Interview with Damien Perriman from Genomatica about Sustainability in Cosmetics and Challenges in 'Green' Certifications

Summary: In this episode, I spoke with Damien Perriman, Senior Vice President, Specialty Chemicals at Genomatica. In our conversation, we broke down the word ‘sustainability’, including what it means and how we can apply metrics for greener materials, current popular ‘natural’ and ‘eco’ certifications, challenges when trying to certify a product or material as ‘green’, whether ‘natural’ is synonymous with ‘sustainable’, challenges Genomatica has experienced with certifications, and more.