SUSTAINABLE SOURCING
 

Providing more transparency throughout our supply chain by 2030 is a challenge we are tackling in order to align our values with those of our suppliers, reduce risk, and collaborate for a more sustainable future. Additionally, we are addressing critical raw materials* to ensure they are responsibly sourced by 2030.

* Critical raw materials are ingredients can have a significant social and/or environmental impact. 

SUPPLIER RISK ASSESSMENT

In 2021, La Prairie began working together with Sedex, the globally recognised Supplier Ethical Data Exchange platform, to risk assess our direct suppliers across ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) parameters.

CODE OF CONDUCT FOR BUSINESS PARTNERS (CoC)

In addition to assessing our suppliers via Sedex, they must also sign our CoC which requires monitoring of carbon emissions and water use, human rights provisions and detailed health and safety requirements. La Prairie’s CoC was most recently updated in 2023.

CRITICAL RAW MATERIALS

By selecting and using ingredients wisely, we can mitigate the risks posed by conventional sourcing of these raw materials. For example:

Gold

We partner with Swiss Better Gold Association (SBG) to source our gold from small, artisanal miners, panning for gold in rivers, instead of intensive mining.

Caviar

We use 100% Swiss-farmed caviar in our skincare products and have co-developed a responsible farming standard in collaboration with the World Sturgeon Conservation Society (WSCS) and in consultation with the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), focusing on environmental, ethical and social topics such as a healthy habitat for the sturgeon, biodiversity and water conservation, and human rights. 

Palm

Since 2022, we source 100% of palm and palm derivatives sustainably through the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification programme. 

Paper

100% of the paper used in our offices and for our packaging is FSC-certified or has fully recycled content