Planet Beautiful 2026 will fund plastic recovery programs, tackling one of beauty’s most polluting aspects.
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This year, clean beauty brand Saie is bringing “Planet Beautiful” to life, an initiative in celebration of Earth Month that is also a testament to the brand’s continued commitment towards sustainability. Through this activation, Saie shares a very tangible path that illustrates how the beauty industry could improve its environmental footprint, while showing what is possible when brands and retailers work collectively towards a shared mission.
Starting April 3rd through May 1st, this campaign will combine in-store activations at Sephora in the U.S., brand contributions and shopper donations—all with the aim to support plastic recovery programs across India, Indonesia, Kenya and Colombia thanks to a partnership with rePurpose Global . For context, the beauty industry has a disastrous packaging pollution problem: it is responsible for 120 billion units of packaging every year, most of it plastic, and only 9% only recycled. With 70% of the industry’s total waste coming from packaging alone, the issue of product lifecycle is a crucial challenge, one that Saie is addressing with “Planet Beautiful”, but not only.
“Sustainability has always been foundational to Saie and has been central to how we built the brand from the very beginning,” shares founder Laney Crowell. “When I set out to create Saie, it was always with the intention that products should not only feel good, but do good for people and for the Earth. That means thinking about how sustainability impacts every touchpoint, from our formulas to our packaging to how our community engages with us, including how we show up in-store at Sephora,” she explains.
Indeed, by launching with Sephora, Saie is not only expanding awareness, but embedding sustainability into the retail environment itself, where most purchasing decisions are still made. This program will fund plastic recovery while supporting circularity efforts, and channels investment into local communities and women’s empowerment through development programs and job creations.
The initiative also reflects a broader shift in how progress can be achieved. As Crowell points out, the only way to truly instil change in the industry is by working together with brands and retailers rather than in silos. “We are fortunate to work with Sephora, a partner that already prioritizes sustainability and gives us a strong foundation of alignment and connectedness. When brands and retailers collaborate in that way, it allows us to create impact that is not only meaningful, but also scalable.”
This dynamic is clearly needed for ultimate impact. “Retailer collaboration is essential when it comes to driving real progress in recycling and circularity as they shape how products are experienced, discovered and ultimately disposed of.” This year, a dozen of popular beauty brands are joining the initiative, including Biossance, Caudalie, Crown Affair, and ILIA. Each purchase activates a $1 contribution to rePurpose Global, funding plastic recovery efforts where every dollar removes 2.5 pounds of waste. The goal is to reach 1 million pounds this year, or the equivalent of 34 million mascaras removed from the environment.
“More brands understand that creating a more sustainable beauty industry cannot happen in isolation,” says Crowell. “Planet Beautiful is proof of what is possible when we align around a shared goal and take action together. My ambition is to see every brand at Sephora participating in initiatives like this, as it represents the kind of industry-wide commitment that would truly move the needle.”
While Earth Month has become a predictable cycle of limited-edition launches and short-term commitments, Saie differentiates itself through continuity. Since its launch in 2019, the brand has placed extensive focus on minimizing plastic use and designing its supply chain for optimal environment impact. The clean, performance-driven beauty brand uses aluminium, glass, and recycled plastic in its packaging, designed with longevity and end of life in mind. It has also introduced take-back systems and, more recently, the Saie Climate Initiative in 2024 with defined environmental goals.
These continuous efforts led to an Earth month initiative that does not attempt to capture attention for marketing purposes, but rather reinforces an existing model. In a category where sustainability claims are often difficult to verify, consistency over time is what builds credibility. In just over five years, Saie has proven it can be a desirable, modern beauty brand that equally prioritizes consumers ans well as the planet.
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