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Galderma

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Skin care products

Galderma was founded in 1981 as a joint venture between L'Oreal and Nestle. Nestle took over full ownership in 2014, and then sold Galderma to a consortium of private institutional investors in 2019. Galderma is a global specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated exclusively to the field of dermatology. They operate manufacturing plants in France, Canada, Sweden and Brazil.

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
Galderma SA
Social Animal testing
In 2009, an investigator working for Cruelty Free International went undercover for 8 months at Wickham Laboratories, a UK contract animal testing laboratory. She secretly filmed the appalling suffering inflicted on thousands of animals in cruel, crude and archaic tests for the routine batch testing of products. This included the weekly use of hundreds of mice in poisoning tests for Dysport, a brand of botox made by Galderma.
Source: Cruelty Free International (2009)
Business Ethics Sedex member
This company is a member of the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (Sedex), a not-for-profit, membership organisation that leads work with buyers and suppliers to deliver improvements in responsible and ethical business practices in global supply chains. Tens of thousands of companies use Sedex to manage their performance around labour rights, health & safety, the environment and business ethics.
Source: Sedex (2018)

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Company Details

Type Private company
Employees 5,000
Subsidiaries Galderma Australia Pty Ltd 

Skin care products

Galderma is a global specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated exclusively to the field of dermatology. Created in 1981 as a joint venture between Nestle and L'Oreal, Nestle took over full ownership in 2014.


Proactiv Company Sarl (51% owned) 

Skin care

Joint venture established in 2016 between Nestle Skin Health and Guthy-Renker when Nestle bought a majority stake in consumer acne product Proactiv. In 2019 Nestle sold its dermatology business, including its stake in Proactiv, to a consortium of institutional investors.

Contact Details

Address Lausanne, Switzerland
Website www.galderma.com

Products / Brands

Galderma Australia
Benzac AC Skin Care
Cetaphil Skin Care
Cetaphil Baby Toiletries

Proactiv Company (51% owned)
Proactiv Skin Care


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