Green Salon Collective launches accreditation programme
Green Salon Collective (GSC) has partnered with sustainability consultancy The Liminality to offer an accreditation system for salons and other businesses in the hair and beauty industry.
Founded in 2020 by environmental experts, hairdressers and eco campaigners, Green Salon Collective is an Ireland and UK initiative that is aiming to facilitate salon sustainability by recycling the unrecyclable, such as hair, used foil and colour tubes, chemicals, plastics, and PPE. Its goal is to be able to collect as close to 100% of all salon waste as physically possible, and to then find new uses for it that reward the salon, the environment and the community.
According to GSC, achieving accreditation demonstrates to clients, staff and the wider industry that a business goes above and beyond when it comes to looking after people and the planet by creating a sustainable salon experience.
The GSC accreditation process comprises six steps, beginning with an initial preparation stage designed to ensure that applicants understand what is required of their business to qualify.
The measures are based on a range of areas, from a business’s energy provider, waste reduction and food and drink options, to its staff policies and approach to diversity and the wider community.
GSC’s accreditation programme director will then arrange to visit the primary business location for a personalised audit, during which they will verify the applicant’s claims. If, for any reason, all criteria is not fulfilled, they will offer personalised guidance on what further steps are required to earn accreditation.
“We are thrilled to be able to offer salons a thorough and authentic assessment that helps highlight the efforts they have made to take sustainability seriously,” said Fry Taylor, GSC co-founder.
“Our accreditation process is stringent, but easy to understand, with advice that is simple to implement. Our aim is to enable as many businesses as possible to become more socially and eco-conscious.”
