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Six Simple Sustainable Steps for 2024

January 22, 2024

O&M ANNOUNCED AS SUSTAINABLE PARTNER TO HOUSE OF SASSOON

Six Simple Sustainable Steps for 2024 1Australian salon professional brand, Original & Mineral, has recently been selected as the brand partner for House of Sassoon’s newly launched flagship salon and academy. Global CEO of Sassoon, Debbie Webster, comments: “When deciding on a new brand partner for our flagship House of Sassoon launch in Soho, London, Original & Mineral was a natural choice for us. Being able to offer our customers and students a product line free of harsh chemicals, while also high performing, is important to us and fits in with our vision for the future”.

A Cleaner, Greener Future

Six Simple Sustainable Steps for 2024 | Sustainable memo 1With sustainability high on its agenda, REM has introduced a new EcoChic Furniture Range – REM Earth. Including the sourcing of eco-friendly materials and the reduction of water and energy consumption, the brand are committed to having a positive effect on the environment.

We caught up with REM to learn about a few of the sustainability steps it has taken so far:

  • LED lighting is being fitted throughout the factory to reduce energy supply.
  • Motion detectors are being installed by area to turn off lights when not needed.
  • Company Fleet vehicles are all now Euro 6 compliant, with electric options being considered for future purchases.
  • Company waste is segregated for recycling by type: wood waste, pallets, paper and card and general waste.
  • REM materials and fabrics are certified as chemically POPs free.
  • Company cars are now electric.
  • All printed literature uses paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
    Vegetable-based inks are used in printing processes.
  • Where feasible, meetings around the UK and Europe are now held via digital online apps.
  • Paperless billing is used in all sales and invoicing departments.

Six Simple Sustainable Steps for 2024 | Sustainable memo

SIX SIMPLE SUSTAINABLE STEPS FOR 2024

When it comes to sustainability in the hairdressing world, Anne Veck is a leading authority. With hundreds of sustainable solutions for you to delve into, we narrowed it down to her top six steps for you to work on throughout 2024:

Use less hot water:
The most expensive and energy-intensive activity in any salon is heating the water.

  • Wash at lower temperatures wherever possible – this includes washing clients’ hair with colder water, which is actually better for the hair condition.
  • Use the cold-water programme to wash all towels and gowns, and only ever run the machine with a full load.

Switch to green energy:
Change your energy supplier to a green energy company.

  • Beware, many ‘renewable’ tariffs are actually based on greenwashing.
  • Legitimately green suppliers include Ecotricity, Green Energy UK (aka 100Green) and Good Energy. Each of these supplies 100% green electricity directly from renewable sources.

Move to a sustainable and ethical hairdressing product supplier: There are an increasing number of well-known hairdressing product brands offering safe, ethically sourced and sustainably produced products and packaging, free of harsh chemicals.

Avoid products made from or packaged in plastic whenever possible:

  • Haircare products, plastic drink bottles, single use plastic cups, bags, bin liners…the list goes on!

Minimise colour waste:

  •  There are now many different apps available to help stylists measure and manage colour waste.
  • VISH or SmartMix by Precision Colour are particularly popular options.

Depose of general waste via sustainable means:

  • If your local waste service isn’t up to scratch (which most aren’t!), then consider alternative collection services that work to send nothing to landfill.
  • These include Green Salon Collective, First Mile, Full Circle, Handle (packaging only) and Recycle My Salon (aluminium and hair only).

Anne Veck and Keith Mellen have just launched a third, updated edition of their multi award-winning Salon RE:Source sustainability toolkit – a free downloadable guide that works to educate stylists and salon owners on functioning more sustainably. Download here

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