By Isabelle Brigout on Wednesday 22 March 2023, 08:14 - Around sustainable luxury
Ecological awareness in the developed countries has never been greater than today, even if we are a lacking a general consensus. To describe their sustainable transition, brands are using in their communication the word positive and qualify through it lifestyle impact, carbon emissions, climate preservation and even nature protection. However, is simply declaring to be and do positive the right approach to avoid greenwashing?
By Isabelle Brigout on Wednesday 1 March 2023, 09:00 - Around sustainable luxury
Supported by Kering, Gucci launches the first hub for circular luxury and fashion in Italy. The Circular Hub will maximise the use of recycled materials to production optimisation and logistics.
By Isabelle Brigout on Wednesday 4 January 2023, 11:00 - Ethical shopping
Jaeger Lecoultre reissues the Atmos clock, that charges autonomously through temperature fluctuations. The energy consumption of a 15-watt electric light bulb is equivalent to the needs of sixty million near-perpetual clocks.
By Isabelle Brigout on Wednesday 16 November 2022, 09:00 - Around sustainable luxury
Lancôme partners with the Penninghen art school in Paris for the creation of its new La Vie est Belle sustainable packaging, to meet its carbon print reduction goals.
By Isabelle Brigout on Wednesday 3 August 2022, 05:54 - Ethical shopping
Founded in 2012 by Claire and Alix Mougenot, Luz Collections manufactures bathing suits, homewear and active wear from GOTS-certified organic cotton and Econyl.
By Isabelle Brigout on Thursday 3 March 2022, 06:18 - Ethical shopping
Upcircle makes cosmetics from by-products of the food industry: coffee grounds, fruit stones, peels or date seeds include active principles that are beneficial for the skin and can be repurposed into creams, serum and scrubs.
By Isabelle Brigout on Thursday 3 February 2022, 06:02 - Concierge
For its 250th birthday, Veuve Clicquot offers a journey from Reims in France to Venice in Italy on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express including a Champagne dinner onboard, as La Serenissima was the first destination where bottles were exported abroad in 1772.
