Consumer Goods • North America

Nars Cosmetics

HEADQUARTERS: United Kingdom Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1990

DESTRUCTION SCORE 27/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Consumer Goods sector, Nars Cosmetics maintains a complex global operation spanning North America. Recent environmental audits highlight significant ecological challenges resulting from their industrial output and resource extraction methods.

Carbon tracked (CO2) 43 Mt 27 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 696 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 505 Incidents $304.9M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $146.8M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2023 Deforestation Sourcing Link

Supply chain investigations traced raw material purchases back to unpermitted logging of protected primary forest blocks in South America.

2024 Herbicide & Pesticide Runoff

Massive agro-chemical runoff from intensive commercial monoculture farms led to severe eutrophication and toxic algae blooms in freshwater lakes.

Live Sensor Logging Watch

ANOMALY Forest Canopy Loss Alert

Global Forest Watch satellite imagery flagged 334 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near Nars Cosmetics contract supply boundary in Brazil.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

Australia consumer protection agency threatened to halt commercial shipments due to failure to produce verified deforestation-free certificates.

2024-03-28

DATA_SYNC Forest Degradation Sync

Added 426 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to Nars Cosmetics's profile index.

2024-01-15

PROBE Peatland Burning Probe

Civil society groups initiated on-the-ground investigations into slash-and-burn practices by certified palm oil and agricultural suppliers.

2023-11-20

Executive Directors

Michael Davis

Chief Executive

Elizabeth Davis

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Nars Cosmetics Consumer Goods Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics