NATURE
CLIMATE ACTION
As a first milestone in our longer-term journey to net zero by 2045, we will reduce our absolute carbon emissions* by 50% by 2030.
CARBON REDUCTION TARGETS
SBTi was established to empower companies to set public goals to reduce emissions. Beiersdorf, our parent company, is committed to SBTi and has set a goal to be Net Zero by 2045. La Prairie is committed, alongside Beiersdorf, to this SBTi goal and has established an interim goal of reducing GHG emissions by 50% by 2030.
MEASUREMENT & REPORTING
We have measured our carbon footprint across scopes 1, 2 and 3 (all direct and indirect emissions from our value chain) since 2017, in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol. We have developed an emissions reduction roadmap in alignment with our parents company, Beiersdorf, to meet our ambitious target with a focus on high impact areas of our business, such as transportation, packaging, and goods and services.
PROGRESS UPDATE
As of 2025, we have reduced our absolute carbon footprint by 27%, setting us on the path to reach our goal of net zero by 2045. Key sustainable initiatives include our continued efforts to shift from air to sea freight, reducing packaging size and weight for new innovations, and collaboration with key suppliers.
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.
ASSESSING SUPPLIERS
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
In addition to assessing our suppliers via Sedex, they must also sign our Code of Conduct for Business Partners (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.
DUE DILIGENCE AND TRANSPARENCY ON CHILD LABOUR
In accordance with Swiss law, we are committed to ensuring due diligence and transparency in our operations, particularly concerning the prevention of child labour. Below are our statements outlining our policies and practices in this critical area.
RAW MATERIALS
At La Prairie, we are committed to the responsible sourcing of critical raw materials by 2030. Critical raw materials are ingredients that we use because they are essential to our product formulation and could also have a significant social and/or environmental impact.
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 Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), focusing on environmental, ethical and social topics sich as healthy habitat for the sturgeon, biodiversity and water conservation, and human rights.
GOLD
We partner with Swiss Better Gold Association (SBG) to source our formula gold from small, artisanal miners, panning for gold in rivers, instead of more intensive mining from large-scale operations.
PAPER
100% of the paper used in our offices and our packaging is FSC-certified or has fully recycled content.
*Reduce absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50% against our 2018 baseline, across all scopes, on our journey to net-zero, aligned with the Science Based Targets commitment of our parent company.