
mission
Defining Purpose, Responsibility and Direction
Mission & Values
CIFA's goal is to promote and ensure quality, education and ethical responsibility in the cosmetic and aesthetic professions worldwide.
The organization's mission is based on the conviction that sustainable excellence can only arise where clear standards, independent guidance and institutional responsibility work together.
Purpose & Mission
CIFA sees itself as an international body with a clear mission: to provide guidance, enable comparability and strengthen trust in a globally diverse industry.
The focus is not on short-term developments, but on long-term structures that promote professional integrity, quality and social responsibility.
Core values
CIFA's work is based on the following core values:
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Quality
as a binding standard of professional conduct -
Education
as a basis for sustainable development -
ethics
as an indispensable part of professional responsibility -
independence
as a prerequisite for credibility and trust
Responsibility in a global context
Cosmetic and aesthetic professions worldwide face growing demands, regulatory differences, and societal expectations.
CIFA addresses this responsibility by developing international frameworks that respect cultural diversity while enabling global comparability.
Mission means responsibility.
Responsibility means taking a stand.
Confédération Internationale de la Formation et
de l'Esthétique (CIFA)
International non-profit organization · Switzerland

