L'Oréal Groupe Sustainable Innovation Accelerator Programme

Deadline: Sep 30, 2025

other

12 months (duration)

unfunded

To Apply

Please visit the application link below to apply.

Opportunity Overview

L'Oréal Groupe, the world's leading beauty company, is paving the way for a more sustainable future through its Sustainable Innovation Accelerator Programme. This initiative seeks to advance and scale pioneering solutions in collaboration with the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL).

📖 About the Programme

Building on its long-standing culture of innovation, L'Oréal partners with CISL's Canopy innovation experts to scout, identify, pilot, and scale breakthrough technologies addressing critical solution gaps within the industry. This programme supports L'Oréal's sustainability transformation.

Opportunity Details:

Date Published: July 30, 2025
Application Deadline: September 30, 2025
Category: Entrepreneurs, Training

🎁 Benefits of the Programme

Successful applicants will join a 12-month programme that includes:

A 12-week group acceleration support delivered by CIS innovation team, focused on pilot readiness.
Up to 12 hours of 1:1 mentoring and coaching from global sustainability, innovation, and industry leaders.
In-person or virtual peer-learning sessions.
The potential opportunity to co-develop pilot projects with L'Oréal, including potential commercial agreements or investments.
Access to CISL's sustainability expertise and L'Oréal's leading position in the cosmetics industry.

✅ Programme Requirements

L'Oréal is seeking deployment-ready sustainability innovations from startups, scaleups, SMEs, and established companies worldwide. Applicants should be at TRL 7 or higher and align with one or more of the following key innovation areas:

Low-carbon, climate-smart technologies
Water resilience solutions
Nature-based solutions
Alternative ingredients and materials
Eliminating fossil plastic use and plastic waste
Circularity and resource management
Sustainable and inclusive business models

📅 Application Dates and Process

Key Dates:

Application Period: Opens June 23, 2025, and closes September 30, 2025.
Cohort Selection: November 2025
Tailored Acceleration and Mentoring: November 2025 - February 2026
Execution of Pilots (if applicable): Starts February 2026 (expected duration: 6 to 9 months)

📌 Application Deadline

30 September, 2025

🌐 Application Portal

View details of the programme on the University of Cambridge CISL website.
Apply directly via the Cambridge application portal.

For more information, visit the official programme page or contact the organisers directly. Don't miss this opportunity to contribute to a sustainable future! 🌱

Benefits

A 12-week group acceleration support delivered by CIS innovation team, focused on pilot readiness.
Up to 12 hours of 1:1 mentoring and coaching from global sustainability, innovation and industry leaders.
In-person or virtual peer-learning sessions.
The potential opportunity to co-develop pilot projects with L'Oréal, including, if applicable, the potential opportunity for commercial agreement or investment.
Leveraging CISL's sustainability expertise and L'Oréal's leading cosmetics industry position.

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