Sustainability in Cosmetic Business (5 cr)

Learning outcomes

Student is able to:
- apply the principles of sustainable development in the cosmetics production processes and evaluate the impact sustainable raw materials
- analyze the life cycle of cosmetic products.
- develop a sustainable brand strategy and communicate it
- engage in sustainable innovation

Location and time

Contact days:
4th of April 2025 9 am to 12.00 pm (mandatory presence)
28th of August 2025 9 am to 4.30 pm (mandatory presence)

Two tutoring sessions will be arranged in May and the beginning of June 2025.

Materials

Recommended literature, more will be found in the Canvas platform:

Camacho-Otero, J., Boks, C., & Pettersen, I. N. (2018). Consumption in the circular economy: A literature review. Sustainability, 10(8), 2758.

Jagani, S., Saboorideilami, V., & Tarannum, S. (2024). Shaping brand attitudes through sustainability practices: a TSR approach. Journal of Services Marketing, 38(3), 369-382.

Grubor, A., & Milovanov, O. (2017). Brand strategies in the era of sustainability. Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems: INDECS, 15(1), 78-88.

Martins, A. M., & Marto, J. M. (2023). A sustainable life cycle for cosmetics: From design and development to post-use phase. Sustainable chemistry and pharmacy, 35, 101178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scp.2023.101178

Rocca, R., Acerbi, F., Fumagalli, L., & Taisch, M. (2022). Sustainability paradigm in the cosmetics industry: State of the art. Cleaner Waste Systems, 3, 100057.

Sipilä, M. & Ekström, M. 2019. Brand mash-up: Collaborations, partnerships & branding re-invented. [Vantaa]: Laurea University of Applied Sciences.

Tunn, V. S., Bocken, N. M., van den Hende, E. A., & Schoormans, J. P. (2019). Business models for sustainable consumption in the circular economy: An expert study. Journal of cleaner production, 212, 324-333.

Teaching methods

Interactive online implementation:

The study unit is conducted online and does not require attendance on campus. The study unit includes scheduled teaching or guidance online, which is not recorded / is recorded (and can be viewed on Canvas afterwards). The study unit includes working in pairs or groups. The study unit requires active participation and commitment to interactive studying. You will receive individual feedback for assignments from the teacher, and working life or peer feedback may also be utilised.

Exam schedules

Based on the degree regulations (2024), the student accepted for the implementation is required to confirm his/her participation by showing activity at the start of the study in the following way:

In order to demonstrate activity, the student must be present at the first contact lesson or notify the teacher in charge of his/her absence to confirm his/her participation in the study. Registration will be rejected if the student does not report his/her absence at the start of the study or the reason for the absence cannot be considered justified. Another student can be taken in his place. The first contact lesson is on the 4th of April at 9 am..

International connections

International research literature is used and the student group is international.

Student workload

Workload of the study is measured in a way that to acquire the goal competence of the study, one credit corresponds to an average of 26.7 hours of work done by the student. The actual time needed varies e.g. according to prior competence.

Content scheduling

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Evaluation scale

H-5

Further information

The study unit corresponds to the requirements of Master's level education.

The prerequisite for participation is always that the possible competence prerequisites according to the curriculum (previous study or similar competence) are fulfilled. The student is responsible for taking into account the prerequisite conditions. [If there are any skills that are not mentioned in the study information, describe them here.]

The quality of the study unit implementation has been assessed and the self-evaluation report is available for example in Canvas or Teams.