Deadline Date: September 30, 2025

 Donor Name: L’Oréal Groupe

 Grant Size: More than $1 million

https://cambridge.smapply.org/prog/_lorals_sustainable_innovation_accelerator

L’Oréal Groupe, the world’s leading beauty company, is opening the first call for applications for its newly launched Sustainable Innovation Accelerator to address the critical solution gaps within the industry and accelerate the delivery of L’Oréal’s sustainability ambitions.

L’Oréal Groupe, the world’s leading beauty company, paves the way for a more sustainable future in seeking, advancing and scaling pioneering solutions through a Sustainable Innovation Accelerator programme. 

Building on its long-standing culture of innovation L’Oréal partners with the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)’s Canopy innovation experts to scout, identify, pilot, and scale breakthrough technologies addressing critical solution gaps within the industry in support of its sustainability transformation. 

L’Oréal has partnered with the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)’s innovation team to scout, identify, pilot, and scale disruptive solutions within the beauty industry. CISL’s extensive network of over 40,000 senior leaders and experts driving impact and deep knowledge in sustainable business models and solutions, will provide pivotal support to selected applicants through an up to 12-month cohort-based programme, facilitating pilot projects and scaling of innovative solutions within the L'Oréal ecosystem.

Key Innovation Areas

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

Funding Information

• This ambitious program is endowed with €100 million over 5 years.

What are they seeking?

• They are seeking deployment-ready sustainability innovation from startups, scaleups, SMEs and established companies from around the world, at TRL 7 or higher, that align with one or more of the seven key innovation areas.

Targeted Technology Readiness Level

• Ideal TRL: 7 to 9
• Consideration for TRL 5-6 if significant potential is identified

For more information, visit L’Oréal Groupe.