Davines Group, an international company founded in Parma in 1983, is dedicated to the professional haircare market with the Davines brand, and the skincare market with the brands [ comfort zone ] and /skinregimen/.
We specialise in the creation of handcrafted high-quality products, which are scientifically developed using advanced cosmetic technology.
OUR VALUES
The principles that guide and inspire us
SUSTAINABLE BEAUTY
The international momentum, the Made in Italy excellence, the care towards the environment and the people are the values that underlie our business model oriented to a prosperous longevity.
In fact, we believe that the balance between beauty and sustainability – what we call “Sustainable Beauty” – can improve our lives and the world around us.
BE THE BEST FOR THE WORLD
Over the years this vision has been expressed both in the creation of highly sustainable products and services and in numerous initiatives to support Sustainable Beauty. In 2016, this same approach led Davines to obtain the B Corp certification, officially joining the global network of businesses which, over and above the profit motive, compete to maximise their positive impact on the people and the environment.
OUR STORY
The stages of our growth
The Bollati family starts a cosmetics lab for formulation and production on behalf of third parties.
The company chooses to concentrate on production and distribution under the Davines brand.
International distribution begins.
The [ comfort zone ] brand is born.
The “Carta Etica” is created through a shared path for a better quality of working life
The Parma office starts to power itself with electricity from renewable sources and the first CO2 offset project is activated.
The “Sustainable Beauty Manifesto” is drafted.
The “Charter for sustainable research” is drafted.
The “Packaging Research Charter” is drafted.
The “Code of Ethics” is adopted to describe the responsibilities and values that Davines assumes both internally and externally.
First edition of “I Sustain Beauty”.
The collaboration with Slow Food begins.
The “Ethics Atlas” is drafted together with the customers.
[ comfort zone ] adopts a new formulation philosophy “Science based conscious formulas”TM.
Matteo Thun designs the Davines Village.
Construction work of the Davines Village begins.
The group obtains the B Corporation certification.
The Parma offices and manufacturing
facilities become carbon neutral.
Opening of the Davines Village.
The /skin regimen/ line becomes a brand in itself.
The “New Blooming of the Carta Etica” is presented.
Davines receives the “Best for the Environment” award from B Lab.
Inauguration of the gardens in the Davines Village.
The 2019 “World Wide Hair Tour” is the
first Davines carbon neutral event.
“a single shampoo” is launched entirely
carbon neutral.
WHO WE ARE NOWADAYS
The Davines Group in figures
SPREADING THE SUSTAINABLE BEAUTY
Projects for a more beautiful and sustainable world
DAVINES VILLAGE
In 2018 Davines opened the new House of Sustainable Beauty in Parma.
The Davines Village was designed in accordance with the principles of Sustainable Beauty. The building and the large garden surrounding it not only aims to encourage interaction and productivity, but also wellbeing for all those who stay there. The complex is built around central courtyards, just like a village, and also houses offices and production units. The Davines Village opened its doors in late 2018 to everyone who shares the Group’s values in work and life.
“KILOMETRO VERDE”
The Kilometro Verde,” the Green Mile, a wooded area being planted alongside the Autostrada del Sole, aims to make the city of Parma a greener place.
Davines supports this development of green infrastructure, in the form of a wooded strip alongside the 11 kilometres of highway that lie within the comune of Parma. The project has environmental benefits as well as improving the landscape. It is a shared sustainable development project, unique in Italy.
B CORP CERTIFICATION
In 2016, the Davines Group obtained the B Corp certification joining the global network of individuals and firms who use business as a positive force™.
The decision to become a B Corporation arises from the determination to improve the world we live in. In fact, Davines aims to be a model company geared towards prosperous longevity, going beyond the mission to create innovative, sustainable products and committing to be “better for the world” in every project and action that we undertake.
THE NEW BLOOMING OF THE “CARTA ETICA”
How do we collaborate at Davines today? What are the values that guide our work? Today we rewrite them together.
The first “Carta Etica” drafted at Davines dates back to 2005: inspired by the values it contains, the company has grown to become an international benchmark in professional beauty.Therefore, we are following a new path today, one which includes the experiences we have gained in these years and the new circumstances of the Group that breathe fresh life into these values, so that they continue to inspire our work and our actions for years to come.
To find out more, consult the Ethical Charter and the new blooming of the “Carta Etica”.
I SUSTAIN BEAUTY
The global campaign “I Sustain Beauty” is an invitation to spread Sustainable Beauty in the world.
“I Sustain Beauty” involves everyone who aspires to work in a large or small way to generate, promote or protect beauty in art, society or the environment. The campaign ambassadors are “beauty supporters” in their own sectors and they show by example, how beauty can be used to make the world a better place.
To find out more, consult isustainbeauty.com
