By Isabelle Brigout on Thursday 10 August 2023, 19:30 - Green hotels
Omaanda comes from the word "rhinoceros" in Oshiwambo(*), as the lodges are settled in the heart of the Zannier Reserve by N/a’an ku sê, in the savannah North of Windhoek in Namibia. A rhino and elephant's hospital has been built, funded by the Jolie-Pitt Foundation.
By Isabelle Brigout on Tuesday 16 May 2023, 08:16 - Around sustainable luxury
Condé Nast launches the Sustainable Fashion Glossary, in partnership with the Centre for Sustainable Fashion, London College of Fashion, University of Arts London: this global wordbook is a commun language that will allow to harmonise the actions conducted by the fashion industry in the face of climate emergency.
By Isabelle Brigout on Sunday 7 May 2023, 13:24 - Around sustainable luxury
Founded by Yvan Bourgnon, The Sea Cleaners is a non-profit association(*) dedicated to ocean conservation: his catamaran will collect plastic solid waste, will compact them offshore to produce its own energy and will carry out scientific surveys.
By Isabelle Brigout on Sunday 16 April 2023, 10:11 - Green hotels
Situated in the Laikipia Plateau and overlooking the African savannah with view of Mount Kenya, Segera Retreat is the luxury starting point for wildlife-viewing safaris, as well as the discovery of neighbouring conservation areas.
By Isabelle Brigout on Tuesday 4 April 2023, 11:51 - Green hotels
The high-end sustainable hotel, which has adopted the Earth Check operating standards, lies on a 160 acres domain framed by the ocean and the forest.
By Isabelle Brigout on Saturday 25 March 2023, 08:45 - Ethical shopping
It is called luxciole, which is a mix of lux and luciole (firefly in French) and is aptly named: nomadic, stand-alone, cordless, rechargeable, adjustable and fully made of recycling aluminium.
By Isabelle Brigout on Thursday 23 March 2023, 10:19 - Organic food
The clear water spring spurts at an altitude of 1470m, in the Massif du Mont-Blanc (French Alps). It is drawn and bottled on site, exclusively by gravity, without other processing. The water is pH-neutral, sodium free with a stable composition of minerals and oligo-elements.
