By Isabelle Brigout on Monday 29 November 2021, 06:38 - Ethical shopping
Qwetch launches "Banquise" (Pack Ice) a stainless steel bottle collection, out of which the one with a polar bear will allow to finance the education program "Protect Ice & Reduce Waste" dedicated to school children in France and in Greenland.
By Isabelle Brigout on Friday 8 October 2021, 09:08 - Concierge
On October 9th, 2021 will take place the twenty-seven Tembo elephants naming ceremony(*) in the Amboseli National Park in Kenya: godparents will receive an official certificate with the name given to their four-legged godchild and will get privilege access to the game reserve for one year. Naming and adopting a pachyderm costs five thousands dollars. (*) Magical Tembo Naming Festival - Photo © Kenya Tourism Board
By Isabelle Brigout on Wednesday 6 October 2021, 15:14 - Around sustainable luxury
In partnership with the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC), Cartier and Kering* launch the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 to unite the brands of the two business sectors around sustainable goals. All watch and jewellery maisons are welcome to be committed to strengthen resilience to climate change, to conserve natural resources and to encourage inclusion.
By Isabelle Brigout on Wednesday 6 October 2021, 08:06 - Concierge
The whale season will last until the end of October in French Polynesia: the hotel Le Brando organizes exclusive excursions to admire whales, where children are welcome from six years of age.
By Isabelle Brigout on Friday 24 September 2021, 13:03 - Around sustainable luxury
Kering stops using animal fur starting from the Fall 2022 collections. Starting with Gucci in 2017, the most notably maisons like Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Alexander McQueen, Brioni and Saint Laurent, have decided to take this step.
By Isabelle Brigout on Wednesday 22 September 2021, 09:12 - Organic food
The Pastry Chef Sébastien Gaudard has created a scupture in the form of a bee nest made with honey harvested from the park of the Château de Chambord. Named La Ruche (The Hive), it is on sale in a limited edition in Parisian shops of the Pastry Chef.
By Isabelle Brigout on Wednesday 23 June 2021, 07:37 - Ethical shopping
Lao launches two organic shampoos from hemp and from nettle, for straight and curly hair. The bottles made of aluminium can be refilled at certain hairdressers or in specialist shops.
