Certified quality

Environmental Management System Certification

Since L’Erbolario was founded, we have adopted a proactive approach consisting in the optimisation of processes in order to maximise production yield, with the goal of reducing the consumption of resources and energy, progressively increasing the use of renewable energy sources to run our plants.

Our commitment to minimising the environmental impact of our activities is concretely demonstrated by our voluntary adherence to the ISO 14001 standard, a certification we obtained as far back as 2002.

(certificate no. CERT-497-2002-AE-MIL-SINCERT)

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Electricity from renewable sources

LifeGate Energy is a company that supplies companies and private individuals exclusively with electricity 100% from renewable sources certified GO (Guarantee of Origin), in compliance with European Directive 2009/28/EC managed by the Gestore del Sistema Elettrico (GSE). Our production site and our Logistics Hub are powered 100% by energy from renewable sources, partly self-produced and partly purchased with a guarantee of origin attesting its provenance. Solar energy is a cornerstone of our strategy: our photovoltaic array, installed back in 2017, was expanded in 2023 to increase its capacity from 977 kWp to 1,677 kWp.

Part of the energy produced is self-consumed, while the surplus is fed into the electricity grid.

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Paper from responsibly managed sources

The Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) is an international organisation whose purpose is to support sound and responsible management of forest resources throughout the world.

For the production of all our paper items (packaging, calendars, diaries, brochures, leaflets) we use only certified paper obtained from responsibly managed sources. We were the first Italian cosmetics company to bear the prestigious Forest Stewardship Council® mark.

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The LAV certification – Lega Anti Vivisezione

We adhere to the Leaping Bunny International Standard, which was drawn up and shared by the leading European and US animal welfare associations. The body requires subscribing companies to undertake to use exclusively raw materials compliant with the reference Standard. For this reason, the documentation of all the raw materials that become part of our formulations is carefully examined by ICEA (Istituto per la Certificazione Etica Ambientale), which certifies L’Erbolario on behalf of LAV (Lega Anti Vivisezione).

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ICEA certification for Organic Farming

All the medicinal herbs, ornamental species, fruit and vegetables in the botanical garden, in the farmland and in the woods on the plot of land surrounding L’Erbolario’s headquarters are grown according to the strict dictates of organic farming. Since 2005 these activities have been certified organic by ICEA, Istituto per la Certificazione Etica ed Ambientale.

(certificate no. IT-BIO-006.380-0069483.2024.001)

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COSMOS-Organic certification

We have obtained the “organic” COSMOS-ORGANIC certification from ICEA (Istituto per la Certificazione Etica ed Ambientale) for the La Canapa line.

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Good Manufacturing Practices

All our phytocosmetics are made and controlled in accordance with the Good Manufacturing Practices – GMP guidelines. This standard sets out the Guidelines for the production, control, storage and shipping of cosmetic products with the aim of guaranteeing consumers high safety and hygiene standards. Since 2013 we have obtained GMP certification according to the ISO 22716 standard (certificate no. 139201-2013-AQ-ITA-DNV).