1127On October 22, 2025, L'Oréal successfully hosted the “Net Zero Together – Partner Workshop” in Shanghai, aiming to collaborate with value chain partners toward a more sustainable future. As a key initiative under L'Oréal’s “L’Oréal for Tomorrow” and its long-term STGV (Spread the Green Vibes) program, this event brought together 15 strategic suppliers from raw materials, packaging, manufacturing, and retail display sectors—partners identified as having significant potential for decarbonization—with a focused discussion on Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions.Carbonstop was specially invited as a guest speaker to provide detailed insights into Scope 3 carbon accounting and Science-Based Targets (SBTi) setting, and to support partners in jointly developing their own 2030 decarbonization targets and action plans aligned with L’Oréal’s decarbonization roadmap. In the future, L’Oréal plans to onboard more suppliers, marking a critical step forward in driving net-zero emissions across its entire value chain.
Group photo from the Net Zero Together Partner Workshop
At the workshop, Gregory ARNAL, Procurement Director for North Asia and China at L’Oréal, welcomed the participating partners and expressed his expectations: “Our strategic partners are core enablers within our value chain. Each one plays a vital role in our journey toward a more sustainable beauty future. Their outstanding achievements in their respective fields are truly remarkable—they are genuine pioneers in the industry. We sincerely invite all our strategic partners to co-create impactful change and collectively drive transformation across the entire beauty value chain. By aligning our vision, fostering innovation, and demonstrating unwavering commitment, we will unlock infinite possibilities together over the next five years and achieve extraordinary outcomes.”
Gregory ARNAL, Procurement Director for North Asia and China at L’Oréal, sharing insights
Ji-Hyun Park, Chief Sustainability Officer for North Asia and China at L’Oréal, presented the updated “L’Oréal for Tomorrow” sustainability strategy. Originally launched in 2020 and reviewed and refreshed in 2025, this updated initiative is built around four key pillars—climate, nature, circularity, and community—and driven by three core strategies: sustainable innovation in products and packaging, consumer education and sustainable consumption, and—critically—sustainable partnerships.
She stated: “L’Oréal is firmly committed to achieving net-zero emissions and has set clear, SBTi-approved targets for 2030 and 2050. To deliver truly meaningful and impactful transformation, our ‘sustainable partnerships’ strategy involves deep collaboration with a diverse ecosystem of partners across the entire supply chain. Our collaboration with strategic suppliers in China is especially crucial, as China’s leadership and remarkable progress in climate transition make it an indispensable partner. Leveraging L’Oréal’s extensive experience and expertise, our goal is to drive genuine sustainable transformation together with all ecosystem partners, particularly in this pivotal region.”
Ji-Hyun Park, Chief Sustainability Officer for North Asia and China at L’Oréal, sharing insights
Unlike traditional supply chain management models, this “Net Zero Together” initiative establishes a two-way empowering ecosystem platform. Experts from Carbonstop, Tanheng Tech, and Envision were invited to systematically enhance suppliers’ carbon management capabilities. IKEA, a cross-industry chain leader, shared its cutting-edge experience in supply chain decarbonization, while Qixing Packaging—one of L’Oréal’s long-term partners and among the first to set science-based targets—offered valuable decarbonization insights. Additionally, on energy transition, L’Oréal announced a pilot project for collective green electricity procurement within its supply chain, initially partnering with three core suppliers to explore this pathway.
L’Oréal’s comprehensive supplier empowerment stems from its ambitious Science-Based Targets (SBTi). The Group commits, against a 2019 baseline, to reducing Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 57% and Scope 3 emissions by 28% by 2030; and to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its entire value chain by 2050, reducing absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions by 90% compared to 2019 levels. It is this holistic, end-to-end commitment that makes supplier partners indispensable in the decarbonization journey. In line with this, L’Oréal China has long held annual supplier summits to share experiences and foster technical collaboration—helping two suppliers already achieve 100% renewable energy use—and has, for three consecutive years, recognized the “Top 10 Decarbonization Pioneer Suppliers in North Asia” at the Carbon Neutrality Expo, gradually building a collaborative decarbonization partner network. Currently, 95% of L’Oréal’s suppliers in China have applied for CDP and EcoVadis certifications, reflecting a significant elevation in the sustainability maturity of the beauty ecosystem.
As a specially invited net-zero partner, Carbonstop participated in the workshop and delivered presentations on three key topics. First, Jiaxun Zhang, Deputy General Manager of Carbon Management at Carbonstop, reviewed the company’s 14-year development journey. She introduced Carbonstop’s nine core business lines—covering carbon management
consulting, ESG consulting, Carbon Cloud (SaaS), carbon management software, the China Carbon Database (CCDB), high-quality carbon credits (CCT), carbon accounts, green meetings, and Low-C Hero—clearly illustrating the company’s evolution into a “one-stop carbon management solutions provider.” Next, Ms. Zhang focused on China’s “dual carbon” policy landscape and industry trends, interpreting global climate policy dynamics,
China’s latest carbon targets, carbon market requirements, and emerging trends in beauty supply chain management. Grounded in the internationally recognized GHG Protocol standard, she shared a comprehensive accounting methodology covering 15 categories across three scopes, using “Scope 3 – Purchased Goods and Services” as a case study to break down the most relevant carbon accounting process for the industry, offering practical guidance for enterprises.
Jiaxun Zhang, Deputy General Manager of Carbon Management at Carbonstop, presenting
Finally, Jiajia Guo, Carbon Consulting Manager at Carbonstop, delivered a session on SBTi (Science-Based Targets initiative), detailing the target-setting and validation process. She engaged participants in an in-depth technical discussion on common challenges such as “defining the reporting entity,” “establishing accounting boundaries,” and “addressing key implementation hurdles.” During the interactive segment, she facilitated peer-to-peer exchanges among attendees to jointly explore decarbonization measures aligned with L’Oréal’s pathway, laying the groundwork for future collaborative action.
Jiajia Guo, Carbon Consulting Manager at Carbonstop, presenting
This workshop also served as a key implementation of L’Oréal’s “Partners for Tomorrow” initiative. Launched in 2020 alongside the “L’Oréal for Tomorrow” 2030 sustainability commitments, this initiative embodies L’Oréal’s philosophy of “managing today with tomorrow’s mindset,” aiming to build an open, collaborative, and innovative sustainability alliance with internal upstream and downstream suppliers, as well as external business partners, industry associations, universities, media, consumers, and other “Partners for Tomorrow.”
In his closing remarks, Mathieu Peronnet, Senior Vice President of Operations for North Asia and China at L’Oréal, summarized: “‘Net Zero Together’ means that beyond pursuing ultimate efficiency and resilience, L’Oréal’s supply chain must internalize deep decarbonization as a new core competency. This requires embedding carbon management into every operational touchpoint—from raw materials to end consumers—transforming environmental challenges into opportunities for value chain synergy, co-creation, and shared growth.”
Mathieu Peronnet, Senior Vice President of Operations for North Asia and China at L’Oréal
This vision resonated strongly with attendees. Supplier representatives expressed that the workshop not only clarified their decarbonization pathways but also equipped them with practical tools and confidence. Ultimately, all participants made a collective “Net Zero Together” commitment, ushering in a new chapter of collaborative decarbonization between L’Oréal and its value chain partners.
