroma Zone

Coordination office

Annette Quincy
Sector Initiative Director at EcoVadis
Alessandra Frongillo
Sector Initiatives Senior Program Manager at EcoVadis

Members

The Responsible Beauty Initiative (RBI) currently has six members.

Prospective members shall

  • Fit the industry profile of the members of the Sector Initiative
  • Have a sustainable procurement vision and a first set of associated time-bound goals
  • Sign an EcoVadis Enterprise Agreement with the Sector Initiative membership addendum
For more details, see the documents below:

Application process

  1. Interview with EcoVadis Sector Initiative Program Manager
  2. Conduct the EcoVadis Sustainable Procurement Maturity Assessment
  3. CPO/CSO Interview with the EcoVadis Sector Initiative Director
  4. CPO/CSO presentation to the Initiative Members
  5. Potential objections from existing members will be vetted by the EcoVadis senior management team and must be evidence based

Ecovadis Sector Initiatives trademark meeting rules

Meetings among some or all members of an EcoVadis Sector Initiative cannot be held under the EcoVadis Sector Initiative ™ if EcoVadis is neither informed nor present at the meeting. Under no circumstances may the actions taken by members at such meetings be associated or linked to the respective EcoVadis Sector Initiative or EcoVadis. Statements, or any other kind of communication, must not be published under the EcoVadis Sector Initiative ™ without EcoVadis’ prior consent.

Become a member

RBI membership is open to beauty companies that are committed to sustainability and fulfill the RBI membership requirements. As part of the application process, each applicant must present their case to the RBI Executive Council. There are two slots per year.