On the occasion of World Recycling and Environment Day , we wanted to highlight our environmental values and ambitions , aimed at limiting our footprint as a neo-laboratory.
Since 2019, Epycure has been concerned about the well-being of its customers, one of its watchwords is naturalness . With the aim of offering the most natural products possible , we select ingredients that combine both effectiveness and naturalness . This is why our products are made from 96% ingredients of natural origin on average .
We are also very proud to be certified as a B Corp Company , a global benchmark in terms of CSR. We work every day on our environmental and societal impact to one day become a 100% responsible brand . In addition, we are also proud to collaborate with 100% French manufacturers to produce our different formulas, in order to limit our carbon impact as much as possible .
With this in mind, Epycure has chosen to implement sustainable goals that benefit its customers, the planet, and its employees. We'll explain everything!
Packaging like no other
Just for food supplement pill bottles, that's no less than 26 tons of plastic thrown in the trash every year . Faced with this alarming observation, we therefore looked for an alternative to this plastic packaging in order to offer a more sustainable solution while limiting our waste .
The ✨doypack✨
Already used in several sectors, this flexible packaging has many advantages over rigid and fragile packaging such as pill boxes. No need for over-packaging or individual packaging , the doypack is sufficient on its own thanks to its refill format. Although we are working on 100% recyclable packaging, the numerous conservation constraints make it very difficult to offer such packaging, but we are working on it!
It is also an excellent candidate in terms of logistics . Thanks to its compact and lightweight format, it takes up less space on a pallet in logistics centers: on average, 6000 doypacks can be stored on a single pallet, in comparison, it would be 1500 pill boxes on the same location. More doypacks for the same pallet means optimized storage and a minimized carbon footprint for maximized shipments !
Stocks
Manufacturing times for food supplements can vary from several weeks to several months, sometimes the volume of orders is overestimated , some products can then reach their best before date more or less quickly. In order to avoid any waste , we have chosen to anticipate by creating an outlet offering you products close to their best before date , just as effective but at very competitive prices. This system allows us to sell our stocks without throwing them away , while pleasing everyone's budget! Inventory management is a challenge for many young companies, so our goal is to constantly improve it in order to limit this type of anti-waste operation as much as possible .
(e)collaborators
The environmental impact of a brand is not limited only to its products but also to its employees . To help them in this process, we have raised their awareness about environmental protection by helping them to favor travel by public transport or bicycle . The plane? It's a big no, no business travel is done by plane , we favor the train or carpooling.
To continue this process, access to work tools is facilitated so that he can benefit from several days of teleworking per week .
Every small step leads to a bigger one that helps us take better care of the planet , and as Neil Armstrong would say: “ A small step for man is a giant leap for mankind .”
