Cosmetics
Founded in Sydney, Australia in 1995 by Napoleon Perdis and family. Kuba Investments took control of the company in 2019 after administrators were called in and 28 stores were closed.
Company Assessment
(Last updated Jun 2024)
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Napoleon Perdis Cosmetics Pty Ltd
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4/5 for packaging performance
This company received a packaging performance level of 4 (Leading) in its 2024 APCO Annual Report. Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) is a not-for-profit organisation leading the development of a circular economy for packaging in Australia. Each year, APCO Members are required to submit an APCO Annual Report and Action Plan, which includes an overall performance level from 1 (Getting Started) to 5 (Beyond Best Practice).
Source: APCO
(2024)
Mica mining
This company uses mica in its mineral cosmetics, and has no information on its website on its mica sourcing policy. Much of the world's mica comes from Jharkhand and Bihar in India, where child labour has been found in the supply chain. After months of emails from Fairfax, the company would not disclose where the mica used in its products was sourced from or who the suppliers were.
Source: SMH
(2014)
Skin Deep hazard scores
Skin Deep is an online safety guide to cosmetics and personal care products and their potential hazards and health concerns, with over 75,000 products rated from 1 (low hazard) to 10 (high hazard).
Animal testing status unknown
This company does not appear on the cruelty free lists of PETA, Leaping Bunny or Choose Cruelty Free.
Source: PETA
(2020)
Company Details
Type:
Private company
Contact Details
Address:
90 Euston Rd, Alexandria, NSW, 2015, Australia
Phone:
02 8595 0911
Website:
Products / Brands
Napoleon Perdis
Napoleon
Cosmetics