[Sustainable Cosmetics Awards 2025: Awards Ceremony] Co-Lead/Director Nishida Served as the Moderator for the Panel Discussion!

What is the Sustainable Cosmetics Award?

It is an award that honors “cosmetics good for both people and the planet”—the first and only award in Japan to establish evaluation and screening criteria for the cosmetics and fine toiletries sectors based on an SDGs perspective.

Initiated by a group of volunteers serving as ambassadors for the Ministry of the Environment’s “Connect and Support Forests, Villages, Rivers, and Seas Project,” the award launched in 2019 as a multifaceted, neutral, and impartial initiative. It features a panel of judges comprising experts from diverse fields—including the environment, media, and cosmetics—while also appointing students engaged in environmental activities to serve as both secretariat staff and judges. Based on evaluation criteria grounded in the SDGs, the initiative promotes sustainability in cosmetics by evaluating, judging, and recognizing products across their entire lifecycle—from ingredients to raw material production, manufacturing, sales, distribution, consumption, and disposal.

▶︎ Click here for the list of winners of the Sustainable Cosmetics Awards 2025.

Co-Lead/Director Nishida Serves as Moderator for Panel Discussion at Awards Ceremony

On Friday, March 20, 2026, we attended the Sustainable Cosmetics Awards 2025 ceremony held at “+Base” in NEWoMan Takanawa, Tokyo. In addition to introducing the award-winning cosmetics, the ceremony featured a panel discussion where “makers,” “sellers,” and “communicators” involved in sustainable cosmetics took the stage to discuss the future of cosmetics and consumer goods. MEDIA IS HOPE Co-Lead/Director Nishida served as the moderator for the panel discussion.

 

<Award Ceremony Overview>
■ Date and Time: Friday, March 20, 2026, starting at 1:00 PM
■ Venue: “+Base,” 2nd Floor, NeWoMan Takanawa South (2-21-2 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
■ Program:
〇 Opening Remarks for the Award Ceremony
・Teruyuki Omote, President & CEO, LUMINE Co., Ltd.
・Arata Iura, Founder of Kruhi and Actor
・Beniko Kishi, Chair of the Sustainable Cosmetics Award Panel

〇Awards Ceremony (Introduction of each award and presentation of certificates)

〇Panel Discussion (Facilitator: Yoshizo Nishida, Co-Lead/Director, MEDIA IS HOPE)
・Specialists representing the “makers,” “sellers,” and “communicators” of sustainable cosmetics will take the stage

 

<Panel Discussion Speakers>
■Creator Category
・Sayuri Katsuta, Representative Director and Head of Product Development, AMRITARA Co., Ltd. (2025 GOLD Award Winner)
・Yuko Hojo, President and CEO, SouGo Co., Ltd. (2024 BRONZE Award Winner)
・Ai Iura, Director, Valley and Wind Co., Ltd. (2025 SILVER Award Winner)

 

■Seller Division
・Ms. Mayumi Yamada, Director and Co-founder, i-Style Co., Ltd.
・Ms. Yoko Toyoyama (YAMU), Representative Director and President, Mash Beauty Lab Co., Ltd.
・Mr. Teruyuki Omote, Representative Director and President, Lumine Co., Ltd.

 

 

 

■ Communicators Category
・Mr. Hirohiro Sakurai, Director and General Manager of the Business Production Department, INFAS Publications Co., Ltd.
・Mr. Tatsuhiko Seki, Executive Producer of FRaU (Kodansha) / Representative Director of Sekitatsu Co., Ltd.
・Mr. Kan Suzuki, Social Journalist / Commentator for Fuji Television

 

For the panel discussion, we have formulated questions based on each theme.

[Creators]: “Why did you ‘deliberately’ choose sustainability, and why do you continue to do so today?”

[Retailers]: “How will retail spaces (stores and online) have changed by 2030? How do you want to transform them leading up to 2030?”

[Communicators]: “In an era where information shapes values, can the media make sustainability a ‘social norm’?”

This year marks a milestone, with just five years remaining until the 2030 deadline. This panel discussion was organized as an opportunity for participants to share their perspectives on the current state of sustainable cosmetics and their outlook for 2030, and to renew our commitment to this cause.

We believe that the cosmetics industry—a sector known for its glamour—promoting sustainability sends a powerful message to society. As Media is Hope, we hope to contribute to spreading this momentum throughout society by collaborating in various ways moving forward.

■List of Winners: Sustainable Cosmetics Awards 2025

▼Hall of Fame
Hakuto Co., Ltd. | TAEKO
Product Name: TAEKO Sunscreen

▼GOLD Award
AMRITARA Co., Ltd. | AMRITARA
Product Name: White Birch Moist Water

▼SILVER Award
Valley and Wind Co., Ltd. | Kruhi
Product Name: THE LAYER SERUM
Valley and Wind Co., Ltd. | Kruhi
Product Name: THE FACE CLEANSE

▼BRONZE Award
ECOMAAT Japan LLC | ECOMAAT
Product Name: Lavie en Rose Aromatonic
P.S. International Co., Ltd. | Saicha
Product Name: Saicha CH Facial Oil 20ml
Caring Japan Co., Ltd. | Ryuhaku
Product Name: V-Rich Aqua Sheet Mask

▼UPDATER Award
Yarabu Tree | Naure
Product Name: Naure Tamanu UV Care Cream

▶︎Click here for a list of winners of the Sustainable Cosmetics Awards 2025, including the Judges’ Award